Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No. 18 (RE–2013)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated The 11th June, 2013
Subject: Import of live-stock products - Amendment in ITC (HS) 2012,
Schedule 1 (Import Policy).
S.O.(E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), read with paragraph 2.1
of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, the
Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in ITC (HS) 2012,
Schedule 1 (Import Policy):
- The following Policy Conditions are revised /inserted in Chapter 1:
- Policy Condition 2 (b) (iii) is revised and substituted as under:
“A health certificate as per the India’s requirements issued either by the
official veterinarian or by a veterinary doctor authorized to issue an export
certificate by the Government of the country of origin shall be furnished at the
time of custom clearance.”
- Policy Condition 2 (b) (iv) is inserted as under:
“Importer shall furnish information on the age, sex and breed of horses as well
as the purpose of import with supporting documents at the time of filing
application to the DGFT”.
- The following Policy Condition is inserted in Chapter 2 (Policy Condition 3);
Chapter 3 (Policy Condition 3); Chapter 4 (Policy Condition 4); Chapter 5
(Policy Condition 4); Chapter 16 (Policy Condition 1); and Chapter 21 (Policy
Condition 2):
“Import of all live-stock products shall be subject to a sanitary import permit
to be issued by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government
of India, as per Section 3A of Live-stock Importation Act, 1898, as incorporated
by Live Stock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 28 of 2001, 29th
August, 2001), or as amended from time to time.”
- The following Policy Condition is inserted in Chapter 5 (Policy Condition 5):
“Import of Bovine Embryos shall be subject to compliance of the guidelines
issued by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries. The guidelines
are available at ‘www.dahd.nic.in’ under icon ‘trade’ at ‘Procedure for
Import’.”
- The following Policy Condition is inserted in Chapter 23 (Policy Condition
1):
“Import of all items / products under ITC (HS) Code 2309 ‘Preparations of a kind
used in Animal Feeding’ shall be subject to a sanitary import permit to be
issued by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of
India, as per Section 3A of Live-stock Importation Act, 1898, as incorporated by
Live Stock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 28 of 2001, 29th August,
2001), or as amended
from time to time.”
- The following Policy Condition is inserted in Chapter 41 (Policy Condition
2); Chapter 42 (Policy Condition 1) and Chapter 43(Policy Condition 1):
“Import of all live-stock products covered in this Chapter shall be subject to
the provisions of Notification No. S.O. 794(E) dated 28.3.2008.”
2. Effect of this notification:
Requirements of Sanitary Import Permit issued by Department of Animal
Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, GoI have been incorporated under relevant
Chapters of ITC(HS), 2012.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from 01/89/180/118/AM-02/PC 2(A))