Spice Board Registration

Spices Board Registration -

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The Spices Board of india acts as a regulatory body in charge of promoting Indian spices in the foreign market. It is a division of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It served as a conduit between foreign buyers and Indian spice suppliers.

It is mandatory to have a spices board registration certificate with the masala board for every producer or businessperson who deals with exporting spices. Moreover, the Spices Board Act of 1986 mandates the incorporation certificate to conduct the import and export formalities. If anyone involved in the trading of the spices without the spice board certificate may be arrested and imprisoned for upto a year.

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Who Should Have Access to the Spices Board of India - CRES?

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Anyone who exports the 52 specified spices and cardamom must get the Spice Board's Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices (CRES), whether they are a manufacturer or a retailer.

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Documents Required for the Spice Board Registration Certificate

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• The applicant will be provided with an import export code by the director general or joint director general of foreign trade office located near the business place

• Confidential report in the format required by the application from your main bank.

• Certificate for CGST issued by the tax authorities

• If spices board registration as a manufacturer exporter is necessary, the individual must get both a PAN card and an SSI certificate or certificate from the Industries department designating them as a manufacturer.