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MARKET · ASIA · INDIA · PLANT QUARANTINE, FSSAI

Selling into 🇮🇳 India

India buys most of West Africa's raw cashew for processing. Every consignment needs an import permit, a plant quarantine check at the port and, for food, FSSAI clearance. Here is everything Passmark tracks for exporters from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria.

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What India asks for your product

Cashew → India
HS 0801.31, 0801.32 · 5 REQUIREMENTS
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Phytosanitary Certificate (NPPO-issued, India PQ Order 2003)
Ghana PPRSD
Required
Fumigation certificate (methyl bromide / approved treatment)
Approved fumigation operator (Ghana)
Required
Certificate of Origin
Ghana National Chamber of Commerce / GEPA
Required
Additional Declaration on the phytosanitary certificate
Ghana PPRSD (per India import permit)
If it applies
Certificate of Analysis, outturn (KOR), moisture, count
Accredited laboratory / cutting test
If it applies
“If it applies” items depend on how you sell, for example as organic or under a preferential tariff.
PLANT QUARANTINE ORDER 2003
PER SHIPMENT
Raw cashew needs an import permit and a phytosanitary certificate with the right additional declarations.

Indian ports hold raw cashew when the phytosanitary certificate and the import permit disagree

Your importer gets the permit. You supply a phytosanitary certificate that names it and records the fumigation. Passmark checks the two match before you ship.

India rules we track

RULEWHAT IT CHECKSPRODUCTSSTATUS
Import permit (PQ Order 2003)Permit issued before shipmentRaw cashew, gingerIn force
Phytosanitary certificatePest-free, fumigation recordedRaw plant productsIn force
FSSAI import clearanceFood safety check at the portKernels, shea butterIn force
FSSAI contaminant limitsAflatoxin and heavy metalsNuts, oilsIn force
FSSAI labelling (2020)Importer label on retail packsPackaged foodIn force
Customs duty on raw cashewBasic duty and leviesRaw cashewIn force

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