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Apples

Prepared or preserved apples, otherwise prepared fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2008 99 93 (Apples, prepared or preserved) 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 FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. 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) and enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

2008 99 93

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
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
Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence before filing the bill of entry, and ensure both the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are uploaded in e-Sanchit. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until these documents are verified in the system.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Label document code 0110FS
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or confiscation.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where labelling is deficient on arrival, rectification is permitted at the customs bonded warehouse under the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label. Rectification must be completed before visual inspection or re-inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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 · 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 treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a broad licence to arrive with incomplete labels, when in fact the dispensation is strictly bounded: only the specific items listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus (per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date) qualify for port-level rectification, and only where the corrected information is supplied by the manufacturer itself. Labels missing the FSSAI Import Licence number, country-of-origin declaration, or mandatory nutritional information outside the listed parameters are not rectifiable and will result in consignment rejection or re-export at the importer's cost.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2008 99 93 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved apples 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 designated-port and FSSAI Import Licence requirements at the bill of entry.

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) are both mandatory in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, as specified in the CCR and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022.

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

Yes, but only for the specific items permitted under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — namely per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — by affixing a non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before inspection; all other labelling deficiencies must be corrected prior to shipment.

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