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Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has extended the transition period for implementing the mandatory India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal for the export of specified meat and meat products to Egypt. The implementation timeline is extended by three months, moving from the original six-month period to nine months from the date of the initial Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026. This extension is intended to facilitate system readiness and the completion of the onboarding and accreditation process for Egyptian Halal certification bodies under the i-CAS framework. All other provisions of the original notification remain unchanged.

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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has extended the transition period for implementing the mandatory India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal for the export of specified meat and meat products to Egypt. The implementation timeline is extended by three months, moving from the original six-month period to nine months from the date of the initial Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026. This extension is intended to facilitate system readiness and the completion of the onboarding and accreditation process for Egyptian Halal certification bodies under the i-CAS framework. All other provisions of the original notification remain unchanged.

Who is affected
  • Exporters of specified meat and meat products to Egypt.
Required action
  • Comply with the mandatory India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal for exports to Egypt after the nine-month transition period.
Key dates
  • Effective date for implementation of i-CAS-Halal for exports to Egypt — 08 Nov 2026

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Source
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Type
notification
Published by source
04 Aug 2026
Document number
Notification No. 28/2026-27
Issuing division
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Effective date
08 Nov 2026
Coverage area
foreign-trade

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[To be published in the 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

Notification No. 28/2026-27 New Delhi, Dated: 05 August, 2026

Subject: Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products - regarding.

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with Para 1.02 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026 for the export of specified Meat and Meat products in Egypt.

  1. The second point under Paragraph 3 of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026 shall be substituted as under:

"For Egypt: Effect after a period of nine (09) months from the date of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, to facilitate system readiness and onboarding/accreditation of certification bodies under the India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal."

  1. All other provisions of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026 shall remain unchanged.

Effect of this Notification: The transition period prescribed for implementation of the mandatory India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal for exports of specified Meat and Meat Products to Egypt is extended by a further period of three (03) months, i.e., from six (06) months to nine (09) months from the date of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, to facilitate completion of the onboarding and accreditation process of the Egyptian Halal certification bodies.

(Lav Agarwal) Director General of Foreign Trade & ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/91/171/166/AM21/EC/e-24267)

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