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CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council
(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)
Jhansi Castle, 4th Floor, 7, Cooperage Road, Mumbai - 400 001. India
Tel : +91 22 22021288 Website : www.//chemexcil.in
EPC/LIC/JNCH/FSSAI 27.3.2018
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
FSSAI/ JNCH
Advance submission of documents for NOC from FSSAI
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Dear Members,
This is in continuation of our recent circulars regarding issues being faced by members during import of chemicals due to FSSAI Mapping and also HS code classification. The council has already taken up this issue with CBEC HQ/ JNCH/ FSSAI etc.
In this regard, O/o The Commissioner Of Customs, NS-III Mumbai Zone-II, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House have issued Public Notice No. 46 /2018 dated 21/03/2018 regarding advance submission of documents for NOC from FSSAI.
As per the above-said Public Notice, trade/ industry had requested for procedure for “submission of necessary documents in advance” for obtaining NOC from FSSAI. The FSSAI Authorities have been consulted in this regard and they have informed the presently followed Foods Import Clearance System (FICS) by them as below:
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Sl. No.
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Step
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Basic Prerequisite
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Remarks
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1.
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Filing of BOE with ICES (Customs) by Applicant
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Proper CTH code and end use dropdown be selected in EDI
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2.
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If applicable, filing of application to FSSAI
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Advance B/E should be filed and routed to FSSAI for necessary NOC
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Berthing of vessel or IGM details are not required
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3.
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Scrutiny of application by FSSAI
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Necessary documents along with agency specific documents (e.g. COO, end use declaration, certificate of analysis from supplier, etc.) needs to be furnished including specimen copy of label, ingredient list and FSSAI Import license.
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Berthing of vessel or IGM details are not required
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4.
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Payment of inspection and analysis charges by applicant
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Applicant should pay such charges online or through Demand Draft
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Berthing of vessel or IGM details are not required
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5.
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Scheduling appointment for inspection
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Appointment should be acknowledged by applicant and importer’s representative or Custom Broker should be present in the CFS where samples needs to be drawn at the time fixed for sampling.
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Consignment should be readily available in CFS
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6.
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Forwarding Samples to Laboratory for Analysis
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Article should meet labelling requirements and no visible spoilage and infestation should be observed. (basic requirement for the imported goods)
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If non-conforming, article is rejected
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7.
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Food analysis by laboratory
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Sample should be fit for analysis (FSSAI officers to ensure) and meet the specifications
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If not, then article is rejected.
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8.
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Grant of NOC by FSSAI
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Article should be conforming to the FSSAI requirements and IGM details should be duly furnished in application
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If non-conforming, rejection certificate is issued.
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Further, as per PN it is conveyed that the option of advance filing of application for scrutiny is already operational for all applicants including ‘Out of Scope’ articles and applicants can update IGM details at any stage as listed above.
It has been further clarified by FSSAI that Entry inward or IGM details are not required at stage of filing of application to FSSAI or scrutiny or documents inspection or during sampling and analysis. IGM details are required only to generate NOC/NCC certificate after analysis since it is part of NOC certificate format.
Members are requested to take note of this Public Notice and also the facility for expeditious procurement of NOC from FSSAI. Public Notice No. 46 /2018 dated 21/03/2018 is available for download using below link-
http://164.100.155.199/pdf/PN-2018/PN_046.pdf
In case of any specific issue, the same may be brought to the notice of Deputy/Assistant Commissioner in charge of Appraising Main (Import), NS-III (email address: appraisingmain.jnch@gov.in ).
Persistent difficulties, if any, can also be highlighted to us on e-mail id’s- deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in & balani.lic@chemexcil.gov.in.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
( S.G. BHARADI )
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHEMEXCIL
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