Ministry of Commerce & industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Subject: Amendment in Import Policy Condition under ITC(HS) 08028010 of Chapter 08 of ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy).

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government in partial modification to Notification No. 17/2023 dated 03.07.2023, hereby amends the Import Policy Condition (c)(i) of items under ITC(HS) 0802 80 10 of Chapter 08 of ITC(HS), 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy), as under : (changes made are in bold letters)

Revised Policy Condition:

(c) Import of 17,000 Metric Tonnes of Fresh (green) Areca Nut without Minimum Import Price (MIP) condition shall be allowed from Bhutan every year. Such imports are allowed:

i) through LCS Jaigaon (INJIGB), LCS Chamurchi(lNCHMB), LCS Hatisar (INHT5B) and LCS Darranga (INDRGB) only, and,

ii) shall be subject to a valid port-specific Registration Certificate issued by DGFT.

Effect of the Notification:

In addition to the existing two ports, import of 17,000 Metric Tonnes of Fresh(green) Areca nut without Minimum Import Price (MIP) condition from Bhutan shall also be allowed through LCS Hatisar (INHT5B) and LCS Dan anga (INDRGB).

This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)

Director General of Foreign Trade

Ex-Officio Additional Secretary,

Government of India

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/43/AM-01 /PC-2[A]/Part-I II/E-8258]