On December 28, 2022, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an order that imported food goods must be accompanied by health certificates. The main contents are:

(1) Publish an indicative list of HS codes for food categories required for mandatory health certification, namely "milk and milk products", "pork and pork products" and "fish and fish products";

(2) Stakeholders are advised to verify the applicability of the above HS codes in accordance with “Milk and milk products and fish products” specified in 2.1 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Standards and Food Additives) Regulations before applying for a health certificate.