India is having largest livestock population including Buffaloes, Sheep & Goats, Pigs and Poultry, which are generally used for the production of meat products. |
- APEDA registered Indian Abattoirs cum Meat Processing Plants: 72
- APEDA registered Indian Meat Processing Plants: 12
- APEDA registered Indian Stand-alone Abattoirs: 5
- India is the tenth largest buffalo meat exporter of the world with major export destinations (2022): Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt, UAE and Iraq (Source: UN COMTRADE)
- India is the tenth largest exporter of sheep and goat meat to the world. Major export destinations are United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Maldives, Bahrin and Oman (Source: UN COMTRADE)
In the last one-year three new export-oriented units of buffalo, and meat processing have been approved and are reportedly under implementation. In addition, there are few animal casing units engaged in collecting cleaning, grading and exporting sheep and goat and cattle guts.
The individual products under this sub-head are as below:
| HSCode |
Product |
HSCode |
Product |
| 02023000 |
Boneless Meat Of Bovine Animals, Frozen |
02069090 |
Other Edible Offals, Frozen |
| 02062900 |
Others Edibal Offals Of Bovine Animals, Frozen |
02021000 |
Carcasses And Half Carcasses Of Meat Of Bovine Animals, Frozen |
| 02013000 |
Boneless Meat Of Bovine Animals, Fresh And Chilled |
02022000 |
Other Cut With Bone In Meat Of Bovine Animals, Frozen |
| 02062200 |
Livers Of Bovine Animals, Frozen |
02102000 |
Meat And Edible Meat Offal Of Bovine Animals |
| 02062100 |
Tongues Of Bovine Animals, Frozen |
02011000 |
Carcasses And Half Carcasses Of Meat Of Bovine Animals, Fresh And Chilled |
| 02061000 |
Edible Offal Of Bovine Animals, Fresh Or Chilled |
02012000 |
Other Cut With Bone In Meat Of Bovine Animals, Fresh And Chilled |
(Source: DGCIS)
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| Areas of Production: |
- The major areas for Buffalo Meat production are Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab.
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| India Facts and Figures: |
- The country has exported 1,295,603.15 MT of buffalo meat products to the world for the worth of Rs.31,010.10 Crores/ 3,740.53 USD Millions during the year 2023-24. (Source: DGCIS)
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| Major Export Destinations (2023-24): Malaysia, Vietnam, Egypt, Iraq and UAE. (Source: DGCIS) |