Health Checks on Imported Livestock


The Live-stock Importation Act, 1898 empowers the Government to make better provision for the regulation of the importation of live-stock which is liable to be affected by infectious or contagious disorders. In exercise of the power conferred by Section 3 of the Live-stock Importation Act, 1898 (9 of the 1898), all live animals are presently allowed only through the seaports or airports located at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad (for pet dog, pet cat and Grand Parent Stock of Poultry only) and Bengaluru (for pet dog, pet cat and Grand Parent Stock of Poultry only). Any other port of entry may also be notified by the Central Government from time to time. The import of live animals is subject to the fulfillment of a valid and authenticated Veterinary Certificate issued by the official veterinarian of the exporting country or country of origin as per Indian health protocol. All the importers, before embarkment shall intimate the Quarantine Officer or Regional Officer, Animal Quarantine and Certification Station and will seek permission seven days in advance (relaxable up to three days in pressing circumstances) prior to actual shipment so that proper arrangement could be made in the quarantine premises wherever applicable. The importer has to submit the copies of all documents including valid licence issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade, authenticated Veterinary Certificate issued by the official veterinarian of the exporting country for getting permission from Animal Quarantine Officer or Regional Officer of the respective port of entry.

The imported animals shall be subjected to post import quarantine for a specified period as indicated in the health certificate applicable for import of a particular animal at a given time. The live animals, during the quarantine period, shall be liable to undergo diagnostic tests for the diseases as stipulated in the post import guidelines in the animal health protocol issued by the Government of India or as deemed necessary by the Government of India for protection of human and animal health under the supervision of Animal Quarantine Officer at the cost of importer/owner.

If the Regional Officer or Quarantine officer, during the quarantine of such animal(s), finds that the animal(s) imported contains any exotic or other infectious diseases even though present in the country, then the Regional Officer or Quarantine Officer may, by giving a notice to the importer through a verifiable means, to deport or re-export the animal(s) to the country of origin within fifteen days or within such period as further may be allowed. Where the importer fails to take action as directed by Regional Officer or Quarantine Officer such animal(s) within such time as may be allowed for the purpose, the Regional Officer or Quarantine officer may destroy the animal(s) at the cost of importer or owner.

As per available data, the country-wise details of the livestock imported during the last three years are appended as Annexure-I, II and III.

 

Country-wise details of livestock imported during 2018-2019

 

Sr.

No.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab animal (includ ing mice, rat guinea pig,

rabbit)

Birds (includ e parrots

,

macaw etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (include day old & GP chick)

Pig

Others

Total

1

Afghanistan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

Algeria

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

Argentina

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

3

4

Armenia

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

5

Australia

15

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

17

6

Austria

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

7

Azerbaijan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

8

Bahrain

16

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

9

Bangladesh

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

10

Belgium

2

0

0

0

0

110

2670

0

0

2782

11

Bhutan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

12

Botswana

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

13

Brazil

4

0

0

0

96

 

7130

0

0

7230

14

Brunei

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

15

Cameroon

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

16

Canada

66

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

80

17

Cayman

Islands

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

18

Chile

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

19

China

16

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

20

Colombia

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

21

Cambodia

3

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

22

Cyprus

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

23

Czech

republic

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

24

Denmark

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

16

25

Egypt

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

26

Ethiopia

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

27

Finland

2

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

28

France

24

15

125

0

0

9

106683

0

0

106856

29

Fizy

0

0

0

0

800

0

0

0

0

800

30

Georgia

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

31

Germany

26

8

0

0

6

0

4316

0

5

4361

 

Sr.

No.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab animal (includ ing mice, rat guinea pig,

rabbit)

Birds (includ e parrots

,

macaw etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (include day old & GP chick)

Pig

Others

Total

32

Ghana

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

33

Hong Kong

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

34

Hungary

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

35

Indonesia

6

0

0

0

577270

3

0

0

0

577279

36

Iran

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

37

Iraq

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

38

Ireland

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

39

Israel

5

1

746

0

0

0

0

0

4

756

40

Italy

16

4

14

0

0

0

0

0

 

34

41

Japan

11

11

1

0

1122

0

0

0

0

1145

42

Jordan

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

43

Kazakhstan

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

44

Kenya

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

45

Kuwait

28

6

0

33

0

0

0

0

0

67

46

Liberia

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

47

Lisbon

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

48

Lagos

0

0

0

0

2850

0

0

0

0

2850

49

Luxemburg

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

50

Mangolia

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

51

Madagascar

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

52

Malaysia

15

4

0

0

181717

0

0

0

0

181736

53

Mauritius

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

54

Mexico

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

73740

73741

55

Morocco

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

56

Maldives

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

57

Namibia

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

58

Nepal

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

59

Netherlands

8

2

16586

0

0

9

0

0

0

16605

60

New Zealand

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

61

Nigeria

11

2

0

0

5000

0

0

0

0

5013

62

Oman

22

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

38

63

Panama

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

64

Peru

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

65

Philippines

15

4

0

0

5737

0

0

0

0

5756

66

Poland

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

 

Sr.

