https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328126 Imported proprietary food products must comply with mandatory food safety and labelling requirements before clearance, and post-arrival sticker labelling cannot cure deficiencies in particulars that are essential to safety, traceability and consumer choice, such as ingredients, manufacturer details, batch identification, manufacturing date, shelf life, country of origin and use instructions. Limited rectification in a bonded warehouse is confined to particulars expressly permitted by the regulatory framework, and labels affixed in India without permission from Customs or the warehouse authority do not make the goods compliant. The Delhi HC also directed coordination between Customs and the food safety authority, a protocol for clearance, and an inquiry into the unauthorised affixation of labels, while leaving the request for re-export for consideration in accordance with law. en-us Mon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328126 Imported proprietary food products must comply with mandatory food safety and labelling requirements before clearance, and post-arrival sticker labelling cannot cure deficiencies in particulars that are essential to safety, traceability and consumer choice, such as ingredients, manufacturer details, batch identification, manufacturing date, shelf life, country of origin and use instructions. Limited rectification in a bonded warehouse is confined to particulars expressly permitted by the regulatory framework, and labels affixed in India without permission from Customs or the warehouse authority do not make the goods compliant. The Delhi HC also directed coordination between Customs and the food safety authority, a protocol for clearance, and an inquiry into the unauthorised affixation of labels, while leaving the request for re-export for consideration in accordance with law. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328126