Export Policy of Sugar. - 117 (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 117 (RE 2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated : 14 May, 2012 Subject: Export Policy of Sugar. S.O. 1100(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, with immediate effect, hereby makes the following amendments in respect of Sl. No. 93 in Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items. 2. The existing entries against Sl. No. 93 in Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items are substituted as follows: 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. Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. * Export of Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose IP/BP/EP/USP/JP and (ii) Sucrose AR LR] and Specialty 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. 2. Conditions for obtaining Registration Certificates (RCs) for export will be specified in policy circular being issued subsequently. 3. Effect of this notification: (i) With the issue of this notification, Export Licensing Note 1 of Chapter 17 would cease to be applicable for export of sugar which is not against Advance Authorisation. For such exports registration of quantity with DGFT would be mandatory. For export against Advance Authorisation Scheme there would be no change. (ii) There is no change in Export Licensing Note 2 of Chapter 17 (relating to export of organic sugar). (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: dgft@nic.in (Issued from F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/Export Cell)(Part) --------------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. 29 (RE 2012)/2009-2014, Dated 11/01/2013 , before it was rad as;- 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. Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time.