Kashmir Saffron, a registered geographical indication

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Kashmir Saffron, a registered geographical indication

Background

Kashmir Saffron is entered in India's Geographical Indications Registry with application number 635.
Its date of filing is 03-12-2018 and its status is shown as Registered.
The geographical indication is registered in Class 30 and the goods are recorded as Agricultural.
The applicant is The Agriculture Production Department J & K, with Jammu & Kashmir given as the geographical area.
The registration carries certificate number 366 and is shown as valid up to 02-12-2028.
The application was published in Journal Number 127, and more than a hundred authorised users are listed against the registration.

GI application number: 635 Class: 30 Goods: Agricultural Certificate number: 366

Why it matters for exams: Geographical indication questions ask which product belongs to which state and under which class it is registered, and saffron is the best known farm GI of the Kashmir valley.

Kerala PSCUPSC

15 October 2026 Source: Geographical Indications Registry, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks

In plain words

Geographical Indication GI — A sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and qualities owed to that origin.

Authorised user — A producer in the registered area who is permitted on the register to use the geographical indication.