¹[CHAPTER 02
MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL

Main Notes

1 Beef includes meat and edible offal of cows, oxens and calf

2 Offal includes heart, liver, tongue, kidneys and other organs

3 The export of chilled and frozen meat shall be allowed subject to the provision specified to the gazette notification on raw meat (chilled and frozen) under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963. Offals of buffalo too are subject to the same conditions of quality control and inspection. Laboratories duly recognized by APEDA , as well as in- house laboratories attached under the abattoirs cum meat processing plant registered with APEDA and Agency approved labs, may also be used to conduct the necessary tests for confirmation of quality under the supervision of the designated veterinary authority of the State. On the basis of these test and inspections carried out by Veterinarians, duly registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984, employed by the exporting unit and supervised by the designated veterinary authority of the state, the veterinary Health Certificate may be issued by the designated authorities of the state.

4 Export of canned meat products shall be subject to pre shipment inspection either by the State Directorate of Animal Husbandry or Export Inspection Agency or Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Government of India or Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in accordance with either the standards prevalent in the exporting country or standards prescribed under the Meat Food Products Order, 1973 under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 or orders made there under

5 Exports of gonads and other reproductive organs of buffaloes and the germplasm of cattle and buffaloes in heading 0511 require an export licence.

6 Export of meat and meat products will be allowed subject to the exporter furnishing a declaration, attached with copies of valid APEDA Plant Registration Certificate(s) to the customs at the time of export that the above items have been obtained / sourced from an APEDA registered integrated abattoir or from APEDA registered meat processing plant which sources raw materials exclusively from APEDA registered integrated abattoir/abattoir.

7 On the cartons for export of meat, the following details shall compulsorily be mentioned:-
(i) Name of the Product.
(ii) Country of Origin
(iii) APEDA Plant Registration No.
(iv) Name of the exporter

8 The designated veterinary authority of the State where meat processing unit is located, may issue the certificate on the basis of the inspections carried out by Veterinarians duly registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984 employed by the exporting unit and supervised by the designated veterinary authority of the State. The Inspection Fee prescribed under the Export of Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) (Quality control and Inspection) Rules, 1992 shall continue to be paid by the exporting unit to the Agency as currently applicable.

Policy Conditions

1 Exports of All wild animals, animal articles including their products and derivatives excluding those for which ownership certificates have been granted and also those required for transactions for education, scientific research and management under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 including their parts and products are Prohibited and not permitted to be exported
 

