(To be Published in the Gazette of
I ndia Extraordinary Part-II, Section – 3, Sub-Section (ii))
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No 3 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated : 20 April, 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, 2015-2020, the Central Government, with immediate effect, hereby
makes the following amendments in Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import
Items
2. Existing entries as per Notification No.
88(R E-2013)/2009-2014 Dated 04.07.2014
Existing entries
Chapter 17
Suaarsand Sugar Confectioner
|
S.No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
|
93 |
1701 00 00 |
Kg |
(a) Sugar * |
Free |
Prior registration of quantity with DGFT. |
|
Kg |
(b) Preferential Quota Sugar to EU and USA |
STE |
Export permitted through M/s.I ndi an Sugar Ex i m Corporation Limited subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT f rom ti me to ti me. |
* Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However,
export of Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose I P/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 (xi i)
Tri moline (invert sugar)] would not be subject to registration requirement.
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 following
conditions:
(i)
The sugar
should be duly certified by A PEDA as being organic sugar;
(ii)
Prior
registration of quantity with DGFT through online system.
Amended entries:
Chapter 17
Sugars and Sugar
Confectione
|
S.No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
|
93 |
1701 00 00 |
Kg |
(a) Sugar * |
Free |
Prior registration of quantity with DGFT. |
|
Kg |
(b) Sugar to EU under CXL Quota |
Free |
The Certificate of Origin shall be issued Additional DGFT, Mumbai as well as to APEDA, New Delhi. This will be subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from ti me to ti me. |
||
|
Kg |
(c) Sugar to USA under TRQ |
Free |
The quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi as per the modalities and operational guidelines to be notified by APEDA. The exporters shall be required to furnish the Additional DGFT, Mumbai. This will be subject to quantitative ceiling notified by |
* Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However,
export of Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose I P/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 (xi i) Trimoline (invert sugar)]
would not be subject to registration requirement.
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 following
conditions:
(i)
The sugar should be duly certified
by A PEDA as being organic sugar;
(ii)
Prior
registration of quantity with DGFT through online system.
3. Effect of this notification:
Export of Preferential Quota sugar to EU and USA has been moved from “STE” to “Free” regime subject to the conditions indicated i n Nature of Restrictions.
(Pravir Kumar)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail : dgft[ at] ni c[dot] i n
(Issued from
F.No.01/91/180/879/AM 08/Export Cell)(Part)
