FOREIGN TRADE NOTIFICATION
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Body Notification No. 18/2023, Dated 10th July 2023

Subject: Revision of General Notes regarding Import Policy under Schedule 1 (Import Policy) ITC (HS), 2022 - reg.

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(lmport 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. 1-1715/FSS AI/Imports/2017) as per List A in Appendix-V to Schedule-I (Import Policy). The food import entry points restrictions shall be applicable for items against 1515 HS Codes as detailed in List B of Appendix: V to the Schedule-I of ITC (HS) 2017

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 161 food import entry points [covering 28 sea ports, 16 airports, 32 land customs stations (LCSs) and 85 inland container depots (ICDs)] vide FSSAI's Notification dated 9th October 2019 (F.No. l-1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017) read with Notification dated 12.11.2021 (F.No. 1-1715/FSS AI/Imports/2017), Notification dated 11.06.2021 (F.No. 1-1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017), Notification dated 31.01.2022 (1-1685/FSSAI/Imports/2017), Notification dated 31.01.2022 (1-1685/FSSAI/Imports/2017), Notification dated 28.03.2023 (F.No.1- 1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017/(Part-I)) and Notification dated 14.06.2023 (F.No. l-1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017) as per List A in Appendix-V to Schedule-I of ITC (IIS), 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 (HS), 2022.

2. List A in Appendix-V to Schedule-I(Import Policy), ITC (HS), 2022 is revised as under:

a) Notification of Authorised Officers at additional food import entry points:

SI	Port Name	Port Code	State/ UT	Authorised Officer
1	JNPT-SEZ	INPJN6	Maharashtra	FSSAI Authorised Officer
2	ICD-Adani Kila Raipur-Ludhiana	INQRP6	Punjab	Superintendent/Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
3	Haldia Port	INHAL1	West Bengal	FSSAI Authorised Officer
4	ACC Janori	INJNR4	Maharashtra	Superintendent/ Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
5	ICD Janori	INJNR6	Maharashtra	Superintendent/ Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
6	CFS Ambad	INNSK6	Maharashtra	Superintendent/ Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
7	NDR SEZ	INNPK6	Tamil Nadu	Superintendent/ Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
8	ICD Barhi-Sonipat	INRUG6	Haryana	Superintendent/ Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
9	Golakganj LCS	INGKJB	Assam	Superintendent/ Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
10	HTPL ICD Kilaraipur	INQRH6	Punjab	Superintendent/ Appraiser/ Inspector/ Examiner
11	AISL ICD Durga	INDUR6	West Bengal	FSSAI Authorised Officer

b) Revision in existing food import entry points:

SI.	Existing Entry	Revised Entry
1	ICD Nagpur (INNGP6)	ICD Mihan (INKPK6)

3. List B in Appendix-V to Schedule-I(lmport Policy), ITC(HS), 2022 is notified at Annexure-I to this Notification.

Effect of the Notification:

The General Notes regarding Import Policy under Schedule-I (Import Policy), ITC (HS), 2022 have been amended, to update relevant details regarding food Import Entry Points, in sync with the relevant FSSAI Notifications.

This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)

Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio

Addl. Secretary to Govt, of India

Email: dgft@nic.in

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