The Spices Board of India is a flagship regulatory body set up by the Government of India to monitor, develop and promote Indian Spices. The Spices Board works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. The board acts as a link between the Indian Exporter and the Importers abroad.
About Spices Board
Provided below is the description
of the Spices Board as per the Spices Board Act, 1986.
The Central Government
constituted a Board called the Spices Board to carry on the purposes of the Spices
Board Act.
The Board consists of such number of members as prescribed by the Act; however, the number of members should not be more than thirty-two. Furthermore, the board consists of the following members;
- Chairman
- Three members of the parliament.
Two out of which are appointed by the House of the People {Lok Sabha} and one
by the Council of States
- Three members respectively representing
the following Ministries of the Central Governments dealing with;
- Six members representing the
Growers of Spices
- Eleven members representing the Spice
producing States
- Five members, each representing
the;
- Directorate
of Cocoa, Areca Nut {Betel Nut or Supari} and Spices Development, Calicut
- Indian
Institute of Packaging, Bombay
- Central
Food Technological and Research Institute, Mysore
- Regional
Research Laboratory, Trivandrum
- Central
Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargode
- Other designated members
Major functions of the
Spices Board
The following are the significant roles of the Spices Board of India;
- Developing, promoting and regulating the export of spices
- Granting certificate for export of spices and register brokers
- Undertaking programs and projects for the promotion of export of spices
- Assisting and encouraging studies and research for the improvement of process, quality, the technique of packing of spices
- Striving towards stabilizing of prices of spices for export
- Controlling quality of spices for export
- Providing licenses, subject to the prescribed terms and conditions to the manufacturers of spices for export
- Marketing of spices
- Providing warehousing facilities abroad for spices
- Collecting statistics with regard to spices for compilation and publication
- Evolving suitable quality standards and issuing a certificate of quality through “Quality Marking” for spices for export
- Importing spices for sale with taking prior permission from the Central Government
- Advising the Central Government on matters related to the export of spices
Who needs Spice Board
Registration
The following needs to apply for getting the Spice Board Registration;
- Dealers
- Importers
- Exporters
- Auctioneer
- Cardamom
Estate Owners and Dealers
Also, as per Form A1[1], that is the “application for issue of license as dealer”. The dealer applying through the aforesaid application form needs to mention the status or type of their entity in the prescribed form. These are as follows;
- Proprietorship
- Hindu
Joint Family
- Partnership
- Private
Limited Company
- Public
Limited Company
- Public
Sector {Central Government}
- Co-operative
Society
- Public
Sector {State Government}
Additionally, if the type of your entity is
other than the types mentioned above, you are required to specify the type.
Licensing of Cardamom Auctioneer
- Applicants need to submit their applications in prescribed Form A
- Then they need to submit the prescribed fees of Rs. 5000 by Demand Draft in favor of Spices Board. The DD should be drawn on any scheduled bank payable at Ernakulam
- Also, the applicant needs to provide confidential bank certificate in the prescribed format in support of their financial conditions
- A self-certified copy of PAN Card
- Self-certified copy of GST/CST/VAT Certificate
- Passport size photograph of the CEO or Designated officer of your firm
Also, follow the link to know about the documents you would need according to the type of your firm for getting the Cardamom Dealer License. Furthermore, the registered/licensed Cardamom Dealers have to submit their monthly statements in the prescribed form – Form F[2].
Schedule of Spices Board
Act
The schedule of the Spices Board Act contains the names of 52 spices;
- Cardamom
- Pepper
- Chilly
- Ginger
- Turmeric
- Coriander
- Cumin
- Fennel
- Fenugreek
- Celery
- Aniseed
- Bishops
weed
- Caraway
- Dill
- Cinnamon
- Cassia
- Curry
Leaf
- Kokam
- Mint
- Mustard
- Parsley
- Pomegranate
Seed
- Saffron
- Vanilla
- Tejpatta
- Pepper
Long
- Star
Anise
- Sweet
Flag
- Greater
Galanga
- Sweet
Flag
- Horse-Radish
- Caper
- Clove
- Asafetida
- Cambodge
- Hyssop
- Juniper
Berry
- Bay
leaf
- Lovage
- Marjoram
- Nutmeg
- Mace
- Basil
- Poppy
Seed
- All-Spice
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Savory
- Thyme
- Oregano
- Tarragon
- Tamarind
And the Schedule of the Spice
Board Act, 1987 contains the details of the minimum facilities required for
spices and the units processing spice products to qualify for Spice House
Certificate related to;
- Processing
- Cleanliness, sanitary and
hygienic standards
- Warehousing facilities
- Quality assurance
- Packaging and grading
- Certification requirements
Disclaimer
The Spices Board is the apex and sole body working under the Government of India for the development, promotion, and export of good quality of spices to a foreign land. The Spices Board is responsible for issuing the registrations and licenses and the Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices (CRES) under section 11 of the Spice Board Act is one of them.
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