DGFT notification Notification No. 59/2025-26 · 09 Feb 2026
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Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products - regarding.
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Check the official recordThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade has expanded the list of countries subject to mandatory Halal certification requirements for the export of specified meat and meat products. Twenty additional nations, including Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and others, have been added to the existing framework established under Notification No. 34/2024-25. Exporters must comply with the India Conformity Assessment Scheme (I-CAS)-Halal, which requires certification by NABCB-accredited bodies. The implementation timeline varies: a two-week transition period applies to nineteen of the new countries, while a six-month period is granted for Egypt to allow for system readiness and the onboarding of certification bodies. All other existing policy conditions remain unchanged.
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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. 59/2025-26 New Delhi, Dated: 09th February, 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 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the list of countries provided in Notification No. 34/2024-25 dated 01.10.2024 for the export of specified Meat and Meat products.
I. Azerbaijan II. Uzbekistan III. Kazakhstan IV. Tajikistan V. Kyrgyzstan VI. Egypt VII. Algeria VIII. Syria IX. Lebanon X. Senegal XI. Maldives XII. Brunei XIII. Libya XIV. Tunisia XV. Turkmenistan XVI. Yemen XVII. Mauritius XVIII. Seychelles XIX. Kenya XX. Morocco
For all the above countries except Egypt: Effect after a transition period of two (02) weeks from the date of this notification.
For Egypt: Effect after a period of six (06) months from the date of this notification, to facilitate system readiness and onboarding of certification bodies.
Effect of this notification: Twenty (20) additional countries are added to the list of notified countries for mandatory Halal Certification under the i-CAS framework for specified Meat and Meat products.
(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)
