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Notification amending the export policy of food supplements containing botanicals under specified ITC (HS) codes in Schedule-2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018, to require official certification for exports to the European Union and United Kingdom.

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On 15 December 2023, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce (Directorate General of Foreign Trade), issued Notification No. 53/2023 (S.O. 5351(E)) under Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, in modification of Notification No. 31/2023 dated 11 September 2023, amending Schedule-2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018: exports to the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) of food supplements containing botanicals under ITC (HS) codes 13021100-13021990 (vegetable saps and extracts, including opium, liquorice, hops, ephedra, belladonna, cascara sagrada, nux vomica, ginseng, agarose, neem, gymnema, garcinia and gambodge, and cashew shell liquid/CNSL), 13022000 (pectic substances, pectinates and pectates), and 21061000/21069091-21069099 (protein concentrates, textured protein substances and other food preparations), intended for human or animal consumption, now require an official certificate issued by the Export Inspection Council (EIC)/Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs) or by the designated Export Promotion Council SHEFEXIL, based on a satisfactory analytical test report from EIC/EIC-approved or NABL-accredited laboratories, per requirements laid down by the EU; the document also contains corresponding Hindi-language notification text (S.O. 53/2023) which was not used in this summary. Signed by Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary, under F. No. 01/91/180/027/AM22/EC/E-30745.

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The official certificate will be issued based on the satisfactory analytical test report from EIC/EIC approved laboratories for the purpose as per the requirement laid down by EU.  The export of Food Supplements containing botanicals to European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) originating in or consigned from India and intended for human or animal consumption, also allowed, subject to issuance of the official Certificate by the designated EPC, SHEFEXIL, as Competent Authority for issuance of official certificate. The official certificate will be based on the satisfactory Analytical Test Report from NABL accredited laboratories for ETO testing for Food Supplements containing Botanicals approved for the purpose as per the requirement laid down by EU. 13021400 Vegetable Saps & Extracts: Of ephedra 13021911 Extracts: Of Belladona 13021912 Extracts: Of Cascara sagrada 13021913 Extracts: Of nux vomi ca 13021914 Extracts: Of ginseng (including powder) 13021915 Extracts: Of agarose 13021916 Extracts: Of neem 13021917 Extracts: Of gymnema 13021918 Extracts: Of garacinia and gambodge 13021919 Extracts: Other 13021920 Extracts: Ca shew shell liquid (CNSL), crude 13021930 Extracts: Purified and distilled CNSL(Cardanol) 13021990 Extracts: Other 13022000 Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates 21061000 Protein concentrates and textured protein Substances 21069091 Other: D iabetic foods 21069092 Other: Sterilized or pasteurized millstone 21069099 Other: Other 2. Effect of This Notification: Notification No. 31/2023 dated 11.09.2023 is amended. Export of Food Supplements containing botanicals under above men tioned ITC HS Codes intended for human or animal consumption to European Union and United Kingdom will require issuance of official certificate by EIC/EIA or SHEFIXIL. [F. No. 01/91/180/027/AM22/EC/E -30745 ] SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI , Director General of For eign Trade Ex-Officio Addl . Secy, Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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