The Ministry of Commerce and Industry vide its notification dated 10th February 2021 has inserted a new sub para (D) under para 4 (Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006) of the General Notes Regarding Import Policy in ITC (HS) 2017.
FSSAI has notified Authorised Officers to handle food import clearance at 150 food import entry points [covering 27 sea ports, 15 airports, 31 land customs stations (LCSs) and 77 inland container depots (ICDs)] as per List A in Appendix-V to Schedule-I (Import Policy). The food import entry point’s restrictions shall be applicable for items against 1515 HS Codes.
