India – Export requirements for fish and seafood

Eligible/ineligible product

Eligible

• Crustaceans
• Eviscerated finfish and their products
• Molluscs

Ineligible

• Products not specified above

Pre-export approvals by the competent authority of the importing country

• In order to export fish and seafood to India, establishments must appear on India's Registration of Foreign Food Manufacturer's list
• This list is administered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Procedure to add, update or remove a processing establishment on the list of Canadian establishments approved for export to India

• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) must recommend the approval of the establishment for listing by FSSAI

  Please contact your local CFIA office to initiate the request in writing and include the following information:

  • unique establishment identifier
  • Safe Food for Canadians licence number
  • full legal name as it appears on the Safe Food for Canadians licence
  • physical site address associated with the unique establishment identifier
  • company contact name and telephone number
  • product details:
    • product name/description
    • scientific name
    • 6 digit harmonized system (HS) code

Note: by submitting a written request to the CFIA for addition of an establishment to an export eligibility list, the licence holder acknowledges that the products intended for export meet the requirements of the importing country. The licence holder consents to the publication of establishment information on the CFIA's and/or the foreign competent authority's public website.

Documentation requirements

Certificate

• For molluscs:

  Aquatic Animal Health and Sanitary Certificate for the Export of Molluscs for Human Consumption from Canada to India (AQAH-1045)

• For eviscerated finfish and their products:

  Aquatic Animal Health and Sanitary Certificate for the Export of Eviscerated Finfish and their Products for Human Consumption from Canada to India (AQAH-1046)

• For crustaceans:

  Aquatic Animal Health and Sanitary Certificate for the Export of Crustaceans for Human Consumption from Canada to India (AQAH-1047)