4[CHAPTER 20

PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS
(Section Notes)

Main Notes

1 This Chapter does not cover :

(a) vegetables, fruit or nuts, prepared or preserved by the processes specified in Chapter 7, 8 or 11;

(b) vegetable fats and oils (Chapter 15);

(c) food preparations containing more than 20% by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insect, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);

(d) bakers wares and other products of heading 1905; or

(e) homogenised composite food preparations of heading 2104.

2 Headings 2007 and 2008 do not apply to fruit jellies, fruit pastes, sugar-coated almonds or the like in the form of sugar confectionery (heading 1704) or chocolate confectionery (heading 1806).

3 Headings 2001, 2004 and 2005 cover, as the case may be, only those products of Chapter 7 or of heading 1105 or 1106 (other than flour, meal and powder of the products of Chapter 8) which have been prepared or preserved by processes other than those referred to in Note 1(a).

4 Tomato juice, the dry weight content of which is 7% or more is to be classified in heading 2002.

5 For the purposes of heading 2007, the expression "obtained by cooking" means obtained by heat treatment at atmospheric pressure or under reduced pressure to increase the viscosity of a product through reduction of water content or other means.

6 For the purposes of heading 2009, the expression "juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit" means juices of an alcoholic strength by volume (see Note 2 to Chapter 22) not exceeding 0.5% volume.

Sub-Heading Notes

1 For the purposes of sub-heading 2005 10, the expression "homogenised vegetables" means preparations of vegetables, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition no account isto be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of vegetables. Subheading 2005 10 takes precedence over all other sub-headings of heading 2005.

2 For the purposes of sub-heading 2007 10, the expression "homogenised preparations" means preparations of fruit,finely homogenised, put up for retailsale asfood suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition no account is to be taken ofsmall quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of fruit. Sub-heading 2007 10 takes precedence over all other Sub-headings of heading 2007.

3 For the purposes of sub-headings 2009 12, 2009 21, 2009 31, 2009 41, 2009 61 and 2009 71, the expression "Brix value" means the direct reading of degrees Brix obtained from a Brix hydrometer or of refractive index expressed in terms of percentage sucrose content obtained from a refractometer, at a temperature of 20C or corrected for 20C if the reading is made at a different temperature.

Chapter   ITC-HSN Codes  Description  Dashes  Export Policy  Policy Condition  Notification No  Notification Date 
20  20  Preparations Of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Parts Of Plants.                
20  2001  Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.                
20  20011000  Cucumbers and gherkins  -  Free          
20  20019000  Other  -  Free          
20  2002  Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.                
20  20021000  Tomatoes, whole or in pieces  -  Free          
20  20029000  Other  -  Free          
20  2003  Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.                
20  20031000  Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus  -  Free          
20  200390  Other  -             
20  20039010  Truffles  ---  Free          
20  20039090  Other  ---  Free          
20  2004  Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 20.06.                
20  20041000  Potatoes  -  Free          
20  20049000  Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables  -  Free          
20  2005  Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 20.06.                
20  20051000  Homogenised vegetables  -  Free          
20  20052000  Potatoes  -  Free          
20  20054000  Peas (Pisum sativum)  -  Free          
20  20055100  Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) : -- Beans, shelled  -  Free          
20  20055900  Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) : --Other  -  Free          
20  20056000  Asparagus  -  Free          
20  20057000  Olives  -  Free          
20  20058000  Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)  -  Free          
20  20059100  Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables : -- Bamboo shoots  -  Free          
20  20059900  Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables : -- Other  -  Free          
20  20060000  Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallised).     Free          
20  2007  Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.                
20  20071000  Homogenised preparations  -  Free          
20  20079100  Other : -- Citrus fruit  -  Free          
20  200799  Other : -- Other  -             
20  20079910  Mango  ---  Free          
20  20079920  Guava  ---  Free          
20  20079930  Pine apple  ---  Free          
20  20079940  Apple  ---  Free          
20  20079990  Other  ---  Free          
20  2008  Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included. other                
20  20081100  Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together : -- Ground-nuts  -  Free  (a) Export to all countries (except exports to Russian Federation) is permitted subject to registration with APEDA along with controlled Aflatoxin level Certificate issued by APEDA recognized laboratories (as updated from time to time) on their website at URL http://www.apeda.gov. in/apedawebsite/HACCP/recognized_laboratories.pdf

(b) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by

(1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory.

