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Orange

Prepared or preserved orange, otherwise processed

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 99 13 (Orange) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a mandatory specimen copy of label upload in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Consignments must enter only through 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), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight of labelling-rectification compliance at port.

What this is

HSN code

2008 99 13

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 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); the proper officer will verify both documents are present before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Label document code 0110FS
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. Non-designated ports will not grant out-of-charge for food consignments, exposing the shipment to detention and demurrage.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Where labelling deficiencies exist, rectification is permitted at customs-bonded warehouses before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label. Permissible rectifiable items include per-serve dietary contribution figures and expiry date alongside best-before date, subject to manufacturer confirmation and authorised-officer verification.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is conflating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation with a general licence to import non-compliant labels. The rectification facility covers only the specific items enumerated in FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 as clarified by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — it does not extend to missing mandatory declarations or substantive label alterations. A consignment detained for non-rectifiable labelling non-compliance faces re-export or confiscation, not administrative correction.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2008 99 13 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved orange preparations fall outside 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, requiring an FSSAI Import Licence and entry through DGFT-designated food-import ports.

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 verifies these before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.

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

Yes, but only for the specific items permitted under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve dietary contribution figures and expiry dates — by affixing a non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection.

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