Import of Shark fins is Prohibited

To be published in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary Part-II, Section -3, Sub Section (ii) Government of India

Ministry of Commerce &
Industry

Department of Commerce

Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

Notification No.
111/(RE-2013)/2009-2014

Dated the 6^th February, 2015

Subject: Amendment in
import policy conditions of Shark fins under ITC (HS) 0305 71 00 of Chapter 03
of ITC (HS), 2012 – Schedule – 1 (Import Policy).

S.O. (E): In
exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with
paragraph 1.3 and 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central
Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Import Policy Conditions
in Schedule – I of ITC (HS), 2012 EXIM code 0305 71 00, as under:

3.          Effect of this Notification:
Import policy of the item ‘Shark fins’ covered under

EXIM Code 0305 71 00 is changed from
‘free’ to ‘prohibited’.

(Pravir Kumar)

Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

[Issued from File
No.01/89/180/118/AM-02/PC-2 (A)]