Authorised Officers under Section 25 read with Section 47 (5) of Food Safety Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Regulation 13 (1) of FSS (Import) Regulation, 2017.

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401/103/2021-Cus-III I/121919/2025 Instruction No.25/2025-Customs F.No.401/103/2021-Cus.III Government of India Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Room No. 229A, North Block, New Delhi Date: 06.08.2025 To All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Preventive)/Customs & Central Taxes All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs /Customs (Preventive). All Pr. Director General/Director Generals under CBIC Subject: - Authorised Officers under Section 25 read with Section 47 (5) of Food Safety Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Regulation 13 (1) of FSS (Import) Regulation, 2017 –reg. Madam/Sir, Reference is invited to Customs Instruction No. 17/2024-Customs dated 05.07.2024 regarding authorized officers under Section 25 read with Section 47(5) of Food Safety Standard Act, 2006 and Regulation 13(1) of FSS (Import) Regulation 2017 and FSSAI Notifications dated 03.05.2024 and 21.06.2024 issued from File No.1- 1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017(Pt.1) (copies enclosed) . 2. It is stated that, FSSAI has reviewed the Points of entry notified for food imports and vide above notifications dated 03.09.2024, 07.11.2024 and 21.07.2025 has notified Authorized Officers (FSSAI officials and Customs officials) at following 6 points of Entry in addition to 159 already specified Points of Entry for food import: Sl. No. 1 2. 3. 4. 5. Port Name Port Code State/UT Authorized Officer LCS DARRANGA SEZ-MEPZ SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE, CHENNAI INDRGB Assam Superintendent/Appraiser/ Inspector/Examiner INMAA6 Tamil Nadu Shri S. Pandiyaraja, Joint Director, Southern Region Office FSSAI ICD RAIPUR INRAI6 Chhattisgarh Superintendent/Appraiser/ Inspector/Examiner JUBILANT SEZ, VILAYAT GIDC, BHARUCH HBS SEZ INBHC6 Gujarat Superintendent/Appraiser/ Inspector/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/ 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/121919/2025 PANOLI, BHARUCH INPAO6 Gujarat Inspector/Examiner 6. BHUBANESWAR AIR CARGO INBBI4 Orissa Superintendent/Appraiser/ Inspector/Examiner 3. For the ease of reference, Updated list of 165 Points of Entry and notified authorized officers, is attached in Annexure-A. 4. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter. The above-mentioned Instruction No. 17/2024- Customs dated 05.07.2024, is modified to that extent. 5. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board. Hindi version follows. Encls: as above Yours faithfully, (Neeraj Goyal) OSD (Cus-III) Port Name Port Code State/UT Authorised Officer PORT Type Annexure A VISAKHAPATNAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ACC DELHI ACC GOA,DABOLIM AHMEDABAD AIR CARGO COMPLEX BANGALORE AIRPORT ACC MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ACC COCHIN TRIVENDRUM AIR CARGO INVTZ4 INDEL4 INGOI4 Andhra Pradesh Delhi Goa FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner INAMD4 Gujarat FSSAI Authorised Officer INBLR4 Karnataka FSSAI Authorised Officer INIXE4 Karnataka FSSAI Authorised Officer INCOK4 Kerala INTRV4 Kerala FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner KARIPUR(CALICUT) INCCJ4 Kerala MAHA AIRPORT DEV CORP NAGPUR(SEZ MIHAN) INNAG4 Maharash tra Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ACC SAHAR INBOM4 ACC JANORI INJNR4 Maharash tra Maharash tra AIR CARGO, SGRDJI AIRPORT, AMRITSAR INATQ4 Punjab ACC CHENNAI INMAA4 HYDERABAD AIRPORT INHYD4 ACC KOLKATA INCCU4 Tamil Nadu Telangan a