Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

(Single Window Project)

To,

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive) All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Taxes, GST All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)

All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Taxes, GST

Subject: Regulation of Import of Livestock products and Livestock Importation Act, 1898 and Amendments made from time to time - Revised Testing Requirement - Reg.

Madam/Sir,

Kind attention is drawn to Office Memorandum dated 15.07.2020 issued vide File No. L-110110/1/2020-Trade(E-14819) by the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying on the mentioned subject (copy enclosed). The operative part i.e. para 3 of the O.M. is reiterated below:

"3. To Facilitate "Ease of Doing Business" and early clearance of imported consignments of livestock products, no custom sealed sample will be required / collected by AQCS for clearance of imported consignments under No Testing (NT) category. These imported consignments will be granted AQCS clearance on the Single Window System (SWS) based on Veterinary Health Certificate uploaded on the SWS along with other relevant documents while filing Bill of Entry by the importer."

2. Suitable instructions may be issued for mandatory compliance by the departmental officers and the trade.

3. Any issued faced in implementation of this instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board.

Encl: As above.

(Babu Lal Meena)

Deputy Commissioner,

Single Window Project, Cus.III

File No. L-110110/1/2020-Trade (E-14819)

Government of India

Ministry of Fisheries,

Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi,

Dated the 15 July 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Regulation of import of livestock products under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898 and amendments made from time to time -regarding.

This Department is regulating import of livestock and livestock products under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898. As stated in this Department's O.M. No. 109-36/2014-Trade, dated 12th May, 2015, under the annexure-l for Risk Management System, presently the Animal Quarantine and Certification Sen/ices (AQCS) officials are also inspecting the custom sealed samples of goods for physical identification purpose.

2. Out of total 699 Custom Tariff Heads (CTHs) lines, presently mapped with AQCS for Risk Management, the 272 Custom Tariff Heads (CTHs) lines fall under "No Testing" category (list enclosed)

3. To facilitate "Ease of Doing Business" and early clearance of imported consignments of livestock products, no custom sealed sample will be required / collected by AQCS for clearance of imported consignments under No Testing (NT) category. These imported consignments will be granted AQCS clearance on the Single Window System (SWS) based on Veterinary Health Certificate uploaded on the SWS along with other relevant documents while filing Bill of Entry by the importers.

4. Office of Customs, Department of Revenue may ensure themselves the physical identification of imported consignments for these 272 Custom Tariff Heads (CTHs) lines under "No Testing" category as per their extant laws and regulations to ensure compliance.

5. This O.M.. especially the operative para 3 as above, will come into force with immediate effect.

6. This has the approval of the Hon'ble Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

Encls.: As above.

(G.N. Singh)

Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India

Tel:011-23389620

e mail: gn.singh13@nic.in

Contd.