Applicability of AGMARK Registration:
Agmark is not applicable on every food product but there are certain products which are required to get AGMARK registration.
1. Food grains & allied products
2. Fruits & Vegetables
3. Spices & Condiments
4. Edible Nuts
5. Oil Seeds, Oil Cakes, Essential Oils
6. Vegetable Oils & Fats
7. Pulses, Fiber Cops
8. fiber Crops
9. Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Products
10. Honey, Sugar, Tobacco etc.
Process of AGMARK Registration & Certification
1. If you want to start the business of the grading and marking agricultural commodities under Agmark, then you must have the necessary infrastructure. Additionally, you will need to process the commodity and have own laboratory or have access to an approved State Grading Laboratory /Cooperative / Association / Commercial Laboratory. An own laboratory is must for grant of C.A. for Ghee, Fat spread & Blended Edible Vegetable Oils.
2. You will need to apply to the concerned Sub Office/Regional Office of Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI) in the prescribed Proforma along with the documents. If you want to grade through the State Grading Laboratory, you have to submit the application to the concerned State Authority.
3. The concerned Sub Office/Regional Office of DMI will process your application. An Officer of the Sub Office/Regional Office will inspect your premises and laboratory for assessing its suitability to undertake grading of the commodity.
4. Further, you will get the CA from the Sub Office/Regional Office duly authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to do so.
Certificate of Authorisation
It is given to the packers authorising them to grade their commodity under AGMARK. Period of Validity will be 5 years. For granting new certificate of authorisation separate application for each commodity should be produced
1.Better quality of products delivered to the customers.
2.Lest wastage of resources such as raw materials, labor etc.
3. Reduced rejections and reduction of losses.
4. Better customer satisfaction hence better business opportunities.
5. Better quality and safety assurance of the products.
1. Copy of the Pan Card of the Company/Firm/LLP.
2. Self attested copy of, Bank Statement, Landline Bill, Power Connection Bill, water Bill in the name of the establishment, Any license/certificate/number issued by any Govt. authority etc., as address proof of the establishment.
3. In case of company Memorandum/Articles of Association/ Partnership Deed.
4. ID, Address Proof, Mobile Number & E mail ID of all Directors/Partners.
5. Business Activity of the Company/Firm/LLP.
6.E-Mail id and Mobile number of the firm/company.
7. Self attested copies of the proprietorship declaration/ partnership deed.
8. Blue Print or neatly drawn a sketch of the premises showing all dimensions duly signed by the authorized person of the firm.
9. Following declarations on non-Judicial stamp paper of minimum Rs. 100/- in
the prescribed proforma-III.
(i) Ownership of premises,
(ii) Ownership of proposed Trade Brand Label (TBL).
(iii) Use of proposed TBL only on the packages graded under Agmark.
(iv) Use of “food grade” packing material for the graded products.
10. Specimen copy of the proposed Trade Brand Label of each commodity.
11. Medical fitness certificates issued by the Registered Medical Practitioner certifying that the workers engaged in the handling of the product in the various operation are free from communicable and contagious diseases.
12. List of Chemicals and Apparatus in the laboratory, in case, packer establishes
his own laboratory for grading.
13. Consent letter of the approved laboratory in case, packer desires to grade the product through State Grading Laboratory/ Commercial Laboratory/Association or Cooperative Laboratory.
14. A copy of the foodgrain storage license for Wheat-atta, Suji, Maida, Besan,
other Cereals, and Pulses, etc.
15. A copy of the license from Controller of the relevant Drugs Department of the state Government, in case C.A. for grading & marking of medicinal grade castor oil.
16.The copy of Registration/ License Certificate issued under FSS Act, 2006, in the case of food commodities.
