(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
Notification No 20 /2015-20
New Delhi, Dated : 7 September, 2015
Subject: Export policy of sugar.
S.O.(E)
In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,
1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20,
the Central Government, with immediate effect, hereby makes the following
amendments Notification No. 3/2015-20 dated 20.04.2015.
2. Existing entries as per Notification No. 3/2015-20
Dated 20.04.2015
Existing entries:
Chapter 17
Sugars and Sugar Confectionery
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Tariff Item HS Code |
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Item Description |
Export |
Nature of Restriction |
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1701 |
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(a) Sugar * |
Free |
Prior registration of quantity |
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(b) Sugar to EU under CXL Quota |
Free |
The Additional DGFT, Mumbai. shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz. quantity, value, destination, name & Additional APEDA, New Delhi. This will be subject to quantitative time to time. |
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Origin, if |
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Additional DGFT, |
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subject to |
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DGFT from time to time. |
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*
Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However, export of Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar
[(i) Sucrose IP/BP/EP/USP/JP and (ii) Sucrose AR & LR] and Speciality Sugar
[(i) Sugar cubes (ii) Sugar sachets (white & brown) (iii) Castor sugar (iv)
Demerara sugar (v) Light brown sugar (vi) Icing sugar (vii) Fondant icing sugar
(viii) Kathali sugar (ix) Candy sugar (x) Rainbow sugar (xi) Pearl sugar and
(xii) Trimoline (invert sugar)] would not be subject to registration
requirement.
Export Licensing Note of Chapter
17
Note 1
Deleted.
Export of organic sugar without
any quantity limits, will be permitted till the time export of sugar is “Free”.
Such export will be subject to following conditions:
(i)
The
sugar should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar;
(ii)
Prior
registration of quantity with DGFT through online system.
Amended entries:
Chapter 17
Sugars and Sugar Confectionery
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S.No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
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93 |
1701 00 00 |
Kg |
(a) Sugar |
Free |
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Kg |
(b) Sugar to EU under CXL Quota |
Free |
The Certificate Additional DGFT, Mumbai. The shall be required to furnish exports (viz. quantity, value, & address Additional DGFT, APEDA, New Delhi. This will be quantitative ceiling time to time. |
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Kg |
(c) Sugar to USA under TRQ |
Free |
The quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi guidelines to exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz. destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc) Origin, Additional subject DGFT from time to time. |
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Export Licensing Note of Chapter
17
Note 1
Deleted.
Note 2
Export
of organic sugar without any quantity limits, will be permitted till the time
export of sugar is “Free”. Such export
will be subject to the condition that the sugar should be duly certified by
APEDA as being organic sugar.
3. Effect of this notification:
The requirement of registration
of quantity with DGFT for export of sugar has been dispensed with.
(Anup
Wadhawan)
Director
General of Foreign Trade
E-mail:
dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued
from F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/Export Cell)(Part)
