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Prepared or preserved vegetables, not frozen, other than beans

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2005 59 00 (Other prepared or preserved vegetables) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the import-policy overlay, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces the e-Sanchit document-upload verification regime at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

2005 59 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
Designated-port declaration to 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 before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. The Proper Officer is required to verify this upload before granting out-of-charge; a missing or expired licence results in consignment detention at the port.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. Labelling must comply with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible rectification of specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry alongside best-before date — may be carried out at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before inspection, under the dispensation confirmed by CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.
Document code 0110FS · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Non-designated-port arrival renders the consignment non-compliant with the food-import-entry-point regime irrespective of FSSAI licence status.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI labelling-rectification dispensation as a routine post-arrival correction mechanism rather than a narrow, bounded exception. Rectification is limited to specified items — per-serve dietary allowance contributions and expiry-date presentation — and must be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection; any rectification that alters original label information or is applied after inspection voids the dispensation and converts the labelling deficiency into a non-rectifiable violation attracting FSSAI enforcement and re-export or seizure.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2005 59 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared and preserved vegetables falling under this tariff line are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the designated-port and e-Sanchit document-upload requirements administered by CBIC.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the Proper Officer verifies these before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Does the labelling-rectification dispensation apply to all labelling deficiencies at the port?

No. Rectification is permitted only for the specific items listed — per-serve percentage dietary-allowance contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — where the manufacturer itself provides the information; it must be applied at a customs-bonded warehouse before inspection, by non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label.

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