West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer ACC MOPA GOA INGOX4 Goa Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD GUWAHATI (AMIN GAON) INAMG6 ASSAM FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD PATPARGANJ ICD TUGLAKABAD ICD SABARMATI INPPG6 INTKD6 lNSBl6 Delhi Delhi Gujarat ICD ANKLESHWAR INAKV6 Gujarat ICD VADODARA/BAR ODA INBRC6 Gujarat ICD TUMB INSAJ6 Gujarat ICD MORBI INWDH 6 Gujarat ICD THAR DRY PORT ICD GARHIHARSARU ICD SONIPAT ICD PATLI INSAU6 INGHR6 INBDM6 INPTL6 GUJarat Haryana Haryana Haryana FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3O 31 32 33 34 35 S6 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 INREA6 INFBD6 Haryana Haryana FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer INPWL6 Haryana FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD REWARI ICD FARIDABAD ICD PALWAL, BHAGOLA- JANAULI ICD SAMALKHA, PANIPAT ICD BARHI- SONIPAT ICD PIYALA ICD BANGALORE INDWN 6 INRUG6 INBFR6 INWFD6 ICD PITHAMPUR (INDORE) ININD6 ICD MALANPUR INMPR6 ICD MANDIDEEP INMDD6 ICD DHANNAD INDHA6 ICD MIHAN (CONCOR) INKPK6 ICD BORKHEDI INBOK6 TELEGAON INTLG6 ICD MALIWADA INMWA 6 ICD MULUND INMUL6 ICD JANORI CFS AMBAD INJNR6 INNSK6 Haryana Haryana Haryana Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra ICD LUDHIANA INLDH6 Punjab ICD SAHNEWAL, GRFL INSGF6 Punjab ICD CHOWPAYAL INCPR6 Punjab 51 ICD DHANDARI KALAN, PSWC INDDL6 Punjab 52 ICD THAR DRY PORT, JODHPUR INTHA6 Rajasthan ICD JODHPUR INBGK6 Rajasthan ICD KATHUWAS ALWAR INCML6 Rajasthan INKKU6 Rajasthan FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD KANKAPURA(JAIP UR) ICD IRUNGATTUKOTT AI ICD CONCOR TONDIAPET ICD TUTICORIN ICD HOSUR ICD HYDERABAD ICD DADRI INILP6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Officer INTVT6 INTUT6 INHSU6 INSNF6 INDER6 Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Telangan a Uttar P,radesh FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 ICD LONI INLON6 CFS STARTRACK DADRI INSTT6 ICD PANKI, UP INPNK6 ICD JUHI RAILWAY YARD KANPUR ICD PAKWARA MORADABAD/ME ERUT CGML DADRI ICD CFS ALBATROSS DADRI INKNU6 INMBD6 INCPL6 INAPL6 ICD SANDKHEDA KASHIPUR INHPI6 ICD MODINAGAR (Rori) SEZ PARRY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY (P) LTD. SEZ SRI CITY SEZ (MULTI PRODUCT) SEZ RAMKY PHARMA CITY INDIA LTD. SEZ VISAKHAPATNAM SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE SEZ DR. REDDYS LAB LTD. (DEVUNIPALAVAL ASA VILLAGE) SEZ KANDLA INMUZ6 INCOP6 INTAS6 INAKR6 INVTZ6 INVZR6 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh INKDL6 Gujarat SEZ DAHEJ INBHD6 Gujarat FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ SEZ ADANI PORTS AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE SEZ KIAOB Mangalore SEZ MANGALORE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE SEZ COCHIN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE SEZ INDORE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE INAJM6 Gujarat FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ INMQK6 Karnataka FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ INMAQ6 Karnataka FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ INCOK6 Kerala FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ INIDR6 SEZ MIHAN NAGPUR INKRM6 SEZ ARSHIYA LTD. INPNV6 JNPT SEZ INPJN6 Madhya Pradesh Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspe2 or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ SEZ J. MATADEE CHENNAI FREE TRADE ZONE INCJJ6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ SEZ PEARL CITY FOOD PORT SEZ (CCCL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED) NDR SEZ SEZ CCL PRODUCTS (INDIA) LIMITED INTNC6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ INNPK6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Officer IINSPC6 