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Fruit cocktail

Prepared or preserved fruit cocktail in syrup or brine

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 99 91 (Fruit cocktail) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. 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 enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is
HSN code
2008 99 91
Chapter
20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Primary regulator
FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017)
Customs documentation
  • Import Licence from FSSAI
  • Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
  • Designated-port compliance from 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. 1
    Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence before dispatch and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Simultaneously upload the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS); the customs proper officer will not grant out-of-charge 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 one of the designated food-import entry points. Ensure the bill of entry references a notified port under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; arrival at a non-designated port triggers detention and potential re-export.
    General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022; CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
  3. 3
    Verify that the label meets FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 requirements — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry/best-before dates — before the consignment departs. Permitted rectification of specified labelling deficiencies must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, prior to authorised officer inspection.
    CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i); 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 labelling rectification as a port-of-entry fallback that removes pre-shipment label compliance obligations. The rectification dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus is narrow — it applies only to the specific parameters enumerated in Para 2(i) of CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs, and rectification must be completed at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's visual inspection. A consignment with substantive non-compliant labelling beyond the enumerated dispensation faces re-inspection, detention, and potential rejection, independent of the FSSAI Import Licence status.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2008 99 91 require BIS certification?
No, prepared fruit cocktail 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 FSSAI Import Licence and labelling compliance as the operative requirements.
Which labelling particulars may be rectified at the port of entry for this HSN?
Per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs Para 2(i) as modified by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus, rectification is permitted for per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and for expiry/best-before date information, provided the correction is applied by the manufacturer via a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection.
Is the FSSAI Import Licence alone sufficient for customs out-of-charge on fruit cocktail?
No. Both the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit, and the consignment must arrive at a designated food-import port; absence of any one of these conditions will prevent out-of-charge.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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