Another Three More Months Extension for Mandatory Halal Certification for Meat Exports to Egypt

Ø Halal Certificate from Meat Export only from Dec 2026

[DGFT Notification No. 48/2026-27 dated 09 November, 2026]

Effect of this Notification: The transition period prescribed for implementation of the mandatory India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal for exports of specified Meat and Meat Products to Egypt is extended by a further period of three (03) months, i.e., from nine (09) months to twelve (12) months from the date of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, to facilitate completion of the onboarding and accreditation process of the Egyptian Halal certification bodies.

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

S.O. (E): 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 Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, as amended by Notification No. 28/2026-27 dated 05.08.2026, for the export of specified Meat and Meat products to Egypt.

2. The second point under Paragraph 3 of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, as amended by Notification No. 28/2026-27 dated 05.08.2026, shall be substituted as under:

"For Egypt: Effect after a period of twelve (12) months from the date of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, to facilitate system readiness and onboarding/accreditation of certification bodies under the India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal."

3. All other provisions of Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026 shall remain unchanged.

(Issued from F.No.01/91/171/166/AM21/EC/e-24267)