Subject: Selection of
a food-items for FSSAI NOC, efforts to reduce unintended selection and also to
reduce time taken to obtain NOC / Test Reports- reg.
Attention of all
Custom Brokers, Importers, Members of the Trade and other stake holders is
invited to the various Public Notices issued on the above mentioned subject.
2.
The trade has raised the issue that a large number and
percentage of Bills of Entry pertaining to food items are being selected by
system for NOC from FSSAI and thereby requested to take up the issue with the
Single Window Authority.
3.
The Single Window Authority have been consulted in this
regard and it has been informed by them that the facility for availing PGA
exception is presently not available for FSSAI as “no PEC has been created by FSSAI”. However, there are other options available to reduce the
unintended routing of Bills of Entry to FSSAI in case of import of non-food
items. In this regard, the stakeholders are requested to refer to the SWIFT
Reference (available at https://www.icegate.gov.in/Download/SWIFT_Quick_Referencer_V1.5.pdf)
before filing PGA documents and fill the appropriate Grade (PHG, NPH or NFG) as
applicable and FS related end uses viz. FSH100, FSH200, FSH700, FSH710, FSH750,
FSH800, FSH900, FSH910, FSH920, FSH930 as applicable. The code descriptions are
provided below for ready reference.
|
Code |
Code description |
|
PHG |
Item is pharma grade
and or contains Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) |
|
NPH |
-Item is not Pharma
grade and does not contain Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ( Non APIs ) |
|
NFG |
Item not meant for
human or animal consumption |
|
FSH100 |
Food - For Consumer
use under commercial distribution (Trading)-
Retail or wholesale |
|
FSH200 |
Food - For
manufacture/ commercial Processing (Manufacture/Actual
Use) |
|
FSH700 |
Food -For Internal
use in Hotels-Restaurant |
|
FSH710 |
Food -For Public
Display or Exhibition |
|
FSH750 |
Food -For use in
International Sports Events |
|
FSH800 |
Food -For Research
Use |
|
FSH900 |
Food - For personal
consumption |
|
FSH910 |
Food - For
distribution in a natural disaster (if received gratis) |
|
FSH920 |
Food -For Charitable
Use |
|
FSH930 |
Food -For use in a
Diplomatic Establishment |
4.
The trade is, however, cautioned against improper and
incorrect use of the above codes to evade mandatory FSSAI NOC for food items,
as it would render such goods prohibited and liable for confiscation under section
111 (d) of the Customs Act, 1962 being non-compliant to the FSSAI Act.
Therefore, the trade should use the above codes correctly with utmost care.
5.
In view of the above, all the Custom Brokers, Importers,
Members of the Trade and other stake holders are advised to avail the above
mentioned facility at the time of filing Bills of Entry to avoid unintended
routing of document to FSSAI for NOC. In case of any difficulty, the specific
issue may be brought to the notice of Deputy/Assistant Commissioner in charge
of Appraising Main (Import), NS-III (email address: appraisingmain.jnch@gov.in ).
6.
Action to be taken in terms of decisions taken in this
Public Notice should be considered as standing order for the purpose of
officers and staff.
F.No. S/22-Gen-402/2017-18/AM(I)