Health Certificate from Spices Board Must for Spices Export to EU
·
Spices Board to Issue Certificate
within 48 to 72 Hours
[DGFT
Notification No. 32 dated 4th October 2017]
Subject:
Procedure for export of spices to the European Union countries.
In
exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development
&
Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 of
the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the
following amendment, with immediate effect, in Schedule 2 of ITC (HS)
Classification of Export & Import Items
relating to export of spices to the European Union countries.
2. A new entry at Sl. No. 54B shall be inserted
in Chapter 09 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import
Items as follows:
|
Chapter 9 Coffee, Tea, Mate and Spices |
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|
Sl. No. |
Tariff
Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item
Description |
Export Policy |
Policy
Condition |
|
54B |
All
Codes pertaining to the spices under Chapter 09 of Schedule 1 (Import Policy)
of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2017 |
Kg |
All
spices under Chapter 09 of Schedule 1 (Import
Policy) of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2017 |
Free |
(a) The
Spices Board India is designated as the competent authority to issue Health
Certificates to European Union countries in respect of export of spices; (b) The
Spices Board India shall issue such export certification within a period of
48 to 72 hours after receiving the sample from the exporter. |
Supplementary
Notes:
1)
"Spice" means a group of vegetable
products (including seeds, etc.), rich in essential oils and aromatic principles,
and which, because of their taste, are mainly used as condiments. These
products may be whole or in crushed or powdered form.
2) The addition
of other substances to spices shall not affect their inclusion in spices
provided the resulting mixtures retain the essential character of spices and spices
also include products commonly known as "masalas".
3) All
future amendment / revision
on classification of items, items description, HS Codes etc. of spices (except export
policy) under Chapter 09, Schedule 1 (Import Policy) of ITC(HS) Classification
of Export and Import Items, 2017 shall also apply for the purpose of export of
spices.
3. Effect
of this notification:
Conditions
for export of spices to European Union (EU) countries have been notified.