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Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)

Prepared or preserved sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2005 80 00 (Sweet corn, Zea mays var. saccharata) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must enter only through 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 enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

2005 80 00

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 / FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port 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 valid FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Proper Officer will verify this document prior to granting out-of-charge; consignments without the licence uploaded are detained.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CCR mandatory-document instruction
2
Upload a specimen copy of the product label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Labels must meet FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible rectification of specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date presentation — may be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Non-designated port of entry renders the consignment non-compliant with DGFT import-policy conditions, exposing it to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label deficiencies as grounds to delay the FSSAI Import Licence upload itself — they are not. The rectification dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 applies only to specified labelling information and must be completed at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection; it does not extend the window for uploading document codes 911001 and 0110FS, both of which must be in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2005 80 00 require BIS certification?

No. Prepared or preserved sweet corn falls 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 designated-port entry controls administered by DGFT under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Two documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a specimen copy of the product label (document code 0110FS). Both must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the Proper Officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified after the consignment arrives at port?

Yes, but only for the specific labelling elements listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date presentation — and only at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a non-detachable sticker before inspection by the authorised officer.

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