Instruction No. 31/2022 -Customs
No. 401/66/2022-Cus-III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
Room No. 229 A, North Block
New Delhi, dated the 14th November, 2022
To
All Principal Chief Commissioner/ Chief Commissioner of Customs/ Customs
(Preventive)/ Customs & Central Tax
All Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs! Customs (Preventive)
Pr. Director /Director Generals under CBIC
Subject: Restricted entry of food items in under specific ports – reg.
Madam/Sir,
Reference is invited to F. No. TIC-B02/5/2022-Imports-FSSAI dated 17th October, 2022 both issued by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, New Delhi on the above-mentioned subject (copy enclosed).
2. Vide order dated 17.10.2022 FSSAI has decided that with effect from 1st February, 2023, import of below specified high-risk products shall be permitted only through 61 ports (copy attached), which are directly manned and managed by FSSAI office/officials. The list of such high-risk food products is as specified below:-
(i) Milk and Milk Products;
(ii) Egg powder.
(iii) Meat and Meat Products including Poultry, Fish and their products.
(iv) Food for Infant nutrition / Infant Foods.
(v) Health supplements, Food for Dietary uses. Probiotic and prebiotic foods. Foods for Special Medical Purpose.
3. In this regard, FSSAI has also sought comments/suggestions to facilitate ease of doing business while ensuring the mandate of safe food import in India within 30 days from the date of publication of that order at email id – dramit.sharma@fssai.gov.in and import@fssai.gov.in
4. It is also requested to sensitize the officers and trade under your jurisdiction on the above orders of FSSAI by way of issue of suitable public notice/ standing order .
5. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board.
6. Hindi version follows.
Encl: as above
Yours faithfully,
(Manish Kumar Choudhary)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F. No : TIC-B05/5/2022-IMPORTS-FSSAI
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(A Statuary Authority established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006)
(Trade & International Cooperation Division)
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002
ORDER
Dated, the 17th October, 2022
Sub: Restricted entry of food items in under specific ports-reg
In pursuance of Section 25, Chapter V of Food Safety and Standards Act, empowering Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to regulate and ensure the safety of food being imported in the country and to envisage a robust import control system ensuring efficient monitoring and traceability of high risk products, it has been decided that import of high risk products as specified below shall be permitted through 61 ports only which are directly manned and managed by FSSAI office/officials (list of port enclosed). The list of such high food products is as below:
i. Milk and Milk products,
ii. Egg powder,
iii. Meat and Meat products including poultry, fish and their products,
iv. Foods for Infant nutrition/ Infant Foods,
v. Nutraceuticals, Health supplements, Foods for Dietary uses, Probiotic and prebiotic foods, Foods for Special Medical Purposes,
2. To further facilitate ease of doing business while ensuring the mandate of safe food imports in India, comments/suggestions are invited from all the stakeholders in this regard within 30 days from the date of publication of this order at e.mail :-dramit.sharmafssai.gov.in ; imports@fssai.gov.in.
The above said order will be effective from 1st February, 2023. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
(Dr. Amit Sharma)
Director (Trade & International Cooperation)
Encl: List of Ports.
To,
1) All Authorized Officers -for compliance.
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 has been nominated as Authorized Officers.
