Export inspection
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The Export Inspection Council (EIC) is India's official export certification authority established by the government to certify the safety and quality of exported products (1). EIC ensures products meet quality and safety standards through certification or inspection and issues certifications like quality, health, origin, and food safety certificates to help exporters meet import requirements (2). EIC also conducts quality control, safety inspections, provides testing facilities, and trains industry on quality and safety management systems to facilitate exports that meet international standards (3).
Export inspection
- 1. Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspection Agency – (EIA/EIC)
- 2. • The Export Inspection Council (EIC) is India’s official export-certification authority, formed to certify the safety and quality of products that are exported from India. • Set up by the government, the Export Inspection Council falls under Section 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963. • An exporter can only sell goods internationally if it can meet the importing country's requirements, both in terms of quality and safety. Export Inspection Council/Agency (EIA/EIC)
- 3. The Role of Export Inspection Council 1. Ensure the quality and safety of products Export Inspection Council assures the quality and safety of the products specified under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act 1963 through either quality assurance or food safety management-based certification or a consignment wise inspection.
- 4. 2. Provide Certifications These are some of the certifications that EIC facilitates, either by itself or through its network of field organizations. • Quality Certification for export goods by installing quality assurance procedures (In-process Quality Control and Self-Certification) in the export units and via consignment-wise examination. • Quality Certification for exportable food items by installing Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) in the food dispensation units, that are on par with international guidelines. • EIC issues various certificates like health and authenticity, to exporters through multiple product export schemes. • Certificates of Origin are issued to exporters through preferential tariff policies for products.
- 5. 3. Quality control and safety inspections Export Inspection Council takes care of quality control, safety inspections and matters related to it, as instructed under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act. Through its initiative or its field organizations, Export Inspection Council also provides services such as, • Laboratory testing facilities for exporters who want to get testing done, either voluntary or as a part of exporting requirements. • Export Inspection Council also gives recognition to Inspection Agencies as per ISO 17020 and Laboratories as per ISO 17025 and utilizes them for export inspection and testing.
- 6. • Export Inspection Council trains and technically assists the industry while installing Quality and Safety Management Systems. • Export Inspection Council and its Export Inspection Agencies are equipped and experienced in the quality management and review of notified goods along with checking according to international criteria or importing countries’ standards, and specifications of importers.