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Roasted chicory

Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2101 30 10 (Roasted chicory) 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. 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), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill of entry.

What this is
HSN code
2101 30 10
Chapter
21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
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
  • 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. 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 (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit for PGA-facilitated bills.
    CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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
  2. 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. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
    General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
  3. 3
    Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Where permissible rectifiable deficiencies exist — such as per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance or date-of-expiry alongside best-before date — these must be corrected by affixing 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 clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · Orders dated 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 Regulation 6
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the sole pre-clearance obligation and overlooking the concurrent Specimen Copy of Label upload (document code 0110FS) — customs proper officers will withhold out-of-charge if either document is absent in e-Sanchit, even where the licence itself is current. Label rectification is narrowly scoped to the specific deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs; a labelling deficiency that falls outside those categories cannot be rectified at port and will result in the consignment being held for re-export or destruction.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2101 30 10 require BIS certification?
No, roasted chicory 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 designated-port and labelling-compliance overlays administered by DGFT and CBIC.
Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this HSN?
The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer verifies both documents per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
Can labelling deficiencies on imported roasted chicory consignments be rectified at the port?
Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve dietary allowance data and expiry date alongside best-before date — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse before FSSAI inspection; all other labelling deficiencies require correction before shipment.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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