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IndiaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

Official title

Draft notification of the veterinary health certificate for regulating the import of raw, salted pickled, limed and dried skins and hides into India

India notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 11 November 2025. The comment period closed on 10 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Raw, salted pickled, limed and dried skins and hides

HS codes
  • 41 · Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
    • 4101 Raw hides and skins of bovine 'incl. buffalo' or equine animals, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or…
    • 4102 Raw skins of sheep or lambs, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or split (excl. those with wool on…
    • 4103 Other raw hides and skins, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or split (excl. those of bovine animals…
Notifying member
India
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 11 November 2025. Check WTO ePing or India for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/IND/340
Keywords
Human health, Animal health, Food safety, Animal diseases

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 10 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 10 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/IND/340; it can take them up with India.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

Format of draft notification of the veterinary health certificate for regulating the import of raw, salted pickled, limed and dried skins and hides into India.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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