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/130065/2025 Instruction No. 31/2025-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 03-11-2025 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. 25/2025-Customs dated 06.08.2025 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 Notification dated 29.10.2025 from File No.1- 1715/FSSAI/Imports/2017(Pt.1) (copy enclosed) . 2. It is stated that, FSSAI has reviewed the Points of entry notified for food imports and vide above notification dated 29.10.2025 has notified Authorized Officers (FSSAI officials and Customs officials) at following one point of Entry in addition to 165 already specified Points of Entry for food import: issued State/UT Port Code INCNN4 Kerala S.No. 1 Port Name Air Cargo Complex Kannur International Airport Authorized Officer "Superintendent/Appraiser/Inspector/Examiner” 3. For the ease of reference, updated list of 166 Points of Entry and notified authorized officers, is attached as Annexure-A. 4. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter. The above instruction No. 25/2025-Customs dated 06.08.2025, 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) 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Port Name Port Code State/UT Authorised Officer PORT Type Annexure A VISAKHAPATNAM INTERNA TIONAL AIRPORT ACC DELHI INVTZ4 INDEL4 Andhra Prad esh Delhi ACC GOA,DABOLIM INGOI4 Goa AHMEDABAD AIR INAMD4 Gujarat FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Airports Airports Airports Airports CARGO COMPLEX BANGALORE AIRPORT ACC MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ACC COCHIN TRIVENDRUM AIR CARGO INBLR4 Karnataka FSSAI Authorised Offi Airports cer INIXE4 Karnataka FSSAI Authorised Offi Airports cer INCOK4 Kerala FSSAI Authorised Offi Airports cer INTRV4 Kerala Superintendent/Apprai Airports ser/Inspect or/Examiner KARIPUR(CALICUT) INCCJ4 Kerala Superintendent/Apprai Airports 10 MAHA AIRPORT DEV CORP INNAG4 Maharashtra NAGPUR(SEZ MIHAN) ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/App raiser/Inspect or/Exa miner Airports 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ACC SAHAR INBOM4 Maharashtra FSSAI Authorised Offi Airports cer ACC JANORI INJNR4 Maharashtra Superintendent/Apprai Airports AIR CARGO, SGRDJI AIRPO RT, AMRITSAR INATQ4 Punjab ACC CHENNAI INMAA4 HYDERABAD AIRPORT ACC KOLKATA INHYD4 INCCU4 ACC MOPA GOA INGOX4 Tamil Nadu Telangana West Bengal Goa ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/App raiser/Inspect or/Exa miner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Airports Airports Airports Airports Airports 18 ICD GUWAHATI (AMIN GAO INAMG6 ASSAM FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ 19 20 21 22 N) ICD PATPARGANJ INPPG6 ICD TUGLAKABAD INTKD6 Delhi Delhi ICD SABARMATI lNSBl6 Gujarat ICD ANKLESHWAR INAKV6 Gujarat cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3O 31 32 33 34 35 S6 ICD VADODARA/BAR ODA INBRC6 Gujarat ICD TUMB INSAJ6 Gujarat ICD MORBI INWDH 6 Gujarat ICD THAR DRY PORT INSAU6 GUJarat ICD GARHIHARSARU INGHR6 Haryana ICD SONIPAT INBDM6 Haryana ICD PATLI INPTL6 Haryana ICD REWARI INREA6 Haryana ICD FARIDABAD INFBD6 Haryana ICD PALWAL, BHAGOLA- JANAULI ICD SAMALKHA, PANIPAT INPWL6 Haryana INDWN 6 Haryana ICD BARHI- SONIPAT INRUG6 Haryana ICD PIYALA INBFR6 Haryana ICD BANGALORE INWFD6 Karnataka 37 ICD PITHAMPUR (INDORE) ININD6 38 39 40 ICD MALANPUR INMPR6 ICD MANDIDEEP INMDD6 ICD DHANNAD INDHA6 Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Superintendent/Apprai ser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner 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 41 ICD MIHAN (CONCOR) INKPK6 Maharashtra Superintendent/Apprai ICD and SEZ ser/Inspect or/Examiner 42 43 44 45 ICD BORKHEDI INBOK6 Maharashtra Superintendent/Apprai ICD and SEZ ser/Inspect or/Examiner TELEGAON INTLG6 Maharashtra Superintendent/Apprai ICD and SEZ ser/lnspect or/Examiner ICD MALIWADA INMWA 6 Maharashtra Superintendent/Apprai ICD and SEZ ser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD MULUND INMUL6 Maharashtra FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ cer 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 ICD JANORI INJNR6 Maharashtra Superintendent/Apprai ICD and SEZ CFS AMBAD INNSK6 Maharash tra ICD