No.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab animal (includ ing mice, rat guinea pig,

rabbit)

Birds (includ e parrots

,

macaw etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (include day old & GP chick)

Pig

Others

Total

67

Qatar

17

18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

68

Rwanda

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

69

Romania

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

70

Russia

34

53

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

87

71

Saudi Arabia

10

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

55

72

Singapore

10

3

0

0

300343

0

0

0

7840

308196

73

South Africa

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

74

South Korea

12

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

75

Spain

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

76

Sri Lanka

6

0

0

0

30505

0

0

0

0

30511

77

Sudan

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

78

Sweden

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

79

Switzerland

4

0

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

80

Taiwan

0

0

716

0

49115

0

0

0

0

49831

81

Tanzania

1

1

0

0

7200

0

0

0

0

7202

82

Thailand

65

4

0

0

1675618

1

0

0

35

1675723

83

Turkey

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

84

UAE

121

84

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

206

85

Uganda

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

86

UK

49

16

363

0

0

103

0

0

0

531

87

Ukraine

34

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

88

USA

312

84

29531

2

0

10

0

0

313011

342950

89

Uzbekistan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

90

Vietnam

5

0

200

0

1093

0

0

0

0

1298

91

Zambia

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

Annexure-II

 

Country-wise details of livestock imported during 2019-2020

 

Sr.

No.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab animal (includi ng mice, rat guinea pig,

rabbit)

Birds (includ e parrot s, macaw etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (include day old & GP chick)

Pig

Others

Total

1

Angola

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

Argentina

2

1

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

9

3

Armenia

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

4

Australia

11

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

900

919

5

Austria

4

 

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

6

Bahrain

11

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

7

Bangladesh

 

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

8

Belgium

6

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

9

Belize

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

10

Bhutan

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

11

Botswana

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

12

Brazil

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

13

Bulgaria

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

14

Canada

96

3

0

0

0

0

5776

0

0

5875

15

China

28

11

26

0

90444

0

0

0

8

90517

16

Colombia

3

0

0

0

12300

0

0

0

 

12303

17

Cambodia

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

18

Cyprus

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

 

19

Czech

republic

1

0

0

8

0

3

0

0

6

18

20

Congo

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

21

Denmark

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

22

Egypt

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

23

Ethiopia

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

24

Estonia

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

25

Finland

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

26

France

30

13

0

0

0

6

6760

0

0

6809

27

Georgia

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

28

Germany

43

9

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

64

29

Ghana

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

30

Grenada

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

31

Guyana

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

32

Hong Kong

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

33

Hungary

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

34

Indonesia

6

3

0

0

726783

0

0

0

0

726792

 

Sr.

No.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab animal (includi ng mice, rat guinea

pig, rabbit)

Birds (includ e parrot s, macaw etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (include day old & GP chick)

Pig

Others

Total

35

Iran

6

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

36

Ireland

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

37

Israel

0

0

0

0

6107

0

0

0

0

6107

38

Italy

10

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

39

Ivory Coast

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

40

Japan

18

5

50

0

1187

0

0

0

0

1260

41

Kazakhstan

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

42

Kenya

10

1

0

0

602

0

0

0

0

613

43

Kuwait

17

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

21

44

Kyrgyzstan

12

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

45

Latvia

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

46

Lebanon

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

47

Lithuania

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

48

Malaysia

18

6

706

0

236002

0

0

0

15

236747

49

Mauritius

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

50

Mexico

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

160600

160605

51

Morocco

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

52

Maldives

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

53

Moldova

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

54

Myanmar

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

55

Malta

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

56

Mozambique

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

57

Namibia

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

58

Nepal

1

1

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

2

59

Netherlands

5

3

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

50

 

60

New

Zealand

4

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

61

Nigeria

18

3

0

0

16760

0

0

0

0

16781

62

Norway

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

63

Oman

37

17

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

54

64

Panama

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

65

Peru

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

66

Philippines

11

10

0

0

4735

0

0

0

0

4756

67

Poland

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

68

Portugal

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

69

Qatar

26

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

70

Rwanda

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

71

Romania

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

 

Sr.

