Import of High risk food products at specific ports - Customs - Instruction No. 05/2023

Instruction No. 05/2023-Customs F. No. 401/66/2022-Cus-lll 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 8th February, 2023 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: Import of High risk food products at specific ports - reg. Madam/Sir, Reference is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 31/2022 dated 14.11.2022 relating to the restriction on the entry of Food Items only through specific ports, based on a reference from FSSAI order dated 17.10.2022 w.e.f. 01.02.2023. 2. Further, FSSAI vide order dated 11.01.2023 and subsequent clarification (copy enclosed), has modified above said order to permit the import of below specified high-risk products only through designated 79 ports as per attached annexure (copy attached) and to implement the same from 1 st March, 2023. 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) Nutraceuticals. Health supplements, Food for Dietary uses. Probiotic and prebiotic foods. Foods for Special Medical Purpose. 3. The Board Instruction No. 31/2022 dated 14.11.2022 is modified to the above extent. It is 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. Advance arrangements should be made for seamless implementation of the modified orders of FSSAI. 4. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board. 5. Hindi version follows. Encl: as above Your faithfully, (Manish Kumar Choudhary) OSD (Cus. lll) Tele: 011 23094012 Email: [email protected] F. No. TIC-B05/5/2022-IMPORTS-FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (A Statutory Authority established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006) (Trade and International Cooperation Division-TICD) FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi - 110002 NOTICE Dated 11th January, 2023 Subject : Import of High risk food products at specific ports - Reg. Reference is drawn to the FSSAI order dated 17th October, 2022 regarding invitation of comments/suggestions from stakeholders on entry of food items under specific ports. Considering the comments from stakeholders in order to envisage a robust import control system in India and ensuring efficient monitoring and traceability of High risk products, it has been decided and approved by the Food Authority that import of these products as specified below shall be permitted through designated ports as per the enclosed list and not through any other port/channel: 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, This shall be effective from 1st March, 2023. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority Sd/- (Dr. Amit Sharma) Director (TICD) End : List of ports LIST OF PORTS The point of entries notified by DAHD for import of food products of animal origin including marine/aquatic animals and/or their products, egg powder shall be adhered. S. No. FSSAI Regional Office Location Point of Entry Port Code 1. Custom House Chennai INMAA1 2. Chennai Kattupalli port INKAT1 3. Ennore SEA(Kamrajar Port) INENR1 4. Chennai ACC Chennai INMAA4 5. ICD Concor Tondiapet INTVT6 6. ICD Irungattukottai-Chennai INILP6 7. Chennai SEZ J. Matadee Chennai Free Trade Zone INCJJ6 8. NDR SEZ Chennai INNPK6 9. SEZ Pearl City Food Port SEZ (CCCL Infrastructure Limited) INTNC6 10. Tuticorin Custom House Tuticorin INTUT1 11. ICD Tuticorin INTUT6 12. FSSAI, Cochin SEZ Cochin Special Economic Zone INCOK6 13. Southern Region Custom House Cochin INCOK1 14. ACC Cochin INCOK4 15. Krishnapa-tnam, AP KRISHNAPATNAM SEAPORT INKRI1 16. Bangalore Airport Bangalore, INBLR4 17. ICD Bangalore INWFD6 18. Hyderabad Hyderabad Airport, INHYD4 19. ICD Hyderabad INSNF6 20. Visakhapatnam International Airport INVTZ4 21. Visakha-patnam Visakhapatnam Sea, INVTZ1 22. Gangavaram Port-Vp INGGV1 23. SEZ Visakhapatnam INVTZ6 24. SEZ Ramky Pharma City India Ltd. INAKR6 25. Mangalore ACC MANGALORE INTERNA-TIONAL AIRPORT INIXE4 26. NEW MANGALORE SEA INNML1 27. FSSAI, Western Region Kandla, Gujarat Kandla Seaport INIXY1 28. Kandla SEZ INKDL6 29. Mundra, MUNDRA SEAPORT INMUN1 30. Gujarat OLD MUNDRA SEAPORT INOMU1 31. SEZ MUNDRA INAJM6 32. SEZ ARSHIYA LTD.-MUMBAI INPNV6 33. Mumbai ICD Mulund INMUL6 34. JNCH Nhava Sheva INNSA1 35. JNPT-SEZ INPJN6 36. ACC Sahar INBOM4 37. NCH Mumbai INBOM1 38. Ahmeda-bad AHMEDABAD AIR CARGO COMPLEX INAMD4 39. ICD SABARMATI INSBI6 40. ICD THAR DRY PORT INSAU6 41. Goa Mormugao ( Goa) Sea port INGOI4 42. FSSAI, Eastern Region Kolkata SEZ FALTA EPZ-KOLKATA INFLT6 43. Custom House Kolkata INCCU1 44. ACC Kolkata INCCU4 45. Jaigaon INJIGB 46. Haldia Port INHAL1 47. Bihar Fulbar INFBRB 48. Raxual INRXLB 49. Jogban INJBNB 50. Sonauli INSNLB 51. Tripura, Petrapole INPTPB 52. Manipur Agartala INAGTB 53. Moreh INMREB 54. Khowaighat INKWGB 55. Manu INMNUB 56. FSSAI, Northern Region Haryana ICD GARHIHARSARU INGHR6 57. ICD SONIPAT INBDM6 58. ICD PATLI INPTL6 59. ICD SAMALKHA, PANIPAT INDWN6 60. ICD PALWAL INPWL6 61. ICD REWARI INREA6 62. Uttar Pradesh CFS STARTRACK DADRI INSTT6 63. ICD PAKWARA MORADABAD/ MEERUT INMBD6 64. CGML DADRI INCPL6 65. ICD CFS ALBATROSS DADRI INAPL6 66. ANFTWZ LTD -BULAND SHAHAR INBUL6 67. Nepal Ganj Road INNGRB 68. NOIDA (EPZ/SEZ) INNDA6 69. ICD Kanpur INKNU6 70. Delhi (NR) ACC Delhi INDEL4 71. ICD Dadri INDER6 72. ICD Faridabad INFBD6 73. ICD Loni INLON6 74. ICD Patparganj INPPG6 75. ICD Tuglakabad INTKD6 76. Punjab ICD Jalandhar INLDH6 77. ICD Ludhiana INLDH6 78. ICD Amritsar INATQ4 79. Rajasthan ICD Jaipur INKKU6 Note : The above list is dynamic and will be updated time to time.