Instruction No. 26/2022-Customs – Requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied with the import of certain food consignments – modification of Board Instruction No.18/2022-Customs
F. No. 401/66/2022-Cus-III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
North Block, New Delhi
Instruction No. 26/2022-Customs | Dated the 6th October, 2022
To
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/
Customs Preventive/Customs & Central Tax.
All Principal Commissioners Customs /Customs (Preventive).
Pr. Director Generals/ Director Generals under CBIC.
Madam/Sir,
Subject :- Requirement of health Certificate to be accompanied with the import of certain food consignments – modification of Board Instruction No.18/2022-Customs -Reg.
Reference is drawn to Board’s Instruction No 18/2022-Custom dated 12.08.2022 relating to the requirement of Health Certificate to be accompaniE c with the import of certain food consignments, based on a reference from FSSAI.
2. In this regard, FSSAI has further clarified vide its order dated 26.09.2022 (copy enclosed), that an integrated/single certificate, incorporating tood safety related requirements/attestations is also accepted by FSSAI at the time of import clearance. It may be ensured that integrated certificate shall incorporate all the information as per format notified vide FSSAI’s earlier order dated 03.08.202, enclosed with Board’s instruction dated 12.08.2022.
3. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this lnstructi Dn may please be brought to the notice of the Board.
4. Hindi version follows.
Encl: as above
Yours faithfully,
(Manish Kumar Choudhary)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F. No. 1829/Health Certificate/FSSAI/Imports-2021
Food Safety and Standards Anthority of India
A State Authority established under the food safety and Standard Act, 2006)
(Trade & International Cooperation Division)
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002
Dated: 26th September, 2022
Clarification
Subject: -Requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied with the import of food consignments-reg.
With respect to order dated 3rdAugust, 2022 (copy enclosed), on the subject cited above, it is to clarify that order related to requirement of health certificate of Milk & Milk Products, Pork & Pork Products and Fish & Fishery products along with its format was notified to WTO on 18.08.2022 for the comments of WTO member countries. The comments have been received from various stakeholders which also states that Sanitary/Veterinary Certificate is already issued for these food products by exporting country Competent Authority.
In this regard, it is clarified that an integrated/single certificate incorporating food safety related requirements/ attestations is also accepted by FSSAI at the time of import clearance. It may be ensured that integrated certificate shall incorporate all the information as per format notified vide order dated 3rd August, 2022.
(Dr. Amit Sharma)
Director (Trade and IC)
To,
1) All Authorized Officers -for compliance of above advisory.
2) Additional Director General, Risk Management Division, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBIC).
3) Director, Customs-for circulating to all officials of Customs who Las been not as Authorized Officers.
4) Commissioner (Single Window), MC for circulating to all officials of Custom has been nominated as Authorised Officers.
5) CITO, FSSAI for uploading on FSSAO Website
