(To be published in The
Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-1) Government of India
Ministry of
Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate
General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi.
Public Notice
No. 86 (RE- 2013)/2009-2014
New Delhi, the 16th February, 2015
Subject: Revision in Appendix 37 A of
Handbook of Procedure – Volume I.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph
2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade
hereby notifies amendment to Appendix 37 A of the Handbook of Procedure-
Volume-I (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms). This shall come into force with
immediate effect.
2.
ITC HS codes of the following items mentioned in Appendix 37-A, Vishesh Krishi
Gram Udyog Yojana Table of HBP v1, which were harmonised vide Public Notice No.
52/2009-2014 (RE- 2013) issued on 25 February, 2014, are amended as under:
Sl. No. |
VKGUY Product Code (as per Public Notice No. 52 dated 25/02/2014) |
Description dated 25/02/2014)
|
ITC HS code (as per Public No. Notice 52 dated 25/02/2014) |
Amended ITC HS code |
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Botanical Name |
Other Name |
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706. |
706 |
Apium Graveolens seed |
Ajmoda/Celery |
1302 19 19 |
0910 99 11 |
||
716. |
716 |
Coriandrum Sativum seeds |
Corriander seeds/ Dhania |
1302 19 19 |
0909 21 10 0909 21 90 0909 22 00 |
||
693. |
693 |
Trigonella Foenumgraceum seed |
Fenugreek / |
1302 19 19 |
0910 99 12 |
||
696. |
696 |
Zingiber Officinalis |
Ginger / Sunth, Adrak |
1302 19 19 |
0910 11 |
||
680. |
680 |
Curcuma longa |
Turmeric / Haldi |
1302 19 19 |
0910 30 |
||
635. |
635 |
Vernonia Anthmintica (purple flebin, kali jeeri) Cumin Black of seed qlty other Cumin Black seeds |
– |
0909 30 11 |
0909 31 |
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676. |
676 |
Cassia Senna leaves and pads |
Indian Senna / Sonamukhi |
1302 19 19 |
1211 90 22 |
||
683 |
Garcinia Cambogia |
Goraka / Kokam |
1302 |
1302 |
|||
783. |
783 |
other: Endosperm flour of Cassia seeds, Sesbania seeds whether or not modified |
– |
1302 32 90 |
0910 99 21 |
The description and
admissible rate of incentive for these items will remain same as notified in
Public Notice No. 52 issued on 25.02.2014.
3. The product ‘Tamarind Kernel Powder’
is deleted from Sl. No. 663 of VKGUY Table 2 and is assigned a new Sl. No. 784
in VKGUY Table 2. Sl. No. 663 and new Sl. No. 784 shall be as under:
Sl. No. |
VKGUY Product Code |
Description |
ITC HS code |
Admissible Rate |
663 |
663 |
Tamarindus dried, seeds) Flour meal and powder of Cotyledon Flour of Tamarind (Tamarind |
08109020 08134010 11063010 |
5% |
784 |
784 |
Tamarind |
13023290 |
5% |
4. VKGUY benefit on the items mentioned
at paragraph 2 and 3 of this Public Notice are to be extended on the basis of
description as notified in Public Notice 52 issued on 25th
February 2014, irrespective of ITC (HS) Code mentioned in the shipping bills,
for the exports made between 25th
February 2014 and the date of issue of this Public Notice. In such cases, the
period between 25th February 2014
and the date of issue of this Public Notice shall not be taken into account for
calculation and imposition of late cut prescribed in paragraph 9.3 of HBP v1.
In other words, in such cases, for the purpose of availing VKGUY benefits,
where the exports are made between 25th
February 2014 and the date of issue of this Public Notice, the date of this
Public Notice shall be deemed to be date of exports.
Effect
of Public Notice: Product description and ITC HS codes of
certain items mentioned in Appendix 37-A, Vishesh Krishi Gram Udyog Yojana
(VKGUY) Table 2 of HBP v1 have been amended to bring more clarity. The benefits
of VKGUY on exports made between 25th
February 2014 and the date of issue of this Public Notice, for items mentioned
at Sl. No. 2 and 3 of this Public Notice, shall be admissible on the basis of
product description alone, irrespective of ITC (HS) Code mentioned in the
shipping bill.
Sd/-
(Pravir Kumar)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
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