(2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.  (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory

(4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

(5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi

(6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore

(7) Delhi Test House; and  (8) Vimta Labs.   or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.

 		 28(RE-2012)/2009-2  003.01.2013 
20  200819  Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together : -- Other, including mixtures  -             
20  20081910  Cashew nut, roasted, salted or roasted and salted  ---  Free          
20  20081920  Other roasted nuts and seeds  ---  Free          
20  20081930  Other Nuts, otherwise prepared or preserved  ---  Free          
20  20081940  Other roasted and fried vegetable products  ---  Free          
20  20081990  Other  ---  Free          
20  20082000  Pineapples  -  Free          
20  200830  Citrus fruit  -             
20  20083010  Orange  ---  Free          
20  20083090  Other  ---  Free          
20  20084000  Pears  -  Free          
20  20085000  Apricots  -  Free          
20  20086000  Cherries  -  Free          
20  20087000  Peaches, including nectarines  -  Free          
20  20088000  Strawberries  -  Free          
20  20089100  Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.19 : -- Palm hearts  -  Free          
20  20089300  Other, including mixtures other than those of sub-heading 2008 19 :- - Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); lingonberries (Vaccinium vitisidaea)  -  Free          
20  20089700  Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.19 : -- Mixtures  -  Free          
20  200899  Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.19 : --Other  -             
20  20089911  Squash: ---- Mango  ---  Free          
20  20089912  Squash: ---- Lemon  ---  Free          
20  20089913  Squash: ---- Orange  ---  Free          
20  20089914  Squash: ---- Pineapple  ---  Free          
20  20089919  Squash: ---- Other  ---  Free          
20  20089991  Other: ---- Fruit cocktail  ---  Free          
20  20089992  Other: ---- Grapes  ---  Free          
20  20089993  Other: ---- Apples  ---  Free          
20  20089994  Other: ---- Guava  ---  Free          
20  20089999  Other: ---- Other  ---  Free          
20  2009  FRUIT OR NUT JUICES (INCLUDING GRAPE MUST AND COCONUT WATER) AND VEGETABLE JUICES, UNFERMENTED AND NOT CONTAINING ADDED SPIRIT, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER                
20  20091100  Orange juice : -- Frozen  -  Free          
20  20091200  Orange juice : -- Not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20  -  Free          
20  20091900  Orange juice :--Other  -  Free          
20  20092100  Grapefruit juice; pomelo juice: -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20  -  Free          
20  20092900  Grapefruit juice; pomelo juice: -- Other  -  Free          
20  20093100  Juice of any other single citrus fruit : -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20  -  Free          
20  20093900  Juice of any other single citrus fruit : -- Other  -  Free          
20  20094100  Pineapple juice : -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20  -  Free          
20  20094900  Pineapple juice : -- Other  -  Free          
20  20095000  Tomato juice  -  Free          
20  20096100  Grape juice (including grape must) : -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 30  -  Free          
20  20096900  Grape juice (including grape must): -- Other  -  Free          
20  20097100  Apple juice: -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20  -  Free          
20  20097900  Apple juice : -- Other  -  Free          
20  20098100  Juice of any other single fruit, nut or vegetable:- -Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingon berry (Vaccinium vitisidaea) juice  -  Free          
20  200989  Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable : -- Other  -             
20  20098910  Mango juice  ---  Free          
20  20098990  Other  ---  Free          
20  20099000  Mixtures of juices  -  Free          

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PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS

