Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued Notification No. 29/2025-26 dated 08.09.2025 regarding amendment in Export Policy of Animal By-Products
The Central Government in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 6 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, hereby amends export policy for specific ITC (HS) codes under Chapter 23 of Schedule-II (Export Policy), IT(HS) 2022, with immediate effect, as follows:
1. Policy condition 2 under Chapter 23 of the Schedule II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 is inserted as follows –
Meat, Offal, Guts, Bladders, Stomach, Intestines, Pizzle, Bones, Hom, Hooves, Glands, Hides and other organs (Chapter 02, 05 & 41) used as raw material in the preparation of pet food products (not intended for human consumption) sourced from APEDA registered integrated abattoirs/ Municipal Slaughter house which have been subjected to post-mortem inspection and segregation to ensure the suitability of the raw material for such purpose by the designated veterinary authority of the state where the meat processing plant is located shall issue the certificate on the basis of inspections issued carried out by Veterinarians duly registered under India Veterinary Council Act, 1984 employed by the slaughtering unit and supervised by the designed veterinary authority of the state /UT.
2. Export Policy of the following ITC (HS) Codes are amended accordingly.
| ITC (HS) Codes & Description | Existing Export Policy Condition | Revised Export Policy Condition |
| 23091000 – Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale | Subject to Policy Condition 1 of this Chapter. | Subject to Policy Condition 1 and 2 of this Chapter. |
| 23099010 – Compounded Animal Feed | same as above | same as above |
| 23099020 – Concentrates for compound animal feed | same as above | same as above |
Effect of this Notification: Export policy of certain Animal by-products has been revised in line with specific EU Regulations.
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