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Enclosure :
File No I-1765/FSSAI/imports/2018
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(A Statutory Authority established under the Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006)
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002
15th May, 2020
To
Shri Vimal Kumar Srivastava
Joint Secretary (Customs)
156-B, North Block, Central Seett.
Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance, New Delhi
Subject : Requirement of Veterinary Certificate for Import of Milk and Milk
Products into India - Regarding.
Sir,
As you are aware that Food Safety and Standards (Food Products
Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011 states that “Meat producing
animals except poultry shall not be fed with feed containing meat or bone meal
including internal organs, blood meal and tissues of bovine or porcine origin
materials except milk and milk products”. Further, the use of animal origin
rennet is also not permitted in dairy products imported into India.
To ensure compliance of imported dairy products to FSSR, it has been
mandated that consignments of dairy products imported into India shall be
accompanied with veterinary certificate issued by Competent Authority of
exporting country as per attached format (this requirement is already
implemented by Deptt. of Animal Husbandry).
It may be noted above requirement is also applicable for import of edible
lactose (HS Code : 1702 11 10). Recently, it has been brought to our notice that
above requirement is not being insisted by customs for those consignments of
edible lactose which are facilitated through green channel by RMS. This created
differential treatment of facilitated and non-facilitated consignments. Moreover,
this requirement also needs to be implemented at 128 point of entries where
Custom officials have been notified as Authorized Officer for food import
clearance purpose.
In view of above, it is requested that necessary instructions may be
issued to field formations of Customs regarding requirement of veterinary
certificate for import of dairy products including edible lactose.

Yours faithfully
Sd/-
Dr. Amit Sharma
Director (Imports)

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