Health Warning on Tobacco Products – Instructions to Customs and Excise Officers
Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.CBEC has instructed that the officers of Central Excise & Customs should ensure that no tobacco products are cleared from the premises registered with the Central Excise department or imported into India without bearing the specified health warning and other requisites as prescribed in the Rules.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has notified the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008 prescribing the manner in which the specified health warning shall be displayed on the tobacco product packs covering all types of tobacco products, produced, supplied or distributed in India. The Rules have come into effect from 31.05.2009.
All the tobacco products manufactured/ packaged/ imported for sale in India have to bear the specified health warnings as prescribed.
CBEC Circular No. 896 /16/ 2009-CX - Dated 1st September, 2009.