India’s Requirement of Registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities

News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat

This is a follow up to our message dated December 21, 2022, regarding India’s requirement of registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities.

On April 4, 2024, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an Order indicating that imports from foreign food manufacturing facilities of specific categories (see below) that are not yet registered will be allowed into India until August 31, 2024.

After August 31, 2024, the FSSAI authorities will commence enforcement activities, and consequently, imported products from unregistered foreign manufacturing facilities will not be permitted into India.

The following hyperlinks include instructions on how to add, update or remove establishments on India’s registration list of manufacturers food, administered by the FSSAI.

If you are interested in being registered in FSSAI’s list of foreign manufacturing facilities, we encourage you to contact your local CFIA office to initiate the process.

December 22, 2022 – Please note that on October 10, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an order regarding registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities that export specified food products to India. The order will be effective from February 1st, 2023. India subsequently notified this measure to the WTO in notification G/TBT/N/IND/237, below.

This order provides for the mandatory registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities under the following food categories :

  • milk and milk products;
  • meat and meat products, including poultry, fish and their products;
  • egg powder;
  • infant food; and
  • nutraceuticals

Based on this order, Competent Authorities of exporting countries are required to register with FSSAI manufacturers intending to export the above-noted products to India using the format outlined in the order.

Should you have comments regarding this notification, please send them to the Market Access Secretariat at aafc.mas-sam.aac@agr.gc.ca by January 6, 2023.