Livestock Economics, Marketing and Business Management

PROCEDURE FOR IMPORT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS INTO INDIA

• All live-stock products shall be imported into India subject to the following conditions, namely:
• No live-stock product shall be imported into India without a valid sanitary import permit issued under clause (3).
• All applications for a permit to import consignments by land, air or sea shall be made in either Form A (Application For Permit To Import Live-Stock Products For Personal Consumption) Or Form B(For Trading / Marketing ) whichever is relevant, and sent in triplicate to the Joint Secretary, Trade Division, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India .
  • The sanitary import permit shall be issued for import of livestock products if, after a detailed import risk analysis, the concerned authorities are satisfied that the import of the consignment will not adversely affect the health of the animal and human populations of this country.
  • The import risk analysis shall be conducted by the concerned officers of the Department on the basis of internationally recognised scientific principles of risk analysis and the analysis shall be conducted with reference to the specific product and the disease situation prevailing in the exporting country vis-a-vis the disease situation in India .
  • The issue of permits shall be refused if the results of the import risk analysis show that there is a risk of the specific product bringing in one or more specific diseases, which are not prevalent in the country and which could adversely affect the health and safety of the human and animal populations of this country.
  • The import permit shall lay down the specific conditions that will have to be fulfilled in respect of the consignment, including pre-shipment certifications and quarantine checks.
  • The permit shall also specify the post-import requirements with regard to quarantine inspections, sampling and testing.
  • The import permit issued under this clause shall be valid for a period of six months, but can be extended by the concerned authority for a further period of six months, on request from the importer and for reasons to be recorded in writing.
• All livestock products shall be imported into India through the seaports or airports located at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, where the Animal Quarantine and Certification Services Stations are located.
  •  On arrival at the entry point, the livestock product shall be inspected by the Officer-in-charge of the Animal Quarantine and Certification Services Station or any other veterinary officer duly authorised by the Department Of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, wherever required, in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in the sanitary import permit and with general guidelines issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying from time to time.
  • After inspection and testing, where-ever required, the concerned quarantine or veterinary authority shall accord quarantine clearance for the entry of the livestock product into India or, if required in public interest, order its destruction or its return to the country of origin.
  • Where ever disinfection or any other treatment is considered necessary in respect of any livestock product , the importer shall, on his own or at his cost through an agency approved by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, arrange for disinfection or other treatment of the consignment, under the supervision of a duly authorised quarantine or veterinary officer.
• It shall be the responsibility of the importer.
  • To bring the livestock product to the concerned Animal Quarantine & Certification Services Station, or to the place of inspection, disinfection or treatment or testing as directed by the Quarantine or veterinary officer duly authorized on this behalf;
  • To open, repack and load into or unload from the Animal Quarantine Station and seal the consignment; and
  • To remove them after inspection and treatment or testing, according to the directions of the Quarantine or veterinary officer duly authorized by the Department. 
• The Central Government may, in public interest, relax any of the conditions  specified under this Schedule relating to the permit in relation to the import of any live-stock product .