Qatar lifts ban on frozen seafood imports from India

Published Feb 19, 2023

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A ban on frozen seafood imports from India, imposed by Qatar in November 2022 due to alleged Vibrio cholera contamination, has been lifted. This decision was made after collaborative efforts by the Indian Department of Commerce, the Indian embassy in Qatar, and the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar. However, the ban on chilled seafood exports from India to Qatar still persists. This development follows the recent lifting of restrictions on Indian seafood exports by China. India's exports to Qatar include a variety of marine products, with frozen shrimp being the most significant.

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The ban was imposed last November, just before the FIFA World Cup, in response to the alleged detection of Vibrio cholera in a few consignments from India. In the run-up to the football tournament, Qatari authorities informed India that the ban was temporary due to a lack of testing laboratories in their country. Since then, the Government of India's Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Indian embassy in Qatar, has been working tirelessly to resolve the issue. A series of meetings with Qatar's Ministry of Public Health had resulted in the February 16 notification lifting the ban on frozen seafood. However, restrictions on the export of chilled seafood remain in place. "This week is proving to be very good for the seafood exporters in India, considering a similar lift in the suspension by China," said MPEDA Chairman D.V. Swami, who is in town for the February 15-17 India International Seafood Show. "We hope that Qatar's restrictions on chilled seafood will be lifted ...

Source: Krishi Jagran