No.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab animal (includi ng mice, rat guinea

pig, rabbit)

Birds (includ e parrot s, macaw etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (include day old & GP chick)

Pig

Others

Total

72

Russia

69

65

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

137

73

Saudi Arabia

8

22

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

74

Serbia

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

75

Singapore

30

10

375

0

351679

0

0

0

4

352098

76

South Africa

16

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

43

63

77

South Korea

19

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

78

Spain

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

79

Sri Lanka

3

2

0

0

73450

0

0

0

0

73455

80

Sweden

9

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

81

Switzerland

8

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

82

Taiwan

0

0

0

0

27134930

0

0

0

0

27134930

83

Tanzania

3

1

0

0

1900

0

0

0

0

1904

84

Thailand

22

0

0

0

1870619

0

0

0

34

1870675

85

Turkey

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

3

86

UAE

153

65

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

219

87

Uganda

0

1

0

0

1740

0

0

0

0

1741

88

UK

25

20

5

0

0

98

1540

262

0

1950

89

Ukraine

17

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

90

USA

359

89

2605

0

0

0

21822

0

238621

263496

91

Vietnam

5

 

250

0

17560

0

0

0

0

17815

 

Annexure-III

Country-wise details of livestock imported during 2020-2021

 

Sr. No

.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab anim al (inclu ding mice, rat guine a pig,

rabbi t)

Birds (inclu de parro ts, maca w etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (includ e day old & GP

chick)

Pig

Others

Total

 

1

Afghanista

n

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

Angola

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

Argentina

4

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

10

4

Australia

46

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

5

Azerbaijan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

6

Bahrain

20

7

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

28

 

7

Banglades

h

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

8

Belgium

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

9

Bhutan

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

10

Brazil

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

11

Canada

57

18

0

0

0

0

1320

0

0

1395

12

Chile

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

13

China

5

4

0

0

120

0

0

0

0

129

14

Colombia

0

0

0

0

7000

0

0

0

0

7000

15

Cyprus

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 

16

Czech

republic

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

17

Congo

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 

18

 

Denmark

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

19

2

0

196

19

Ethiopia

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

20

Estonia

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

21

Finland

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

22

France

17

19

145

0

0

2

30263

0

0

30446

23

Georgia

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

24

Germany

16

0

0

0

0

26

0

0

228

270

25

Ghana

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

 

26

Hong

Kong

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

27

Hungary

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

28

Indonesia

6

4

0

0

397283

0

0

0

0

397293

29

Iran

7

19

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

30

Israel

1

2

165

0

0

0

0

0

0

168

31

Italy

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

32

Japan

8

2

0

0

1183

0

0

0

0

1193

33

Jordan

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

 

34

Kazakhsta

n

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

35

Kenya

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

36

Kuwait

31

23

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

55

 

37

Kyrgyzsta

n

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

 

 

 

Sr. No

.

Name of country of export

Dog

cat

Lab anim al (inclu ding mice, rat guine a pig,

rabbi t)

Birds (inclu de parro ts, maca w etc)

Live Ornament Fish

Live Horse

Chicks (includ e day old & GP

chick)

Pig

Others

Total

38

Latvia

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

39

Lebanon

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

40

Lithuania

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 

41

Madagasc

ar

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1005

1005

42

Malaysia

11

12

0

0

119174

0

0

0

0

119197

43

Mexico

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40000

40000

44

Morocco

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

45

Myanmar

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

46

Malta

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 

47

Mozambiq

ue

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

 

48

Netherlan

ds

12

5

26124

0

0

51

0

0

3060

29252

 

49

New

Zealand

1

0

0

0

0

17

0

0

0

18

50

Nigeria

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

51

Oman

51

32

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

83

 

52

Philippine

s

10

2

0

0

36876

0

0

0

0

36888

53

Poland

8

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

54

Qatar

30

11

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

42

55

Romania

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

56

Russia

33

31

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

 

57

Saudi

Arabia

6

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

58

Serbia

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

59

Singapore

12

12

0

0

84965

0

0

0

0

84989

 

60

South

Africa

8

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

15

 

 

61

South

Korea

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

62

Spain

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

63

Sri Lanka

3

2

0

0

3835

0

0

0

0

3840

 

64

Switzerlan

d

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

65

Taiwan

0

0

0

0

67127

0

0

0

0

67127

66

Tanzania

0

0

0

0

405

0

0

0

0

405

 

67

 

Thailand

19

69

0

0

1559897

0

0

0

0

246596

1

 

68

Trinidad

& Tobago

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

69

Turkey

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

70

UAE

160

79

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

240

71

Uganda

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

72

UK

33

5

268

0

0

75

1140

0

0

1521

73

Ukraine

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

74

USA

219

47

25980

0

1652

2

23883

0

272636

324419

75

Vietnam

1

0

0

0

2170

0

0

0

0

2171

 

76

West

indies

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

77

Zimbabwe

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

 

This information was given by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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MV/MG



    Source PIB