Import and export of animal and animal products

IMPORT AND EXPORT OF ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

  • India is known for its livestock wealth and ranks high among the nations having bovine population.
  • However, despite having huge livestock population, India stands insignificant in the world trade of livestock products.
  • The recent concerted efforts made by the government in the era of liberalization after opening up of the national economy to the international market have certainly boosted India’s export trade of livestock products to newer heights.
  • The dairy industry of India is already at a take-off stage and the entry of the corporate sector following the liberalized policies of government is bound to complement the efforts of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to usher in a white revolution.
  • The most important achievement of the dairy industry is the near-self sufficiency in milk production.
  • Nonetheless, the possibility of India emerging as a potential exporter of various livestock products will largely depend on India’s own ability to exploit her potential in this sector and generate exportable surplus of these commodities, aside her competitive strength in the world market.

Import Procedure for Livestock Products

  • Livestock products include meat and meat products of different types that comprise fresh, chilled and frozen meat as well as tissue or organs of poultry, pig, sheep and goat.
  • It also consists of egg and egg powder; milk and milk goods; pet foods of animal origin and embryos, ova or semen of cows, sheep and goats.
  • No livestock product may be imported into India without a valid sanitary import permit.

( Rs. million)
Broad Groups
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
Livestock
28
14.7
18.8
13.5
17
36.5
Meat and Edible Meat Offals
-
0.3
2.6
4.3
5.9
3.7
Dairy and Poultry Products and Honey
300.2
424.3
1811.3
535.7
393.1
946.9
Animal Fodder and Feed
413.5
499.4
668.5
818.5
1227.7
12941.37
Leather
5343.1
6142.1
6587.9
8730.6
10330.2
9735.2
Raw Wool and Animal Hair
6127.7
4979.9
4969.4
4686.8
6339.3
8957.3
All Groups (Total)
12212.5
12060.7
14058.5
14789.4
18313.2
32620.97
Source - Directorate General of Statistics&Commercial Intelligence, Calcutta , (DGCIS, Calcutta )

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