The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued directions regarding extension of validity of the NOC for the Alcoholic Beverages Bottled in Origin & in Bulk. It has been decided that for the imported consignments of alcoholic beverages bottled in origin & in bulk, containing more than 10 percent alcohol which does not have an expiry date, the NOC issued as per the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 shall have a validity of 300 days. For consignments lying at ports/Customs area beyond 300 days, on payment of visual inspection fee, visual inspection may be carried out for re-validation of NOC.
