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The Central Government amends the export policy conditions for food supplements containing botanicals under ITC HS codes 1302 and 2106 intended for human or animal consumption. Exporters sending these items to the European Union and the United Kingdom must obtain an official certificate from the Export Inspection Council or Export Inspection Agencies based on an analytical test report. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade also allows SHEFEXIL to issue the official certificate for a period of three months. This temporary certification relies on analytical test reports from NABL accredited laboratories for ethylene oxide testing.
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To be published in Gazette of India Extraordinary Part –II, Section -3, Sub –Section (ii)
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department Of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 31 /2023 New Delhi, Dated : 11 September, 2023
Subject : Amendment in Export Policy of Food Supplements containing botanicals
S.O (E) - S.O.(E) The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 hereby amends the schedule -2 of ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018, as under :-
| S.No | ITS codes | HS Description | Present Policy | Policy conditions | Revised Policy conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89A | 1302 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products. | Free | 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, 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. |
| 93A (1) | 2106 | Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included. | Free |
Export of Food Supplements containing botanicals under ITC HS code 1302 and 2106 intended for human or animal consumption to European Union and United Kingdom will require issuance of official certificate by EIC/EIA or SHEFIXIL. SHEFEXIL is allowed to issue an official certificate for a period of three months from the date of issuance of this Notification.
[Image omitted. See the official document.] (Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex- Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India Email :dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/027/AM22/EC/ 30745)
