US eases rules for Indian seafood export

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA has issued a list of 140-odd Indian seafood exporting entities to be excluded from that country's restrictive 'Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE)' ambit.

US import in 2016-17 was 1,88,617 tonnes of Indian seafood, amounting to $5.8 billion or nearly Rs 38,000 crore, about 22.7 per cent more in quantity over the previous year and 30 per cent in dollars.

"The names of exporters in the list are exempted from detention but are subject to random examination by the US authorities and the list is revised from time to time," said the