CBIC Issues Instructions For Import Of High Risk Food Products At Specific Ports
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued instructions for the Import of High-risk food products at specific ports.On the basis of a reference from an FSSAI order dated October 17, 2022, with effect from February 1, 2023, attention is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 31/2022 dated November 14, 2022, regarding the restriction on the entry of Food Items only through...
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued instructions for the Import of High-risk food products at specific ports.
On the basis of a reference from an FSSAI order dated October 17, 2022, with effect from February 1, 2023, attention is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 31/2022 dated November 14, 2022, regarding the restriction on the entry of Food Items only through specific ports.
FSSAI has modified the order to permit the import of below specified high-risk products only through designated 79 ports and to implement it from March 01, 2023.
The high-risk food products are milk and milk products; egg powder, meat and meat products including Poultry, Fish, and their products, food for Infant nutrition / Infant Foods, and nutraceuticals. Health supplements, Food for Dietary uses. Probiotic and prebiotic foods are foods for special medical purposes.
Instruction No. 05/2023-Customs
Date: 08.02.2023
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