https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=8470 Imports of edible/food products must comply with the Food Safety and Standards regime; high-risk consignments require referral to authorised food officers for testing before clearance and perishables follow existing perishable goods guidelines. For other items, samples from the first five consignments per importer are tested; upon conformity Customs may adopt random checks, but a single failure triggers alert status and a return to compulsory checking until five consecutive compliant consignments are obtained. Labeling and declared shelf life requirements must be met, authorised testing laboratories used where officers are unavailable, and RMS/software changes instituted to recognise prior compliant shipment history, with CCR waivers requiring Commissioner approval. en-us Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=8470 Imports of edible/food products must comply with the Food Safety and Standards regime; high-risk consignments require referral to authorised food officers for testing before clearance and perishables follow existing perishable goods guidelines. For other items, samples from the first five consignments per importer are tested; upon conformity Customs may adopt random checks, but a single failure triggers alert status and a return to compulsory checking until five consecutive compliant consignments are obtained. Labeling and declared shelf life requirements must be met, authorised testing laboratories used where officers are unavailable, and RMS/software changes instituted to recognise prior compliant shipment history, with CCR waivers requiring Commissioner approval. Circulars Customs Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=8470