AGMARK Registration in India – Process, Documents

The AGMARK is a specific type of certification in India. And it implies on the agricultural products. The object of crafting this article is to provide detailed information and guidelines about how to get the AGMARK. Additionally, here we discuss the step-by-step guidelines of the AGMARK registration process.
The term AGMARK was introduced by joining the words ‘Ag’ to mean agriculture and ‘mark’ for a certification mark. This term was introduced originally in the bill presented in the parliament of India for the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act.
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Requirements for AGMARK Registration & Certification
If you want to start the business of grading and marking agricultural commodities under Agmark, then you must have the necessary infrastructure.
Additionally, you will need to process the commodity and have your own laboratory or have access to an approved State Grading Laboratory /Cooperative / Association / Commercial Laboratory. An own laboratory is a must for grant of C.A. for Ghee, Fat spread & Blended Edible Vegetable Oils.
You will need to apply to the concerned Sub Office/Regional Office of the 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.
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 the grade of the commodity.
If everything goes right, you will get the CA from the Sub Office/Regional Office duly authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to do so.
List of Documents For AGMARK Registration
- Self-attested copies of the proprietorship declaration/ partnership deed/
- Memorandum and Articles of Association/ Bye-laws of society etc.
- BluePrint or neatly drawn sketch of the premises showing all dimensions duly signed by the authorized person of the firm.
- 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. - A copy of the consent letter from the legal owner of the premises, in case, the premises are not owned by the applicant and are taken on rent/lease.
- Specimen copy of the proposed Trade Brand Label of each commodity.
- 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.
- List of Chemicals and Apparatus in the laboratory, in case, the packer establishes
his own laboratory for grading. - Consent letter of the approved laboratory in case, the packer desires to grade the product through State Grading Laboratory/ Commercial Laboratory/Association or Cooperative Laboratory.
- A copy of the foodgrain storage license for Wheat-atta, Suji, Maida, Besan,
other Cereals, Pulses, etc. - A copy of the license from the Controller of the relevant Drugs Department of the State Government, in case C.A. for grading & marking of medicinal grade castor oil.
- The copy of the Registration/ License Certificate issued under the FSSAI Act, 2006, in the case of food commodities.
Related: Food Business Operator License in India
List of Commodities Fall Under AGMARK
A total of 213 items fall under the AGMARK according to the last amended Grading & Marketing Act, 1937 (as of 30-09-2013). Find a detailed list below.
Foodgrains & allied products
1. Paddy
2. Wheat
3. Jowar
4. Maize
5. Barley
6. Bajra
7. Ragi
8. Rice
9. Basmati Rice (export)
10. Red Gram
11. Green Gram
12. Black Gram
13. Bengal Gram
14. Lentil
15. Moth
16. Peas
17. Wheat Atta
18. Suji
19. Maida
20. Bread Wheat Flour
21. Besan (Gram Flour)
22. Wheat Porridge (Dalia)
23. Roasted Bengal Gram
24. Vermicelli
25. Macaroni
26. Spaghetti
27. Rajma
28. Lobia
29. Kabuli chana
