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This report includes technical information and certificate requirements for food and agricultural product exports to the Republic of Korea.

On March 25, 2025, India’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, notified that a Sanitary Import Permit (SIP) is not required for the import of raw fishery products.

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a measure that aims to enhance food safety standards by allowing the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for food packaging, storage and distribution.

Effective September 1, 2024, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) commenced its implementation for the mandatory registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities (FFMF) who import certain categories of foods

On February 20, 2025, India’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, published a memorandum requiring post-import testing of raw hide / skin / furskins for specified diseases.

India’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying published an Office Memorandum L-110110/44/2024 – Trade (E-32147) on December 30, 2024, specifying the Certificate of Analysis (COA) required to be submitted during the application for Sanitary Import Permit (SIP) for importing milk and milk products into India.

On February 13, President Trump and Prime Minister Modi issued a joint statement announcing lower tariffs on bourbon whiskey.

On January 14, 2025, Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) published new import health requirements (IHRs) for pet food, which are effective immediately. With the new IHRs, there is now a pathway to approve U.S. pet food products containing ruminant ingredients, which had been banned since 2003.

On December 31, 2024, Korea issued its flexible tariff Adjustment and Tariff Rate Quota list for certain agricultural, forestry and fishery products for calendar year (CY) 2025.

Comments on India's revised measure on metal contaminants, toxins and residues are due by February 10 as notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

On January 3, India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) announced a new timeline to comply with its food labeling requirements. Effective immediately, FSSAI has marked July 1 of each year as the implementation date for any new or amended labeling regulation.