MANU/CUST/0083/2022

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Instruction No. : 26/2022-Customs

Date : 06.10.2022

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 MANU/CUST/0066/2022

Referred IN

Citing Reference:
Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 MANU/CUST/0066/2022  Referred

To

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/
Customs Preventive/Customs & Central Tax.
All Principal Commissioners Customs/Customs (Preventive).
Pr. Director Generals/Director Generals under CBIC.

Madam/Sir,

Requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied with the import of certain food consignments-modification of Board Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs

1. Reference is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 relating to the requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied with the import of certain food consignments, based on a reference from FSSAI.

2. In this regard, FSSAI has further clarified vide its order dated 26.09.2022 (copy enclosed), that an integrated/single certificate, incorporating food safety related requirements/attestations is also accepted by FSSAI at the time of import clearance. It may be ensured that integrated certificate shall incorporate all the information as per format notified vide FSSAI's earlier order dated 03.08.202, enclosed with Board's instruction dated 12.08.2022.

3. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may please be brought to the notice of the Board.

4. Hindi version follows.

[F. No. 401/66/2022-Cus-III]
Yours faithfully,
(Manish Kumar Choudhary)
Under Secretary to the Government of........