The Ayurvedic Drug Manufacturers’ Association (ADMA) is flexing its muscles to oppose the implementation of the certification scheme for which the union commerce ministry has come out with a draft notification recently. Though the association is demanding a total overhaul of the proposal, it is especially annoyed with the proposal of certification fee which has been fixed at 0.2 to 0.4 per cent of the FOB value of the consignment.

Opposing the proposal tooth and nail, ADMA general secretary Ranjit Puranik said that the association will not accept the proposal at its present form. “There is no question of accepting the proposal of certification fee at 0.2 to 0.4 FOB value of the consignment which is not viable to the industry. The association is not even ready to discuss the issue. Instead there should be a token fee like in the case of GSP at Rs 150 per invoice,” Puranik said.

As per the proposal, every ayurveda exporter has to get his products tested in the NABL-accredited laboratories before the shipment of the products to its destinations. For testing the products, a certification fee ranging from 0.2 to 0.4 per cent of the FOB value of the consignment has to be paid by the exporters to the Export Inspection Council, an export inspection arm of the union commerce ministry.
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