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Ministry of Ayush working on establishing separate HS Code for Indian Systems of Medicine
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Gireesh Babu, New Delhi
July 25 , 2022
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The Union Ministry of Ayush is working on establishing a separate Indian Trade Classification - Harmonised System Code (ITC-HS Code) and creation of new tariff lines under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 for the Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) products and others, as part of promoting Ayush exports.
The Ministry has recently launched Ayushexcil, the export promotion council for Ayush systems of medicines and products as well as Ayush services, with the support of the Department of Commerce.
As part of supporting the export initiatives in the system, the Ministry has said that it is working on the ITC-HS codes which are derived from the international HS classification and usually runs up to eight digits.
Both the Indian foreign trade statistics and customs data are generated using ITC-HS classification. Most of the products of Ayurveda, Homoeopathic, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Unani systems, herbal products and medicinal plants products are not identified under specific HS codes.
The Ministry of Ayush has formed a Task Force on Expanding Trade Classification, Quality Control and Standardisation of Indian Systems of Medicine and Herbal Products and it has submitted a detailed report which recommended the allocation of new HS lines for ISM products, herbal products and medical plants products.
“Accordingly, the Ministry of Ayush started consultation with CBIC and constituted a working group for the creation of New Tariff Lines in the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 for ISM products, herbal products and medical plants products,” said Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ayush in Loksabha.
Ayushexcil, launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 20, 2022 at Global Ayush Innovation and Investment Summit in Gujarat, is aimed to promote the growth of exports of Ayush Products and Ayush Healthcare Services, facilitate capacity building of its members on export procedures, organize B to B meetings organize international events, roadshows, Seminars and workshops on the export of Ayush products, and to safeguard the scientific research in the field of Ayush healthcare.
It is also aimed to set up codes of practices as the general guidance of manufacturers for trade & export and to come up with a uniform classification system for Ayush and herbal products, to develop brand value to the Ayush medicines and healthcare science, to undertake foreign market studies for Ayush and to liaison with other ministries and department including the ministry of commerce, for laying down standards of quality and packing in respect of Ayush medicines and healthcare products.
This would work as a single-window system and a dedicated platform under the Ministry of Ayush/Commerce for the promotion and to boost the export of Ayush products and services, he added.
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