APEDA
APEDA or Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It was established in 1986 to promote the export of agricultural and processed food products from India.
An enterprise can be registered either as a merchant exporter or as a manufacturing exporter.
For the export of certain agricultural products, an APEDA certificate is required. APEDA certification is required if you are exporting from India any of the listed agricultural products, including fruits, vegetables, meat, meat products, dairy products, etc. You are not permitted to export any listed agricultural products without one.
The validity of APEDA certificate is 5 years.
If you are thinking to export any food or agriculture product from INDIA, contact us and we will do the documentation work for you.
You must have active IEC before applying.
* Following documents are required with application form:
I. For Merchant exporter :-
1. Self-certified copy of Import-Export code issued by D.G.F.T.
II. For Manufacturer exporter:-
1. Self-certified copy of Import-Export code issued by D.G.F.T.
2. Exporter should furnish a self- attested copy of the registration of the company with the relevant certification agencies for the products given below :-
Product | Certification Agency |
Floriculture and Fruits & Vegetable Seeds: | Department of Horticulture /DIC/SIA/FSSAI |
Herbal & Medicinal Plants | Department of Horticulture /DIC/SIA/FSSAI, certificate issued by any Govt. institution of Ayurveda. |
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables | Department of Horticulture /DIC/SIA/FSSAI |
Groundnut/Pulses/Guargum | FSSAI/ Certificate issued by MSME (Udyam Registration certificate) / NOC issued by Pollution Control Board. |
Processed Fruits & Vegetables/Other Processed Fruits & Vegetables/ Processed Food Products/Dried and Preserved Vegetables/Cereals preparations/ Misc. Preparations/Non-Alcoholic Beverages/Cocoa Products: | FSSAI/ Certificate issued by MSME (Udyam Registration certificate) / NOC issued by Pollution Control Board. |
Dairy/Poultry/Honey/Meat | FSSAI/MSME (Udyam Registration certificate) / NOC issued by Pollution Control Board. |
Cereals and Cereal Products: | FSSAI/MSME (Udyam Registration certificate) / NOC issued by Pollution Control Board. |
Alcoholic Beverages | FSSAI/ Department of Excise Commissioner/ NOC issued by pollution control Board. |
Cashew Kernels/ Cashewnut Shell Liquid/ Karanol Products | FSSAI/MSME (Udyam Registration certificate) / NOC issued by Pollution Control Board. |