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Potatoes

Prepared or preserved potatoes, not frozen

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2005 20 00 (Potatoes, prepared or preserved) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including mandatory compliance with FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Import is permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

2005 20 00

Chapter

20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Entry-point compliance from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a current FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. A Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit; out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified by the proper officer.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CBIC CCR instructions
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Ensure labelling complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; rectifiable deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry-date information — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before inspection, as permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
3
Confirm that any label rectification is performed exclusively at customs bonded warehouses prior to visual or re-inspection by the authorised officer, and that the original label information is not altered. Refer to CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 for the updated rectifiable-labelling framework.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating labelling deficiencies as correctable at any stage of customs clearance. The rectification window under the FSSAI–CBIC framework is confined to customs bonded warehouses before the authorised officer's inspection; corrections attempted after visual inspection — or outside a bonded warehouse — do not qualify for the dispensation and expose the consignment to rejection or re-export. The FSSAI Import Licence and label specimen must both be in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed, not uploaded as an afterthought during examination.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2005 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved potatoes fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with entry restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge; the proper officer verifies these on PGA-facilitated bills before granting clearance.

Can labelling defects be rectified after customs examination has begun?

No. The rectification dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus applies only at customs bonded warehouses before visual inspection by the authorised officer; corrections after inspection do not qualify, and the consignment may be liable to re-export.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.