Section 19 in The Tea (Distribution and Export) Control Order, 2005
19. Business licensees to comply with certain requirements in regard to packing, etc.
- Every business licensee shall, in regard to the packing and marking of containers of tea, comply with the following requirements, namely :-(a)every container in which tea is packed shall bear such particulars as may from time to time be specified by the Licensing Authority ;(b)every container shall be so packed and sealed that the contents thereof cannot be tampered with except by making a visible opening in the container;(c)all plywood panels, battens covers, fittings, linings and nails used in a container of tea in bulk packed for export shall conform to the specification laid down by the Indian Standards Institution and all these components except nails shall bear the ISI certification mark :Provided that nothing contained in this paragraph shall apply to any of the following :-(i)where such container even though made of plywood conforms to special specifications as to sizes, as notified by the Tea Board or as required by the buyers;(ii)where such container is made of timber and not of plywood shooks; and(iii)where such container contains not more than 20 kg., net or such other weight as to make it `package tea' for the purpose of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and rules made there under;(d)tea in bulk packed for export shall be in tea chests of sizes : 40x50x60 cms. or 40x40x50 cms. or 40x40x60 cms.or 48x48x60 cms;(e)tea in bulk packed for export may be in multiwall paper sacks as per specifications of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS):Provided that nothing contained in this sub-paragraph will apply to the specifications and sizes agreed upon by the exporter and the foreign buyer;(f)an exporter shall not export any tea in bulk if it is packed in a container not conforming to the requirements of clause (c) and the person or the company packing such tea shall state on the container and the connected documents that the same are of non-standard packing.
