DGFT Extends Transition Period for
Mandatory i-CAS Halal Certification for Meat Exports to Egypt for Three More
Months
Ø Halal Certificate from Meat
Export only from Nov 2026
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The Directorate General of
Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Notification No. 28/2026-27 to
streamline the implementation of the India Conformity Assessment Scheme
(i-CAS)-Halal for exports of specified meat and meat products to Egypt.
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The notification amends DGFT
Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026.
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The amendment substitutes the
second point under Paragraph 3 of the earlier notification.
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The implementation of mandatory i-CAS-Halal
certification for exports to Egypt will now take effect after nine (09)
months from 09 February 2026, instead of six months.
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The extension is intended to
facilitate:
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System readiness.
o
Onboarding and accreditation of
certification bodies under the i-CAS-Halal framework.
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The transition period has
therefore been extended by an additional three (03) months, increasing
it from six months to nine months.
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The extension aims to enable the
completion of the onboarding and accreditation process of Egyptian Halal
certification bodies.
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All other provisions of
Notification No. 59/2025-26 remain unchanged.
[DGFT Notification No.
28/2026-27 dated 05 August 2026]
Effect of this Notification:
The transition period prescribed for implementation of the mandatory India
Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal for exports of specified Meat and
Meat Products to Egypt is extended by a further period of three (03) months,
i.e., from six (06) months to nine (09) months from the date of Notification
No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, to facilitate completion of the onboarding and
accreditation process of the Egyptian Halal certification bodies.
Subject:
Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3
read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,
1992, read with Para 1.02 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as
amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following
amendment in Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026 for the export of
specified Meat and Meat products in Egypt.
2. The second point under Paragraph 3 of Notification No.
59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026 shall be substituted as under:
For Egypt: Effect after a period of nine (09) months from
the date of Notification No.59/2025-26 dated 09.02.2026, to facilitate system
readiness and onboarding/accreditation of certification bodies under the India
Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal."
3. All other provisions of Notification No. 59/2025-26
dated 09.02.2026 shall remain unchanged.
(Issued from F. No.01/91/171/166/AM21/EC/e-24267)