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Mango

Prepared or preserved mango, otherwise processed

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 99 11 (Mango) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit documentation before customs out-of-charge. Import entry is restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, 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 99 11
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
  • ITC (HS) 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. 1
    Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
    CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
  2. 2
    Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant 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 under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.
    General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
  3. 3
    Where labelling is deficient on arrival, rectification may be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel — without altering the original label — as permitted under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.
    CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a labelling deficiency as rectifiable at any warehouse, when the dispensation is strictly limited to bonded warehouses before visual inspection by the authorised officer — and only to the enumerated labelling elements under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. A missing FSSAI Import Licence is not a rectifiable deficiency; consignments detained for an absent or expired licence face re-export or confiscation, not a sticker-fix.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2008 99 11 require BIS certification?
No, prepared or preserved mango 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 mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and designated-port entry-point requirements.
Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge 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; the proper officer will verify these before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.
Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?
Yes, but only within the limited dispensation — rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, covering only the enumerated items under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, per the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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