Chapter Number	ITC-HS Codes	Description	Dashes	Export Policy	Policy Condition	Notification No	Notification Date
2	02	Meat And Edible Meat Offal.
2	0201	Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled.
2	02011000	Carcasses and half-carcasses	-	Prohibited
2	02012000	Other cuts with bone in	-	Prohibited
2	02013000	Boneless	-	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. However, export of Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen is free subject to the following condition. 1. Export allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	0202	Meat of bovine animals, frozen.	-
2	02021000	Carcasses and half-carcasses	-	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
2	02022000	Other cuts with bone in	-	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
2	02023000	Boneless	-	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. However, export of Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen is free subject to the following condition. 1. Export allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	0203	Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen	-
2	02031100	Fresh or chilled :  -- Carcasses and half-carcasses	-	Free
2	02031200	Fresh or chilled : -- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in	-	Free
2	02031900	Fresh or chilled : -- Other	-	Free
2	02032100	Frozen : -- Carcasses and half-carcasses	-	Free
2	02032200	Frozen : -- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in	-	Free
2	02032900	Frozen : -- Other	-	Free
2	0204	Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen.	-
2	02041000	Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled	-	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02042100	Carcasses and half-carcasses	--	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02042200	Other cuts with bone in	--	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02042300	Boneless	--	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02043000	Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen	-	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02044100	Other meat of sheep, frozen : -- Carcasses and half-carcasses	-	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02044200	Other meat of sheep, frozen : -- Other cuts with bone in	-	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02044300	Other meat of sheep, frozen : -- Boneless	-	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02045000	Meat of goats	-	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02050000	Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen		Free
2	0206	Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
2	02061000	Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled	-	Prohibited	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf is not permitted to be exported. However, exports of offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs is free subject to following condition: - 1.Export allowed on Production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02062100	Of bovine animals, frozen : -- Tongues	-	Prohibited	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf is not permitted to be exported. However, exports of offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs is free subject to following condition: - 1.Export allowed on Production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02062200	Of bovine animals, frozen : -- Livers	-	Prohibited	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf is not permitted to be exported. However, exports of offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs is free subject to following condition: - 1.Export allowed on Production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02062900	Of bovine animals, frozen : -- Other	-	Prohibited	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf is not permitted to be exported. However, exports of offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs is free subject to following condition: - 1.Export allowed on Production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02063000	Of swine, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02064100	Of swine, frozen : -- Livers	-	Free
2	02064900	Of swine, frozen : -- Other	-	Free
2	020680	Other, fresh or chilled	-
2	02068010	Of sheep or goats	---	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02068090	Other	---	Free
2	020690	Other, frozen	-
2	02069010	Of sheep or goats	---	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02069090	Other		Free
2	0207	Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen.	---
2	02071100	Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus : -- Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02071200	Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus : -- Not cut in pieces, frozen	-	Free
2	02071300	Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus : -- Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02071400	Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus : -- Cuts and offal, frozen	-	Free
2	02072400	Of turkeys : --Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02072500	Of turkeys : --Not cut in pieces, frozen	-	Free
2	02072600	Of turkeys : --Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02072700	Of turkeys : --Cuts and offal, frozen	-	Free
2	02074100	Of ducks : --Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02074200	Of ducks : --Not cut in pieces, frozen	-	Free
2	02074300	Of ducks : --Fatty livers, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02074400	Of ducks : --Other, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02074500	Of ducks : --Other, frozen	-	Free
2	02075100	Of geese : -- Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02075200	Of geese : -- Not cut in pieces, frozen	-	Free
2	02075300	Of geese : -- Fatty livers, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02075400	Of geese : -- Other, fresh or chilled	-	Free
2	02075500	Of geese : -- Other, frozen	-	Free
2	02076000	Of guinea fowls	-	Free
2	0208	Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen.
2	02081000	Of rabbits or hares	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02083000	Of primates	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02084000	Of whales, dolphines and porpoises (mammals of the order cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the sub-order Pinnipedia)	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02085000	Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles)	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02086000	Of camels and other camelids (Camelidae)	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	020890	Other	-
2	02089010	Of wild animals	---	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
	02089090	Other	---	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	0209	PIG FAT, FREE OF LEAN MEAT AND POUTRY FAT, NOT RENDERED OR OTHERWISE EXTRACTED, FRESH, CHILLED, FROZEN, SALTED, IN BRINE, DRIED OR SMOKED
2	02091000	Of pigs	-	Free
2	02099000	Other	-	Free
2	0210	MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL, SALTED, IN BRINE, DRIED OR SMOKED; EDIBLE FLOURS AND MEALS OF MEAT OR MEAT OFFA
2	02101100	Meat of swine : -- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02101200	Meat of swine : -- Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02101900	Meat of swine : -- Other	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
	02102000	Meat of bovine animals	-	Prohibited	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf is Prohibited and not permitted to be exported. However, exports of offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs is free subject to following condition: - 1.Export allowed on Production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
2	02109100	Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal :  -- Of primates	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02109200	Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal:-- Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the sub-order Pinnipedia)"	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02109300	Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal : -- Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles)	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter
2	02109900	Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal : -- Other	-	Free	Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter

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^[helldodold[CHAPTER 2
MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL

NOTE: 1

Beef includes meat and edible offal of cows, oxens and calf

NOTE: 2

Offal includes heart, liver, tongue, kidneys and other organs.

NOTE: 3

The export of chilled and frozen meat shall be allowed subject to the provision specified to the gazette notification on raw meat (chilled and frozen) under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963. Offals of buffalo too are subject to the same conditions of quality control and inspection. Laboratories duly recognized by APEDA , as well as in-house laboratories attached under the abattoirs cum meat processing plant registered with APEDA and Agency approved labs, may also be used to conduct the necessary tests for confirmation of quality under the supervision of the designated veterinary authority of the State. On the basis of these test and inspections carried out by Veterinarians, duly registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984, employed by the exporting unit and supervised by the designated veterinary authority of the state, the veterinary Health Certificate may be issued by the designated authorities of the state.

NOTE: 4

Export of canned meat products shall be subject to pre shipment inspection either by the State Directorate of Animal Husbandry or Export Inspection Agency or Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Government of India or Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in accordance with either the standards prevalent in the exporting country or standards prescribed under the Meat Food Products Order, 1973 under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 or orders made there under.

NOTE: 5

Exports of gonads and other reproductive organs of buffaloes and the germplasm of cattle and buffaloes in heading 0511 require an export licence.

NOTE: 6

Export of meat and meat products will be allowed subject to the exporter furnishing a declaration, attached with copies of valid APEDA Plant Registration Certificate(s) to the customs at the time of export that the above items have been obtained / sourced from an APEDA registered integrated abattoir or from APEDA registered meat processing plant which sources raw materials exclusively from APEDA registered integrated abattoir/abattoir.

NOTE: 7

On the cartons for export of meat, the following details shall compulsorily be mentioned:-
(i) Name of the Product.
(ii) Country of Origin
(iii) APEDA Plant Registration No.
(iv) Name of the exporter.

NOTE: 8

The designated veterinary authority of the State where meat processing unit is located, may issue the certificate on the basis of the inspections carried out by Veterinarians duly registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984 employed by the exporting unit and supervised by the designated veterinary authority of the State. The Inspection Fee prescribed under the Export of Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) (Quality control and Inspection) Rules, 1992 shall continue to be paid by the exporting unit to the Agency as currently applicable.

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1 Substituted vide :-  Notification No. 60/2023 Dated 13.02.2024