The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) revised the General notes regarding the import policy vide notification no. 18/2023 issued on 10th July 2023. The revision was on the basis of the notification of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on authorisation of officers to handle food import clearance.
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby notifies the General Notes Regarding Import Policy under Schedule-I(import Policy), ITC (HS), 2022 with the following amendments.
EXISTING ENTRY
4(D) Food Import Entry Points: To ensure the mandate of safe food imports in India, FSSAI has notified Authorised Officers to handle food import clearance at 150 food import entry points [covering 27 sea ports, 15 airports, 31 land customs stations (LCSs) and 77 inland container depots (ICDs) vide FSSAI’s Notification dated 9th October, 2019 (F.NO. 1- 1 715/FSSAI/Imports/2017) as per List A in Appendix-V to Schedule-I (Import Policy). “I he food import entry points restrictions shall be applicable for items against 1515 1-IS Codes as detailed in List B of Appendix: V to the Schedule-I of ITC (IIS) 2017.
REVISED ENTRY
4(D) Points: Food Import Entry: To ensure the mandate of safe food imports in India, FSSAI has notified Authorised Officers to handle food import clearance at 161 food import entry points [covering 28 sea ports, 16 airports, 32 land customs stations (LCSs) and 85 inland container depots vide FSSAI’s Notification dated 9th October 2019 (F.NO. I -1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017) read with Notification dated 12.11.2021 (F.NO. 1-171S/FSSA1/1mports/2017), (F.NO.1-11.06.2021 Notification dated 1715/FSSA1/1mports/2017), Notification Dated 31.01.2022 (1-1685/FSSA1/1mports/2017), Notification dated 28.03.2023 (F.N0. 1- 1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017/(Part-I)) and Notification dated 14.06.2023 (F.No. 1-1715/FSSA1/1mports/2017) as per List A in Appendix-V to Schedule-I of ITC (I IS), 2022. The food import entry points restrictions shall be applicable for items against 1579 HS Codes as detailed in List B of Appendix: V to the Schedule-I of ITC (IIS), 2022.
The effect of the notification is that the General Notes regarding Import Policy under Schedule-I (lmport Policy), ITC (HS), 2022 have been amended, to update relevant details regarding Food Import Entry Points, in sync with the relevant FSSAI Notifications.
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