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Frozen orange juice, unfermented fruit juice concentrate

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2009 11 00 (Frozen orange juice) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) mandated at the bill of entry. 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

2009 11 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
Food import 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 a current FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Simultaneously upload the Specimen Copy of Label under document code 0110FS; the proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
CCR e-Sanchit mandate · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. If the consignment originates from Bangladesh, verify whether the port restrictions and exemptions introduced under DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025, Para 19, apply.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I ITC (HS) 2022 · DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025
3
Ensure label compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date-of-expiry information. Where labels carry rectifiable deficiencies, affix a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the FSSAI authorised officer, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating labelling deficiencies as a post-clearance matter rather than a pre-out-of-charge obligation. Rectification under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 dispensation must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised FSSAI officer's visual inspection — not after out-of-charge — and only specific fields (per-serve dietary contribution, expiry date alongside best-before date) are eligible; all other label deficiencies remain non-rectifiable and can result in consignment detention or re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2009 11 00 require BIS certification?

No, frozen fruit juice 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 label-compliance requirements applying at the bill of entry.

Which documents 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) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry can receive out-of-charge, per the CCR mandate verified by the proper officer.

Do Bangladesh-origin consignments of frozen juice face additional port restrictions?

Yes. DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 introduced Para 19 into the General Notes of the ITC (HS) 2022, imposing port restrictions on certain goods imported from Bangladesh; importers must verify whether the consignment falls within the exempted categories listed in Paras 2 and 3 of that notification.

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