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Ground-nuts

Prepared or preserved ground-nuts, otherwise prepared

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 11 00 (Ground-nuts) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments are 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). Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill of entry stage applies concurrently.

What this is

HSN code

2008 11 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
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 current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Proper Officer will verify the upload prior to granting out-of-charge; consignments without a valid FSSAI licence on e-Sanchit are detained at the port.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Upload a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. Labels must conform to FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible rectification of specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — may be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022
3
Route the consignment exclusively through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under FSSAI import enforcement provisions.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the 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 the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a blanket licence to ship non-compliant labels. The dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus covers only the specific parameters listed — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — where the correction is supplied by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer; structural non-compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 is not rectifiable at port and will result in consignment detention or refusal of out-of-charge.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2008 11 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers prepared or preserved ground-nuts. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and designated food-import entry-point compliance.

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

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

Can labelling corrections be made after the consignment arrives at port?

Only for the specific parameters permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — provided the correction information originates from the manufacturer and is verified by the authorised officer; all other labelling non-compliance must be resolved before shipment.

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