List of Ports
| Sl No | FSSAI Regional Office |
Location | Point of Entry | Port Code |
| 1. | FSSAI, Southern Region |
Chennai | Custom HouseChennai | INMAA1 |
| 2. | Kattupalli port | INKAT1 | ||
| 3. | Ennore SEA(Kamrajar Port) | INENR1 | ||
| 4. | Chennai | ACC Chennai | INMAA4 | |
| 5. | Chennai | ICD Concor Tondiapet | INTVT6 | |
| 6. | ICD Irungattukottai-Chennai | INILP6 | ||
| 7. | SEZ J. Matadee Chennai Free Trade Zone |
INCJJ6 | ||
| 8. | SEZ Pearl City Food Port SEZ (CCCL Infrastructure Limited) |
INTNC6 | ||
| 9. | Tuticorin | Custom House Tuticorin | INTUT1 | |
| 10. | ICD Tuticorin | INTUT6 | ||
| 11. | Cochin | SEZ Cochin Special Economic
Zone |
INCOK6 | |
| 12. | Custom House Cochin | INCOK1 | ||
| 13. | ACC Cochin | INCOK4 | ||
| 14. | Krishnap atnam, AP |
KRISHNAPATNAM SEAPORT | INKRI1 | |
| 15. | Bangalor
e |
Airport Bangalore, | INBLR4 INWFD6 |
|
| 16. | ICD Bangalore | |||
| 17. | Hyderaba
d |
Hyderabad Airport, | INHYD4 | |
| 18. | ICD Hyderabad | INSNF6 | ||
| 19. | Vishakha patnam |
Visakhapatnam International Airport |
INVTZ4 | |
| 20. | Visakhapatnam Sea, | INVTZ1 | ||
| 21. | Gangavaram Port-Vp | INGGV1 | ||
| 22. | SEZ Visakhapatnam | INVTZ6 | ||
| 23. | SEZ Ramky Pharma City India
Ltd. |
INAKR6 | ||
| 24. | Mangalor
e |
ACC MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
INIXE4 | |
| 25. | NEW MANGALORE SEA | INNML1 | ||
| 26. | FSSAI, Western Region |
Kandla, Gujarat |
Kandla Seaport | INIXY1 |
| 27. | Kandla SEZ | INKDL6 | ||
| 28. | Mundra, Gujarat |
MUNDRA SEAPORT | INMUN1 | |
| 29. | OLD MUNDRA SEAPORT | INOMU1 | ||
| 30. | SEZ MUNDRA | INAJM6 | ||
| 31. | Mumbai | SEZ ARSHIYA LTD.-MUMBAI | INPNV6 | |
| 32. | ICD Mulund | INMUL6 | ||
| 33. | JNCH Nhava Sheva | INNSA1 | ||
| 34. | JNPT-SEZ | INPJN6 | ||
| 35. | ACC Sahar | INBOM4 | ||
| 36. | NCH Mumbai | INBOM1 | ||
| 37. | Ahmedab ad |
AHMEDABAD AIR CARGO COMPLEX |
INAMD4 | |
| 38. | ICD SABARMATI | INSBI6 | ||
| 39. | ICD THAR DRY PORT | INSAU6 | ||
| 40. | FSSAI, Eastern Region |
Kolkata | SEZ FALTA EPZ-KOLKATA | INFLT6 |
| 41. | Custom House Kolkata | INCCU1 | ||
| 42. | ACC Kolkata | INCCU4 | ||
| 43. | Haldia Port | INHAL1 | ||
| 44. | FSSAI, Northern Region |
Haryana | ICD GARHIHARSARU | INGHR6 |
| 45. | ICD SONIPAT | INBDM6 | ||
| 46. | ICD PATLI | INPTL6 | ||
| 47. | ICD SAMALKHA, PANIPAT | INDWN6 | ||
| 48. | ICD PALWAL | INPWL6 | ||
| 49. | ICD REWARI | INREA6 | ||
| 50. | Uttar Pradesh |
CFS STARTRACK DADRI | INSTT6 | |
| 51. | ICD PAKWARA MORADABAD/ MEERUT |
INMBD6 | ||
| 52. | CGML DADRI | INCPL6 | ||
| 53. | ICD CFS ALBATROSS DADRI | INAPL6 | ||
| 54. | ANFTWZ LTD -BULAND SHAHAR |
INBUL6 | ||
| 55. | NOIDA (EPZ/SEZ) | INNDA6 | ||
| 56. | Delhi (NR) |
ACC Delhi | INDEL4 | |
| 57. | ICD Dadri | INDER6 | ||
| 58. | ICD Faridabad | INFBD6 | ||
| 59. | ICD Loni | INLON6 | ||
| 60. | ICD Patparganj | INPPG6 | ||
| 61. | ICD Tuglakabad | INTKD6 |
Sir, If we import Lactose its restricted or not ?