Steps for early clearance of imported consignments of livestock products

Instruction No. 13/2020-CUSTOMS

F.No.401/21/2020-Cus.III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
(Single Window Project)

Room No. 229, North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 20.07.2020

To,

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Taxes, GST
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Taxes, GST

Subject: Regulation of Import of Livestock products and Livestock Importation Act, 1898 and Amendments made from time to time – Revised Testing Requirement – Reg.

Madam/Sir,

Kind attention is drawn to Office Memorandum dated 15.07.2020 issued vide File No. L-110110/1/2020-Trade(E-14819) by the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying on the mentioned subject (copy enclosed). The operative part i.e. para 3 of the O.M. is reiterated below:

“3. To Facilitate “Ease of Doing Business” and early clearance of imported consignments of livestock products, no custom sealed sample will be required / collected by AQCS for clearance of imported consignments under No Testing (NT) category. These imported consignments will be granted AQCS clearance on the Single Window System (SWS) based on Veterinary Health Certificate uploaded on the SWS along with other relevant documents while filing Bill of Entry by the importer.”

2. Suitable instructions may be issued for mandatory compliance by the departmental officers and the trade.

3. Any issued faced in implementation of this instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board.

Encl: As above.

(Babu Lal Meena)
Deputy Commissioner,
Single Window Project, Cus.III

File No. L-110110/112020 —Trade (E-14819)
Government of India
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Krishi Shaman, New Delhi,
Dated the 15 July 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Regulation of import of livestock products under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898 and amendments made from time to time -regarding.

This Department is regulating import of livestock and livestock products under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898. As stated in this Department’s O.M. No. 109-36/2014-Trade, dated 12th May, 2015, under the annexure-1 for Risk Management System, presently the Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) officials are also inspecting the custom sealed samples of goods for physical identification purpose_

2. Out of total 699 Custom Tariff Heads (CTHs) lines, presently mapped with AQCS for Risk Management, the 272 Custom Tariff Heads (CT-1s) lines fall under “No Testing category (list enclosed).

3. To facilitate “Ease of Doing Business’ and early clearance of imported consignments of livestock products, no custom sealed sample will be required collected by AQCS for clearance of imported consignments under No Testing (NT) category. These imported consignments will be granted AQCS clearance on the Single Window System (SWS) based on Veterinary Health Certificate uploaded on the SWS along with other relevant documents while filing Bill of Entry by the importers.

4. Office of Customs, Department of Revenue may ensure themselves the physical identification of imported consignments for these 272 Custom Tariff Heads CTHs) lines under No Testing” category as per their extant laws and regulations to ensure compliance.

5. This O.M., especially the operative para 3 as above, will come into force with immediate effect.

6. This has the approval of the Hon’ble Minister for Fisher’ s. Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

Ends.: As above.

(G.N. Singh)
Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel:011-23389620
e mail: [email protected]

Distribution:

1. Joint Secretary (Customs), Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Department of Revenue, North New Delhi. Email: jscusgnic.in

2. Commissioner, Single Window Project, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi-110 001. Email: mgt.valavanAnic.in

3. All Regional Officers / Quarantine Officers, Animal Quarantine and Certification Services, Delhi I Mumbai f Bangaluru I Chennai / Kolkata Hyderabad.

Copy for kind information and necessary action to:

1. The Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi, Email: [email protected]

2. The Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Email: secy-fisheries@gov,in

3. Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002. Email: chairpersone@gov.in

4. Director General, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Udyog Bhawan. New Delhi. Email: [email protected]

5. Shri Puru Gupta. Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi -110 001_ E-mail: [email protected]

6. Deputy Commissioner, NCTF Secretariat, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance,New Delhi-110 001. Email: nctlindia@gov,in

7. All AQCSs to disseminate the information with all stakeholders including importers through facilitation channels.

8. NIC, DAHD with a request to upload on the SIP Portal, Department and AQCS’s website.

Copy also  for kind information to;

1. PS to the Hon’ble Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

2. PS to Hon^.ble Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (SKB),

3. Sr. PPS to the Secretary, AHD.

4. PPS /PS to the AHC /JS (GNS) /JS (OPC)/JS (US).