Export Inspection Agency
Export Inspection Agency is an entity approved and administered by the Export Inspection Council for the purpose of inspecting the commodities that are meant to be exported, as well as to co-ordinate with the council in its various endeavors. There are plenty of Export Inspection Agencies across the country that can provide various certifications for exporters. This article is a detailed account of the Export Inspection Agency.
Services Provided by Export Inspection Agency
Export Inspection Agencies provide the following services as per the direction of the Council:
- Certification of quality of export commodities by installing quality assurance systems in the exporting units as well as consignment-wise inspection.
- Certification of quality of food products by installing Food Safety Management Systems in the food-processing units as per international standards.
- Issue of various Certificates such as Health, Authenticity and the likes of it to exporters under the different schemes for export products.
- Issue of Certificates of Origin to exporters under various preferential tariff schemes for export commodities.
- Laboratory testing services.
- Training and technical assistance to the industry in the installation of Quality and Safety management systems in accordance with the required standards, laboratory testing, etc.
- Recognition of inspection agencies and laboratories in accordance with the required standards and making use of them for export inspection and testing.