Chapter Number  ITC-HS Codes  Description  Dashes  Export Policy  Policy Condition  Notification No  Notification Date 
20  20  Preparations Of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Parts Of Plants.           
20  2001  Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.           
20  20011000  Cucumbers and gherkins  -  Free       
20  20019000  Other  -  Free       
20  2002  Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.           
20  20021000  Tomatoes, whole or in pieces  -  Free       
20  20029000  Other  -  Free       
20  2003  Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.           
20  20031000  Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus  -  Free       
20  200390  Other  -         
20  20039010  Truffles  ---  Free       
20  20039090  Other  ---  Free       
20  2004  Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 20.06.           
20  20041000  Potatoes  -  Free       
20  20049000  Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables  -  Free       
20  2005  Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 20.06.           
20  20051000  Homogenised vegetables  -  Free       
20  20052000  Potatoes  -  Free       
20  20054000  Peas (Pisum sativum)  -  Free       
20  20055100  Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) :

-- Beans, shelled 

 -  Free       
20  20055900  Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) :

--Other 

 -  Free       
20  20056000  Asparagus  -  Free       
20  20057000  Olives  -  Free       
20  20058000  Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)  -  Free       
20  20059100  Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables : -- Bamboo shoots  -  Free       
20  20059900  Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables :

-- Other 

 -  Free       
20  20060000  Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallised).    Free       
20  2007  Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.           
20  20071000  Homogenised preparations  -  Free       
20  20079100  Other :

-- Citrus fruit 

 -  Free       
20  200799  Other :

-- Other 

 -         
20  20079910  Mango  ---  Free       
20  20079920  Guava  ---  Free       
20  20079930  Pine apple  ---  Free       
20  20079940  Apple  ---  Free       
20  20079990  Other  ---  Free       
20  2008  Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included. other           
20  20081100  Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together :

-- Ground-nuts 

 -  Free  (a)Export to all countries (except exports to Russian Federation) is permitted subject to registration with APEDA along with controlled Aflatoxin level Certificate issued by APEDA recognized laboratories (as updated from time to time) on their website at URL http://www.apeda.gov. in/apedawebsite/HACCP/recognized_laboratories.pdf (b) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to preshipment quality certification issued by

(1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory.

(2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory

(4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

(5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi

(6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore

(7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs.

or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. 

 28(RE-2012)/2009-2014  03.01.2013 
20  200819  Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together :

-- Other, including mixtures 

 -         
20  20081910  Cashew nut, roasted, salted or roasted and salted  ---  Free       
20  20081920  Other roasted nuts and seeds  ---  Free       
20  20081930  Other Nuts, otherwise prepared or preserved  ---  Free       
20  20081940  Other roasted and fried vegetable products  ---  Free       
20  20081990  Other  ---  Free       
20  20082000  Pineapples  -  Free       
20  200830  Citrus fruit  -         
20  20083010  Orange  ---  Free       
20  20083090  Other  ---  Free       
20  20084000  Pears  -  Free       
20  20085000  Apricots  -  Free       
20  20086000  Cherries  -  Free       
20  20087000  Peaches, including nectarines  -  Free       
20  20088000  Strawberries  -  Free       
20  20089100  Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.19 :

-- Palm hearts 

 -  Free       
20  20089300  Other, including mixtures other than those of sub-heading 2008 19 :- - Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); lingonberries

(Vaccinium vitisidaea) 

 -  Free       
20  20089700  Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.19 :

-- Mixtures 

 -  Free       
20  200899  Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.19 :

--Other 

 -         
20  20089911  Squash:

---- Mango 

 ---  Free       
20  20089912  Squash:

---- Lemon 

 ---  Free       
20  20089913  Squash:

---- Orange 

 ---  Free       
20  20089914  Squash:

---- Pineapple 

 ---  Free       
20  20089919  Squash:

---- Other 

 ---  Free       
20  20089991  Other:

---- Fruit cocktail 

 ---  Free       
20  20089992  Other:

---- Grapes 

 ---  Free       
20  20089993  Other:

