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The Central Government amends the export policy conditions for specific meat and meat products. Exporters must source products from facilities certified under the India Conformity Assessment Scheme for Halal by the Quality Council of India when exporting Halal certified goods to designated countries. Exporters must provide valid Halal certificates issued by certification bodies accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies to the buyers. Exporters must also meet the requirements of importing countries that have notified Halal regulations and provide certificates from approved bodies under the national system of the importing country. These conditions take effect on 16 October 2024.
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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. 34/2024-25 New Delhi, Dated 01 October, 2024
Subject: Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products-reg.
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 Export Policy Conditions for Certain Meat and Meat Products with effect from 16.10.2024 as under:
i. Specified Meat and meat products shall be allowed to be exported as Halal certified to the countries listed below, only if such products are produced or processed and/or packaged in a facility certified under the “India Conformity Assessment Scheme(I-CAS)- Halal” of the Quality Council of India (QCI).
ii. After the shipment(s) are made, the exporter shall provide valid Halal Certificate(s) issued under I-CAS by a Certification Body accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) to the buyer in the importing country listed below.
iii. In addition to the requisite conformity with I-CAS, the export of specified meat and meat products to countries wherein regulation(s) for import of Halal products are notified, the producer/supplier/exporter shall also meet the importing country's requirements and regulations, as applicable, and shall provide valid certificate(s) to the buyer in the importing country issued by Halal Certification Bodies approved under the National Halal system of the Importing Country.
iv. The Policy Conditions and Procedures thereof for the Export of Non-Halal Certified Meat and Meat products remain unchanged.
v. The List of Countries wherein the above-mentioned conditions for Export of specified Halal Meat & Meat products is mandated is as follows -
I. Bahrain
II. Bangladesh
III. Indonesia
IV. Iran
V. Iraq
VI. Jordan
VII. Kuwait
VIII. Malaysia
IX. Oman
X. Philippines
XI. Qatar
XII. Saudi Arabia
XIII. Singapore
XIV. Turkey
XV. United Arab Emirates
HS Code | Description of Goods | Additional Export Policy Condition 0201- MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS, FRESH AND CHILLED 02013000 | -Boneless | Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter 0202- MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS, FROZEN 02023000 | -Boneless | Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter 0204- MEAT OF SHEEP OR GOATS, FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN 02041000 | -Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled | Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter 02042100 | -Carcasses and half-carcasses 02042200 | -Other cuts with bone in 02042300 | -Boneless 02043000 | -Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen 02044100 | -Other meat of sheep, frozen :-- Carcasses and half-carcasses 02044200 | -Other meat of sheep, frozen :-- Other cuts with bone in 02044300 | -Other meat of sheep, frozen :-- Boneless 02045000 | -Meat of goats 0206- EDIBLE OFFAL OF BOVINE ANIMALS, SHEEP, GOAT, FRESH CHILLED OR FROZEN 02061000 | -Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled | Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter 02062100 | -Of bovine animals, frozen :--- Tongues 02062200 | -Of bovine animals, frozen :--- Livers 02062900 | -Of bovine animals, frozen :--- Other 02068010 | -Other, fresh or chilled --Of sheep or goats 02068090 | -Other, fresh or chilled -Other 02069010 | -Other, frozen -- Of sheep or goats 02069090 | - Other, frozen -- Other 1602- OTHER PREPARED OR PRESERVED MEAT, MEAT OFFAL OF BOVINE ANIMALS (16025000) 16021000 | -Homogenised preparations | Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 2 of this Chapter 16025000 | -Of bovine animals 16029000 | -Other, including preparations of blood of any animal
Effect of this notification: Policy Conditions for Export of specified Halal Meat and Meat Products are notified. The stated Export Policy conditions shall come into effect from 16th October, 2024.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi) 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)
