Import of live-stock and products – prohibition – ITC HS Classification amended
Government has amended the Condition 16 of Chapter 1A (General Notes to Import Policy) of the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import items, 2004-09 as under:
16. Import into India of the following live-stock and live-stock products shall be prohibited from all countries, in view of notifiable Avian Influenza (both Highly Pathogenic notifiable Avian Influenza and Low Pathogenic notifiable Avian Influenza):
(a) domestic and wild birds (excluding poultry and captive birds); [It was earlier domestic and wild birds including the captive birds (excluding poultry);]
(b) unprocessed meat and meat products from Avian species including wild birds (except poultry);
(c) semen of domestic and wild birds.
Further, the Central Government also prohibits the import into India from the countries reporting notifiable Avian Influenza (both Highly Pathogenic notifiable Avian Influenza and Low Pathogenic notifiable Avian Influenza), the following live-stock and live-stock products, namely:
(a) Live poultry and captive birds; [It was earlier Live poultry;]
(b) day old chicks, ducks, turkey and other newly hatched Avian species;
(c) meat and meat products from Avian species including wild birds;
(d) hatching eggs;
(e) egg and egg products (except Specific Pathogen Free eggs);
(f) feathers;
(g) live pig and unprocessed pig products; [It was earlier live pig and pig products (except processed pig bristles);]
(h) pathological material and biological products from birds;
(i) product of animal origin (from birds) intended for use in animal feeding or for agricultural or industrial use.
Provided that the prohibition shall not be applicable on the import of pathological material and biological products for diagnostic and research purposes from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation member countries on specific request. [This is an addition]
Provided further that the prohibition shall also not be applicable on the import of processed pet food containing the ingredient of meat and meat products from avian species, pig and product of animal origin (from birds) intended for use in animal feeding.
DGFT Notification No. 45 (RE-2008)/2004-2009, Dated : September 23, 2008