---- Apples 

 ---  Free       
20  20089994  Other:

---- Guava 

 ---  Free       
20  20089999  Other:

---- Other 

 ---  Free       
20  2009  FRUIT OR NUT JUICES (INCLUDING GRAPE MUST AND COCONUT WATER) AND VEGETABLE JUICES, UNFERMENTED AND NOT CONTAINING ADDED SPIRIT, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER           
20  20091100  Orange juice : -- Frozen  -  Free       
20  20091200  Orange juice :

-- Not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20 

 -  Free       
20  20091900  Orange juice :--Other  -  Free       
20  20092100  Grapefruit juice; pomelo juice: -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20  -  Free       
20  20092900  Grapefruit juice; pomelo juice: -- Other  -  Free       
20  20093100  Juice of any other single citrus fruit :

-- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20 

 -  Free       
20  20093900  Juice of any other single citrus fruit :

-- Other 

 -  Free       
20  20094100  Pineapple juice :

-- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20 

 -  Free       
20  20094900  Pineapple juice : -- Other  -  Free       
20  20095000  Tomato juice  -  Free       
20  20096100  Grape juice (including grape must) : -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 30  -  Free       
20  20096900  Grape juice (including grape must): -- Other  -  Free       
20  20097100  Apple juice: -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20  -  Free       
20  20097900  Apple juice :--Other  -  Free       
20  20098100  Juice of any other single fruit, nut or vegetable:- - Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingon berry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice  -  Free       
20  200989  Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable : -- Other  -         
20  20098990  Other  ---  Free       
20  20099000  Mixtures of juices  -  Free       

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PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS

S.No.  Tariff Item
HS Code 		 Unit  Item Description  Export Policy  Policy Conditions 

93A 

2008 11 00 

Kg 

Groundnuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not mixed together and whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included 

        Free 

(a)Export to all countries (except exports to Russian Federation) is permitted subject to registration with APEDA along with controlled Aflatoxin level Certificate issued by APEDA recognized laboratories (as updated from time to time) on their website at URL www.apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/HACCP/recognized_laboratories.pdf
(b) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by
(1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory.
(2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.
(3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory
(4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
(5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi
(6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore
(7) Delhi Test House; and
(8) Vimta Labs. or
any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
[Notification No. 28(RE-2012)/2009-2014 dated 03.01.2013] 
1[*93A (1)  2106  Kg  Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included. 

Free 

2[• The export of Food Supplements containing botanicals to European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) originating in or consigned from India and intended for human or animal consumption, allowed subject to issuance of the official certificate issued by Export Inspection Council (EIC)/ Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs), the designated Competent Authority for issuance of official certificate. The official certificate will be issued based on the satisfactory analytical test report from EIC/EIC approved laboratories for the purpose as per the requirement laid down by EU.

• The export of Food Supplements containing botanicals to European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) originating in or consigned from India and intended for human or animal consumption, also allowed, subject to issuance of the official Certificate by the designated EPC. SHEFEXIL, as Competent Authority for a period of three months from the date of issuance of this Notification, based on the satisfactory Analytical Test Report from NABL accredited laboratories for ETO testing for Food Supplements containing Botanicals approved for the purpose as per the requirement laid down by EU.]

[helldodold[The export of Food Supplements containing botanicals to European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) originating in or consigned from India and intended for human or animal consumption, allowed subject to issuance of the official certificate issued by Export Inspection Council (EIC)/ Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs), the designated Competent Authority for issuance of official certificate. The official certificate will be issued based on the satisfactory analytical test report from EIC/EIC approved laboratories for the purpose as per the requirement laid down by EU.]helldod] 

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1. Inserted Vide:- Notification No. 22/2023 Dated 31/07/2023

2. Substituted  Vide:- Notification No. 31/2023 Dated 11/09/2023

3. Substituted Vide:- Notification No. 60/2023 Dated 13/02/2024

4. Substituted vide:- Notification No. 50/2024-25 Dated 13.01.2025