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Cashew nut, roasted, salted or roasted and salted

Cashew nuts, roasted, salted or roasted and salted

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 19 10 (Cashew nut, roasted, salted or roasted and salted) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments admitted only through 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 ITC (HS) import policy and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversees customs clearance, including mandatory e-Sanchit document verification before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

2008 19 10

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 declaration per DGFT

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 the bill of entry is filed and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. A Specimen Copy of the product label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the customs proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
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
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. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Ensure all labelling conforms to the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Certain labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry alongside best-before date — may be rectified at the port by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse, provided the rectification is carried out before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i) · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the port-of-entry restriction as an administrative formality and booking cargo to a convenient but non-designated port. A consignment of roasted or salted cashews arriving at an undesignated entry point has no rectifiable path: the General Note 4(D) restriction is a policy bar, not a labelling deficiency, and the outcome is detention followed by re-export or confiscation. Confirm the designated-port list against the vessel booking before the purchase order is finalised.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2008 19 10 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers roasted or salted cashew nuts. 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 label-compliance requirements enforced at the bill-of-entry stage.

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

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

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

Yes, but only for the specific labelling elements listed under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — and only by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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