LUDHIANA INLDH6 Punjab 49 ICD SAHNEWAL, GRFL INSGF6 Punjab 50 ICD CHOWPAYAL INCPR6 Punjab 51 ICD DHANDARI KALAN, PS INDDL6 Punjab WC 52 ICD THAR DRY PORT, JOD INTHA6 Rajasthan HPUR 53 ICD JODHPUR INBGK6 Rajasthan 54 ICD KATHUWAS ALWAR INCML6 Rajasthan ICD KANKAPURA(JAIP UR) INKKU6 Rajasthan ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspector/Examin er Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner 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 IRUNGATTUKOTT AI ICD CONCOR TONDIAPET INILP6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ cer INTVT6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ ICD TUTICORIN INTUT6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ cer ICD HOSUR INHSU6 Tamil Nadu ICD HYDERABAD INSNF6 Telangana 46 47 48 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer 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 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ICD DADRI INDER6 ICD LONI INLON6 63 CFS STARTRACK DADRI INSTT6 64 65 66 67 ICD PANKI, UP INPNK6 ICD JUHI RAILWAY YARD KANPUR INKNU6 ICD PAKWARA MORADABAD/ME ERUT CGML DADRI INMBD6 INCPL6 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 68 ICD CFS ALBATROSS DADRI INAPL6 69 ICD SANDKHEDA KASHIPU INHPI6 R 70 ICD MODINAGAR (Rori) INMUZ6 71 SEZ PARRY INFRASTRUCT INCOP6 URE COMPANY (P) LTD. 72 SEZ SRI CITY SEZ (MULTI INTAS6 PRODUCT) SEZ RAMKY PHARMA CITY INDIA LTD. SEZ VISAKHAPATNAM SPE CIAL ECONOMIC ZONE SEZ DR. REDDYS LAB LTD. (DEVUNIPALAVAL ASA VILLAGE) SEZ KANDLA INAKR6 INVTZ6 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Prad esh Andhra Prad INVZR6 esh INKDL6 Gujarat SEZ DAHEJ INBHD6 Gujarat SEZ ADANI PORTS AND SP ECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE SEZ KIAOB Mangalore INAJM6 Gujarat INMQK6 Karnataka 80 SEZ MANGALORE SPECIAL INMAQ6 Karnataka ECONOMIC ZONE 81 SEZ COCHIN SPECIAL ECO INCOK6 Kerala NOMIC ZONE 82 SEZ INDORE SPECIAL ECO INIDR6 FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Offi cer ICD and SEZ FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/lnspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ NOMIC ZONE SEZ MIHAN NAGPUR Madhya Pradesh Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspe2 or/Examiner ICD and SEZ INKRM6 Maharashtra Superintendent/Apprai SEZ ser/Inspect or/Examiner SEZ ARSHIYA LTD. INPNV6 Maharashtra FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ cer JNPT SEZ INPJN6 Maharashtra FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ SEZ J. MATADEE CHENNAI FREE TRADE ZONE SEZ PEARL CITY FOOD PO RT SEZ (CCCL INFRASTRU CTURE LIMITED) NDR SEZ INCJJ6 Tamil Nadu cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer ICD and SEZ INTNC6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi cer ICD and SEZ INNPK6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ cer 89 SEZ CCL PRODUCTS (INDIA IINSPC6 Telangana FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ ) LIMITED NOIDA (EPZ/SEZ) 90 91 AN FTWZ LTD, Bulandshahar cer INNDA6 INBUL6 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 83 84 85 86 87 88 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 92 SEZ FALTA EPZ INFLT6 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ 93 ICD Adani Kila- Raipur Ludhia INQRP6 Punjab na HTPL ICD Kilaraipur INQRH6 Punjab 94 95 cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/lnspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ ICD and SEZ SUTARKANDI INSTRB Assam Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 96 HATISAR (DEOSIRI) INHTSB Assam Superintendent/Apprai LCS KARIMGANJ STEAMER GH AT & FERRY STATION INKGJB Assam ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/App raiser/inspect or/Exa miner LCS MANKACHAR INMKCB Assam Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner GOLAKGANJ LCS INGKJB Assam Superintendent/Apprai LCS RAXAUL LAND INRXLB JOGBANI INJBNB Bihar Bihar ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner LCS LCS MOREH INMREB Manipur Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 ZOKHAWTHAR LCS INCHPB Mizoram Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 104 DAWKI LCS INDWKB Meghalay a Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 105 DALU LCS INDLUB Meghalay a Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 106 MAHENDRAGANJ LCS INMGH