India is one of the largest producers of eggs in the world, with the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu being the largest producers. Tamil Nadu is also the largest exporter of eggs in India. The main exports are eggs and egg powder to countries in West Asia and Africa. Exporters must comply with various certification requirements including health certificates and meeting import standards for egg weight, shell quality, and being free of diseases. Transportation involves packing eggs in trays within insulated containers maintained at a temperature of 2-7°C and shipping from ports in Tamil Nadu and Mumbai, with deliveries taking 10-15 days to Gulf countries and 45-65 days to African countries.

1. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Export of egg and egg products

2. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Introduction
• India ranks third in the world with annual egg production of
2.5 million tones.
• Both poultry and egg processing units have come in a very
big way in the country.
• The state of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and TN are the
largest egg producers in India.
• The state of Tamil Nadu is the largest egg exporter in India
• Over all, AP and TN counts for maximum egg export
• India - competitively the low cost of production

3. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Export..
• Mainly India export eggs and egg powder
• Export of eggs from India goes to West Asia and African
countries.
• The egg containers are being shipped to Dubai from where
they were distributed to other countries in the Gulf and
Africa.

4. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
For export needs..
•Commercial invoice
•Inspection certification
•Insurance certificate
•Health certificate
•Export license
•Export packing list

5. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Exports to
•Shell eggs – Oman, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan
•Egg Powder : Japan, Poland, UAE, Belgium
•Live Poultry : Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal
•Hatching eggs : UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Nepal
•Frozen Eggs/ meat : UAE, Oman, Kuwait

6. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Importers in Gulf & others – requires
• The present requirements of importers are that the
table eggs should have 50-55 gram weight,
• clean and uniformly thick shell with no visible cracks,
• have a spotless yolk (yellow colour preferred),
• and should be free from Salmonella and other
contagious disease infections .
• They should be stamped with date of production,
country of origin and date of expiry, using food grade
quality ink.

7. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Transportation…
 50-55gm eggs with 3-5days collection
 in water proof egg trays
 total of 12 trays (360eggs)
 1312 box in a container
 With 2-7OC temperature
 Transported with in 10- 15 days to Gulf and 45-65 days to
African countries
 Shipping done from Tutucorin, Chocin and Mumbai

8. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Economics of packing & transportation
• For collection & cleaning – 16-120paise /egg
• Water proof paper trays - Rs.3.0 /30 eggs
• Packing carton – Rs. 60/box (360eggs)
• For seal – 5/8 paise/egg
• Tape roll for total 1132 box- Rs. 6000/-
• From collection point to shipping – Rs.40000/- per truck
•Total cost around – 55-60 paise/egg

9. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Constraints ….
Payment
• LC – Letter of Credit
• Payment against document
• Payment after Delivery (Credit)- 85%

10. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Certification..
The main systems of export inspection and certifications are
1). Consignment wise inspection (CWI),
2). In-process quality control (IPQC),
3). Self-certification (SC), and
4).Food Safety Management Systems based Certification (FSMSC).
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
• Egg and Egg products, poultry products – are sampled from each
consignment -inspection and tested against the specified standards.

11. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Problems in certification
• Health certificate from Poultry Disease laboratories
maintained by state government
• Mainly - Free from – RD, Salmonella & bird flu – As per the
SOP methods
• Quarantine certificate from lab
• In eggs – sampling in one container with different farm
• Track record - 3 months – incoming to out going birds
• Issue authority – central/state

12. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Other Constraints
• Standards not available
• Stability on Rate
• Subsidies
• Storage facilities
• Restricted usage and ban on antibiotics and pesticides
• Container – 16 tons weight allowed - comes to 25 metric tons
which exceeds by 3 tons -hence the penalty (Net wt 24795,
gross 26850)

13. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
For growth of egg export …
• Policy change- Extension of freight subsidy
• Agri - Export Zones - Notification of poultry belts in
Andra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, etc.,
• Extending concessions available for agriculture to
poultry in all the states (Power concessions)
• Exemption from Sales tax
• Establishment of accredited disease diagnostic
laboratories and quality control laboratories

14. PoultryScience,PVNRTVU
Role of APEDA for export..
Subsidy for transport – 1/3 of fright from port to port
Promoting eggs grading and packing lines
Testing infrastructure for feed, egg powder, meat etc.
Providing transport subsidy on hatching eggs.
Arranged Buyer / Seller Meets
Accreditation of Laboratories

15. Thank you