Telangana FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ NOIDA (EPZ/SEZ) INNDA6 AN FTWZ LTD, Bulandshahar INBUL6 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ SEZ FALTA EPZ INFLT6 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 93 ICD Adani Kila- Raipur Ludhiana INQRP6 Punjab HTPL ICD Kilaraipur INQRH6 Punjab SUTARKANDI INSTRB Assam HATISAR (DEOSIRI) INHTSB Assam Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner KARIMGANJ STEAMER GHAT & FERRY STATION INKGJB Assam Superintendent/Appraiser/inspect or/Examiner MANKACHAR INMKCB Assam GOLAKGANJ LCS INGKJB Assam RAXAUL LAND JOGBANI INRXLB INJBNB Bihar Bihar MOREH INMREB Manipur ZOKHAWTHAR LCS INCHPB Mizoram DAWKI LCS INDWKB Meghalay a DALU LCS INDLUB Meghalay a MAHENDRAGANJ LCS INMGH B Meghalay a 107 ATTARI ROAD, AMRITSAR INATRB Punjab 108 LCS RAIL CARGO, AMRITSAR INASR2 Punjab 109 11O 111 AGARTALA INAGTB Tripura LCS MANU INMNU B Tripura KHOWAIGHAT INKWGB Tripura 112 SRIMANTAPUR LCS, SONAMURA INSMPB Tripura 113 NEPALGANJ INNGRB Uttar Pradesh Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS 114 NAUTANWA (SONAULI) INSNLB GOURIPHANTA INGAIB BARHNI INBNYB BANBASA,CHAMP AWAT/UTTARAKH AND INBSAB Uttarakha nd PANITANKI INPNTB West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner PETRAPOLE LAND INPTPB West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Officer CHAMURCHI INCHMB West Bengal CHENGRABANDH A RLY.STATION INCBDB West Bengal JAIGAON INJIGB West Bengal LCS FULBARI INFBRB West BengaJ LCS LOKSAN INCRXB West Bengal HILI (WEST) INHLIB West Bengal Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner GHAJADANGA INGJXB West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Officer KARIKAL INKRK1 Pondicher ry KRISHNAPATNAM INKRI1 KAKINADA SEA INKAK1 VISAKHAPATNAM SEA INVTZ1 GANGAVARAM PORT INGGV1 Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh MARMAGOA SEA INMRM 1 Goa KANDLA SEA INIXY1 Gujarat HAZIRA PORT, SURAT INHZA1 Gujarat MUNDRA SIKKA INMUN 1 INSIK1 GUJarat Gujarat DEHEJ SEA INDAH1 Gujarat PIPAVAB(VICYOR) INPAV1 Gujarat PORBANDAR INPBD1 Gujarat OLD MUNDRA NEW MANGALORE SEA INOMU 1 INNML1 Gujarat Karnataka KARWAR INKRW1 Karnataka CUSTOM HOUSE COCHIN INCOK1 Kerala Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 JAIGAD INJGD1 NCH MUMBAI INBOM1 JNCH NHAVA SHEVA INNSA1 Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra PARADIP SEA INPRT1 Odisha ENNORE SEA INENR1 Tamil Nadu NAGAPATTINAM INNPT1 Tamil Nadu KATTUPALLI PORT CUSTOM HOUSE CHENNAI CUSTOM HOUSE TUTICORIN INKAT1 INMAA1 INTUT1 Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Superintendent/Appraiser/lnspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer FSSAI Authorised Officer CUSTOM HOUSE KOLKATA INCCU1 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Officer HALDIA PORT INHAL1 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Officer Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports AISL ICD Durgapur INDUR6 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ Integrated Chennai Business Park (India) Pvt. Ltd.- (ICBPPL)-SEZ INAIP6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Officer ICD and SEZ ICD BALLI INBLO6 Goa LCS BHITAMORE INBTMB Bihar LCS SONBARSA INSNBB Bihar LCS DARRANGA INDRGB Assam SEZ-MEPZ SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE, CHENNAI INMAA6 Tamil Nadu ICD RAIPUR INRAI6 Chhattisgarh JUBILANT SEZ, VILAYAT GIDC, BHARUCH INBHC6 Gujarat 164 HBS SEZ PANOLI, BHARUCH INPAO6 Gujarat 165 BHUBANESWAR AIR CARGO INBBI4 Orissa Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Shri S. Pandiyaraja, Joint Director, Southern Region Office FSSAI Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ LCS LCS LCS SEZ ICD SEZ SEZ Airports

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