B Meghalay a Superintendent/Apprai LCS 107 ATTARI ROAD, AMRITSAR INATRB Punjab 108 LCS RAIL CARGO, AMRITS INASR2 Punjab AR 109 AGARTALA INAGTB Tripura 11O LCS MANU INMNU B Tripura 111 KHOWAIGHAT INKWGB Tripura ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 112 SRIMANTAPUR LCS, SONA INSMPB Tripura MURA 113 NEPALGANJ INNGRB 114 NAUTANWA (SONAULI) INSNLB 115 GOURIPHANTA INGAIB BARHNI INBNYB Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ser/lnspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner LCS LCS LCS LCS LCS 116 117 126 127 128 129 BANBASA,CHAMP AWAT/UTTARAKH AND INBSAB Uttarakhand Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 118 PANITANKI INPNTB West Bengal Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 119 120 121 122 PETRAPOLE LAND INPTPB West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Offi LCS cer CHAMURCHI INCHMB West Bengal Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner CHENGRABANDH A RLY.STATION INCBDB West Bengal Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner JAIGAON INJIGB West Bengal Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 123 LCS FULBARI INFBRB West BengaJ Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/Inspect or/Examiner 124 LCS LOKSAN INCRXB West Bengal Superintendent/Apprai LCS ser/lnspect or/Examiner 125 HILI (WEST) INHLIB West Bengal Superintendent/Apprai LCS GHAJADANGA INGJXB West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Offi LCS cer KARIKAL INKRK1 Pondicher ry Superintendent/Apprai Seaports ser/Inspect or/Examiner KRISHNAPATNAM INKRI1 KAKINADA SEA INKAK1 130 VISAKHAPATNAM SEA INVTZ1 131 GANGAVARAM PORT INGGV1 ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 132 MARMAGOA SEA INMRM 1 Goa 133 KANDLA SEA INIXY1 Gujarat 134 HAZIRA PORT, SURAT INHZA1 Gujarat 135 136 MUNDRA SIKKA INMUN 1 INSIK1 GUJarat Gujarat 137 DEHEJ SEA INDAH1 Gujarat 138 PIPAVAB(VICYOR) INPAV1 Gujarat 139 PORBANDAR INPBD1 Gujarat 140 OLD MUNDRA INOMU 1 Gujarat 141 NEW MANGALORE SEA INNML1 Karnataka 142 KARWAR INKRW1 Karnataka 143 CUSTOM HOUSE COCHIN INCOK1 Kerala 144 JAIGAD INJGD1 145 NCH MUMBAI INBOM1 146 JNCH NHAVA SHEVA INNSA1 147 PARADIP SEA INPRT1 Maharash tra Maharash tra Maharash tra Odisha Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspector/Examin er Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/lnspect or/Examiner FSSAI Authorised Offi cer FSSAI Authorised Offi cer Superintendent/Apprai ser/inspect or/Examiner Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports Seaports 148 149 ENNORE SEA INENR1 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi Seaports cer NAGAPATTINAM INNPT1 Tamil Nadu Superintendent/Apprai Seaports ser/Inspect or/Examiner 150 KATTUPALLI PORT INKAT1 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi Seaports cer 151 CUSTOM HOUSE CHENNAI INMAA1 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi Seaports cer 152 CUSTOM HOUSE TUTICORI INTUT1 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi Seaports N cer 153 CUSTOM HOUSE KOLKATA INCCU1 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Offi Seaports cer 154 155 HALDIA PORT INHAL1 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Offi Seaports cer AISL ICD Durgapur INDUR6 West Bengal FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ 401/103/2021-Cus-III I/130065/2025 156 Integrated Chennai Business Park (India 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Ltd.- (ICBPPL)-SEZ INAIP6 Tamil Nadu FSSAI Authorised Offi ICD and SEZ cer cer 157 ICD BALLI INBLO6 Goa 158 LCS BHITAMORE INBTMB Bihar 159 LCS SONBARSA INSNBB Bihar 160 LCS DARRANGA INDRGB Assam Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner ICD and SEZ LCS LCS LCS 161 SEZ-MEPZ SPECIAL ECON INMAA6 Tamil Nadu Shri S. Pandiyaraja, J SEZ OMIC ZONE, CHENNAI oint Director, Southern Region Offic e FSSAI 162 ICD RAIPUR INRAI6 Chhattisgarh Superintendent/Apprai ICD 163 JUBILANT SEZ, VILAYAT GI INBHC6 Gujarat DC, BHARUCH 164 HBS SEZ PANOLI, BHARUC INPAO6 Gujarat H 165 BHUBANESWAR AIR CARG INBBI4 Orissa O 166 Air Cargo Complex Kannur Int INCNN4 Kerala ernational Airport ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner Superintendent/Apprai ser/Inspect or/Examiner SEZ SEZ Airports Airports

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