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Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Prepared or preserved cranberries and lingonberries

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 93 00 (prepared or preserved cranberries and lingonberries) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the FSSAI Import Licence and a specimen copy of the label mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy overlay under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts entry to designated food-import ports.

What this is

HSN code

2008 93 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
Designated-port 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. Also upload the specimen copy of the label under document code 0110FS; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen label document code 0110FS · CCR (PGA-facilitated bill verification requirement)
2
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. Non-designated port arrival renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under DGFT policy enforcement.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Verify label compliance against the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry/best-before date requirements. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses before authorised-officer inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · 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 conflating rectifiable labelling deficiencies with a missing or expired FSSAI Import Licence. The rectification dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus applies only to specific labelling information gaps — it does not excuse an absent or lapsed licence, and a consignment arriving without document code 911001 uploaded in e-Sanchit will be detained regardless of the physical label's condition. Confirm both the licence currency and the label's per-serve nutritional declaration before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2008 93 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved cranberries and lingonberries are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and label specimen upload mandatory at the bill of entry.

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 label (document code 0110FS); out-of-charge is withheld by the proper officer until both are verified in e-Sanchit.

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

Yes, but only for the specific categories of rectifiable labelling information listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — correction must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label.

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