FSSAI has published the Food Safety and Standards (Import) First Amendment Regulations, 2020 on the 20th October, 2020. The amendment provides that for Clearance of Imported Food by the Food Authority, the importer shall pay non-refundable basic food import clearance fee as specified by Food Authority from time to time.
In case of imported pre-packaged retail food article, the Authorized Officer after successful completion of visual inspection and sampling, may issue a provisional no objection certificate in Form 13A to move the food consignment to a well equipped storage facility.
