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WTO notification · SPS

IndiaProposed measure, not in force yet

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

Official title

Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 (Fifteenth Amendment) 2025

India notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 July 2026. The comment period closed on 11 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Plants and Plant materials and other regulated articles as per Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003 and its Amendments - Fresh fruits of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) for consumption and Fresh vegetable of Capsicum annuum (Bell Pepper) for Consumption from Belgium

HS codes
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 070960 Fresh or chilled fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 081040 Fresh cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus Vaccinium
Notifying member
India
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Plant protection
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/IND/357
Keywords
Plant health, Territory protection, Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 11 September 2026
Proposed adoption
To be decided.
Proposed entry into force
This shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 September 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/357; it can take them up with India.

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What the notification says

The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifteenth Amendment) Order, 2025 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of fruits of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) and fresh vegetable of Capsicum annuum (Bell Pepper) for consumption from Belgium.

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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