30. Sattu
Fruits & Vegetables
1. Apples
2. Banana
3. Grapes
4. Mango
5. Pineapple
6. Plums
7. William Pears
8. Oranges
9. Lemons
10. Sweet Limes
11. Sour Limes
12. Grapefruits
13. Ware Potato
14. Seed Potato
15. Onions
16. Dried edible mushrooms
17. Canned/Bottled fruits and fruit products
18. Mandarins
19. Guavas
20. Litchi
21. Pomegranate
22. Ribbed Celery
23. Headed Cabbages
24. Brussels sprouts
25. Tomatoes
26. Papaya
27. Shelling Peas
28. Sugar Snap Peas
29. Spinach
30. Strawberries
31. Cherries
32. Melons
33. Watermelon
34. Beans
35. Cauliflowers
36. Pears
37. Okra
38. Chilies
39. Capsicum
40. Sapota
41. Custard-apple
42. Gherkins
43. Carrots
44. Amla
45. Bitter Gourd
46. Snake Gourd
47. Bottle Gourd
48. Cabbage
49. Sponge Gourd
50. Cucumbers
51. Aubergines
Spices & Condiments
1. Chillies
2. Turmeric
3. Cardamom
4. Pepper
5. Celery seed
6. Cumin
7. Poppy Seed
8. Ajowain
9. Saffron
10. Garlic
11. Ginger
12. Coriander
13. Fennel
14. Fenugreek
15. Curry powder
16. Compounded asafetida
17. Seedless Tamarind
18. Sundried raw mango slices
19. Sundried raw mango powder
20. Nutmeg
21. Tejpat
22. Clove
23. Mace
24. Large Cardamom
25. Mixed Masala
26. Caraway and Black Caraway
27. Cumin Black (Kalonji)
Edible Nuts
1. Areca nuts
2. Walnuts
3. Cashew Kernels
4. Raw Cashew nuts
5. HPS Groundnuts
6. Water chestnuts
7. Coconuts
8. Ball Copra and Cup Copra
Oil Seeds
1. Groundnuts
2. Rapeseeds
3. Mustard Seeds
4. Taramira Seeds
5. Sesamum Seeds
6. Niger Seed
7. Linseed
8. Safflower Seed
9. Sunflower Seed
10. Cotton Seed
11. Mahua Seed
12. Salseed
13. Ambadi seed
14. Castor seed
15. Soybeans
16. Karanja seeds
17. Jatropha seeds
Vegetable Oils & Fats
1. Groundnut Oil
2. Mustard Oil
3. Sesame Oil
4. Coconut Oil
5. Niger Seed Oil
6. Sal Seed Oil (Fat)
7. Linseed Oil
8. Safflower seed oil
9. Cotton Seed Oil
10. Rice bran oil
11. Castor oil
12. Vanaspati
13. Blended Edible Vegetable oil
14. Sun Flower Seed Oil
15. Maize Corn Oil
16. Mahua oil (Mowrah oil)
17. Soyabean Oil
18. Fat Spread.
19. Palm Oil and Palmolein
Oil Cakes
1. Groundnut oil cake
2. Cottonseed oil cake
3. Linseed oil cake
4. Mustard seed oil cake
5. Sesamum oil cake
6. Coconut oil cake
7. Safflower oil cake
8. Niger seed oil cake
Essential Oils
1. Sandalwood oil
2. Lemongrass oil
3. Palmarosa oil
4. Gingergrass oil
5. Oil of Vetiver (Khus)
6. Oil of vetiver roots (cultivated)
7. Eucalyptus oil
8. Himalayan cedarwood oil
Fibre Crops
1. Cotton
2. Jute (raw)
3. Sannhemp
4. Palmyra fibre
5. Aloe fibre
Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Products
1. Wool
2. Bristles
3. Goat Hair
4. Hides
5. Skins
6. Animal casings
7. Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen)
8. Table eggs
9. Creamery butter
10. Ghee
Other Items
1. Honey
2. Bura
3. Sugar Cane Gur (jaggery)
4. Agar-Agar
5. Kangra Tea
6. Isubgol husk
7. Papain
8. Catechu
9. Senna leaves
10. Senna pods
11. Guar gum
12. Gum Karaya
13. Myrobalan
14. Tendu Leaves
15. Sheekakai Powder
16. Lac
17. Tobacco
18. Tamarind (with seed)
19. Tamarind Seed and powder
20. Tapioca sago (sabudana)
21. Tapioca products (Animal feed)
22. Desiccated Coconut
23. Cocoa Powder
24. Cocoa Beans
25. Makhana
26. Sheekakai pods
27. Mahua Flower
28. Amla dried and Powder
29. Puwad Seeds
30. Guar Seeds
Who Can Apply For AGMARK Registration?
Any person or body of persons desirous to start a grading and marketing business of agricultural products can apply for the certification. Regardless, of whether you are in the domestic trade or export market, AGMARK registration is a must for you.