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Asparagus

Prepared or preserved asparagus, not frozen

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2005 60 00 (Asparagus) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with compliance of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 mandatory at the bill of entry. Import is restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

2005 60 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
Food import entry-point 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 valid 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; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export under the applicable ITC (HS) policy conditions.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
At the designated port, ensure that any labelling deficiencies permitted for rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve percentage RDA contribution and date of expiry alongside best-before date — are corrected by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel before visual inspection by the authorised officer, without altering original label information.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating labelling rectification as a post-clearance option. The dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 requires rectification to be completed at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection — not after out-of-charge. A consignment released with an uncorrected label that falls outside the permitted rectifiable categories faces re-detention, and the authorised officer's re-inspection is a separate procedural stage that attracts additional demurrage and ground rent.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2005 60 00 require BIS certification?

No. Prepared or preserved asparagus falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence and labelling compliance mandatory at the bill of entry.

Which documents 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 will verify these before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.

Can labelling deficiencies always be rectified at the port for this product?

Only specific deficiencies listed under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — are rectifiable at the customs bonded warehouse; rectification must occur before visual inspection by the authorised officer, and deficiencies outside the permitted categories cannot be rectified post-arrival.

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