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Pears

Prepared or preserved pears, otherwise prepared fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 40 00 (Pears) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirement under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads at the bill of entry. Import is also conditioned on compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 designating specified food-import entry points, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

2008 40 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
Entry-point 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 the FSSAI Import Licence before shipment and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 at the bill of entry stage. The Proper Officer will verify this upload and will not grant out-of-charge until the document is confirmed present in the system.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001; CCR PGA-facilitated-bill instruction
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification under FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, and FSSAI orders dated 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker on the principal display panel without altering the original label.
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
3
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in conformity with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is underestimating the scope of the labelling rectification regime: rectification is permitted only for the specific deficiencies listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, and only when corrections are carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer. A label that requires alteration beyond the permitted scope — or one where the rectification sticker is detachable or placed over original information — converts a rectifiable deficiency into a non-conforming import, exposing the consignment to detention or re-export rather than release.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2008 40 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved pears fall 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 an FSSAI Import Licence and designated food-import entry-point compliance as the operative requirements.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge; a bill not routed through the PGA for NOC will be checked for these two uploads by the Proper Officer.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported prepared pears be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only within the scope prescribed by CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — corrections must be made at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering original label information, before inspection by the authorised officer.

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