Removal of ban on export of wheat. - 72 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 - Foreign Trade Policy

(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. 72 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, the 9 th September, 2011 Subject:- Removal of ban on export of wheat. 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 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 , the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import items, as amended from time to time. 2. In supersession of Notification No. 33(RE-2007)/2004-2009 , dated 08 th October, 2007, the following amendments are made with immediate effect against entry at Sl. No.46A of Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) : - 1 [Sl.No. Tariff Item HS Code Unit Item Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction 46 A 1001 10 Kg Durum wheat: Free Export permitted through Custom EDI ports only. Export shall also be permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. RAs Kolkata Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity. ] 1001 10 90 Kg Other Free 1001 90 Kg Other: Free 1001 90 20 Kg Other wheat Free 1001 90 39 Kg Other Free Sub-heading Note: The term durum wheat means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the Hybrids derived from the inter specific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species. 3. Effect of this notification: Export of wheat has been made free. Exports shall be only through Custom EDI ports. (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: dgft@nic.in ( Issued from F.No.01/91/180/773/AM 10/Export Cell ) ------------------------------------------------ Notes:- 1. Amended vide Notification No. 99 (RE-2010)/2009-2014, dated 23/02/2012 , before it was read as:- Sl. No. Tariff Item HS Code Unit Item Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction 46 A 1001 10 Kg Durum wheat : Free Export permitted through Custom EDI ports only. 1001 10 90 Kg Other Free 1001 90 Kg Other: Free 1001 90 20 Kg Other wheat Free 1001 90 39 Kg Other Free