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Introduction

The Export Inspection Council (EIC) was set up by the Government of India under Section 3 of The Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), in order to ensure sound development of export trade of India through Quality Control and Inspection and for matters connected thereof.
EIC is an advisory body to the Central Government, which is empowered under the Act to:
  • Notify commodities which will be subjected to quality control and / or inspection prior to export,
  • Establish standards of quality for such notified commodities, and
  • Specify the type of quality control and / or inspection to be applied to such commodities.
Besides its advisory role, the Export Inspection Council, also exercises technical and administrative control over the five Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs), one each at Chennai, Delhi, Kochi, Kolkata and Mumbai established by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, under Section 7 of the Act for the purpose of implementing the various measures and policies formulated by the Export Inspection Council.
Export Inspection Council, either directly or through Export Inspection Agencies, its field organization renders services in the areas of: Certification of quality of export commodities through installation of quality assurance systems in the exporting units
The certification is of two types – (1) Consignment wise inspection and (2) Certification of quality of food items for export through installation of Food safety Management System in the food processing units.
Another major service of EIC is to issue of Certificates of origin to exporters under various preferential tariff schemes for export products.
Organisation Setup
Under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963, the Council, which is constituted by the Central Government, is the apex body, and has powers to constitute specialist committees to assist it in discharge of its functions.

List of Council Members
S.O. 1119 (E).dated 09.03.2023 -In exercise of the powers under Section 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963) read with rule 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964, the Central Government hereby reconstitutes the Export Inspection Council and nominates the following persons for a period of two year from the date of publication of this notification namely:-

NameandDesignation
Members nominated under clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 3
SI.No.
Name
Designation
(1)
(2)
(3)
1
Shri Rajesh Agarwal, IAS (MN:94), Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.
Chairman
2
Director of Inspection and Quality Control, Export Inspection Council, New Delhi
Member Secretary
3
Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delh
Member- Ex-officio
4
Agriculture Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, New Delhi
Member- Ex-officio
5
Director General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Kolkata
Member- Ex-officio
Other members proposed to be nominated under clause (f) of the sub-section (1) of Section 3
6
Director (Export Inspection), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, New Delhi
Member
7
Joint Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, New Delhi
Member
8
Chairman, Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, New Delhi
Member
9
Chairman, Marine Product Export Development Authority, Kochi
Member
10
Chairman, Spices Board, Kochi
Member
11
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing dealing with meat and meat products
Member
12
Joint Secretary, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Member
13
Chief Executive Officer, National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, NABL House, Plot 45, Gurugram, Haryana
Member
14
Advisor (Standards), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road near Bal Bhawan New Delhi - 110002 India.
Member
15
Director, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
Member
16
President, All India Rice Exporters Association, New Delhi
Member
17
Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Plot 97, Sector 56, Kundli, Sonepat, Haryana
Member
18
Nominee Member from M/s Inspectorate Griffith India Private Limited, Door no. 23-13-28, 1st & 2nd Floors, Fathima Building, Thomson Street, Visakhapatnam-530001
Member
19
Nominee Member from M/s Mitra S. K. Private Limited, Housing Board Colony, HB-44, Madhuban, Paradip, District Jagatsinghpur, Odisha - 754142
Member
20
Nominee Member from M/s Italab (Goa) Private Limited, Italab House, Fondekar Building, Opposite Carmelite Monastery, Apollo Victor Hospital Road, Malbhat, Margao, Goa - 403601
Member