FOREIGN TRADE NOTIFICATION
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Body Notification No. 34/2024-25, Dated 1st October, 2024

Ministry of Commerce & industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Subject: Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products-reg.

In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the Export Policy Conditions for Certain Meat and Meat Products with effect from 16.10.2024 as under:

1. New Policy condition 8 under Chapter 2 and, Policy Condition 2 under Chapter 16 of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 are inserted as under

i. Specified Meat and meat products shall be allowed to be exported as Halal certified to the countries listed below, only if such products are produced or processed and/or packaged in a facility certified under the "India Conformity Assessment Scheme(I-CAS)- Halal" of the Quality Council of India (QCI).

ii. After the shipment(s) are made, the exporter shall provide valid Halal Certificate(s) issued under I-CAS by a Certification Body accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) to the buyer in the importing country listed below.

iii. In addition to the requisite conformity with I-CAS, the export of specified meat and meat products to countries wherein regulation(s) for import of Halal products are notified, the producer/supplier/exporter shall also meet the importing country's requirements and regulations, as applicable, and shall provide valid certificate(s) to the buyer in the importing country issued by Halal Certification Bodies approved under the National Halal system of the Importing Country.

iv. The Policy Conditions and Procedures thereof for the Export of Non-Halal Certified Meat and Meat products remain unchanged.

v. The List of Countries wherein the above-mentioned conditions for Export of specified Halal Meat & Meat products is mandated is as follows -

I.	Bahrain
II.	Bangladesh
III.	Indonesia
IV.	Iran
V.	Iraq
VI.	Jordan
VII.	Kuwait
VIII.	Malaysia
IX.	Oman
X.	Philippines
XI.	Qatar
XII.	Saudi Arabia
XIII.	Singapore
XIV.	Turkey
XV.	United Arab Emirates

2. Reference the above-mentioned provisions, additional Export Policy Conditions are inserted against the following ITC(HS) Codes only-

HS Code	Description of Goods	Additional Export Policy Condition
0201- MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS, FRESH AND CHILLED
02013000	-Boneless	Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter
0202- MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS, FROZEN
02023000	-Boneless	Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter
0204- MEAT OF SHEEP OR GOATS,FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN
02041000	-Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled	Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter
02042100	-Carcasses and half-carcasses
02042200	-Other cuts with bone in
02042300	-Boneless
02043000	-Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen
02044100	-Other meat of sheep, frozen Carcasses and half-carcasses
02044200	-Other meat of sheep, frozen Other cuts with bone in
02044300	-Other meat of sheep, frozen Boneless
02045000	-Meat of goats
0206- EDIBLE OFFAL OF BOVINE ANIMALS, SHEEP, GOAT, FRESH CHILLED OR FROZEN
02061000	-Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled	Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter
02062100	-Of bovine animals, frozen 'longues
02062200	-Of bovine animals, frozen Livers
02062900	-Of bovine animals, frozen Other
02068010	-Other, fresh or chilled -Of sheep or goats
02068090	-Other, fresh or chilled -Other
02069010	- Other, frozen Of sheep or goats
02069090	- Other, frozen Other
1602- OTHER PREPARED OR PRESERVED MEAT, MEAT OFFAL OF BOVINE
ANIMALS (16025000)
16021000	-Homogenised preparations	Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 2 of this Chapter
16025000	-Of bovine animals
16029000	-Other, including preparations of blood of any animal

Effect of this notification:

Policy Conditions for Export of specified Halal Meat and Meat Products are notified. The stated Export Policy conditions shall come into effect from 16th October, 2024.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)

Director General of Foreign Trade

Ex-Officio Additional Secretary,

Government of India

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/91/171/166/AM21/EC)