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Regulation regarding export of raw, white and refined sugar under OGL in the current sugar seasons 2021-22 (Oct-Sept.)

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..... ly upon production of specific permission by Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) from 01.06.2022. It also provides for certain exceptions and transitional provisions. 2. Further, the procedure for issue of such permission has been outlined in the letter issued vide F.No.1-1/(2002)-SP-I dated 24.05.2022 (copy enclosed) from Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oils, DFPD, to all exporters of sugar as well as to all the sugar mills involved in the dispatch of sugar for export/deemed export through the letter vide F. No. 1-1/(2002)-SP-I dated 24.05.2022 (copy enclosed). It is also mentioned that, Export Release Orders (EROs) issued would be placed on the DFPD website. 3. Attention is also drawn to the non-applicability of this restriction to certain category of goods listed in the para 2 of the DGFT notification dated 24.05.2022 and to waiver of the EROs in case of certain scenarios provided in the para 3 of the letter by Directorate of Sugar dated 24.05.2022. 4. It is requested that all concerned in your jurisdiction may be sensitized regarding the above-mentioned amendment in export policy of Sugar (Raw, Refined and White Sugar). 5. The difficulties, if any, in the i .....

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..... Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Department of Food & Public Distribution Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oils Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 24th May 2022 To The CEO/MD/GM All Exporters of Sugar (raw, white and refined sugar). Subject : Regulation regarding export of raw, white and refined sugar under OGL in the current sugar season 2021-22 (Oct.-Sept.). Madam/Sir, Please refer Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce Notification No. 10/2015-20, dated 24-5-2022 [copy enclosed - Not printed See 2022 (380) E.L.T. E50] regarding amendment in export policy of Government of India in respect to sugar. 2. In order to implement the notification mentioned above and in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) read with clauses 4 and 5 of the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966, in order to ensure that stock position of sugar is in reasonable limit to meet domestic consumption demand for the current sugar season, it has been decided to monitor sugar export and regulate for a maximum quantity of 100 Lakh MT of export of sugar during the current sugar seas .....

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..... uantity and value of export with date of shipment. (e) In case of advance payment made by the foreign buyer, certificate from the bank about the contract details of commodity, quantity and value of export with date of shipment for which advance payment has been made. (iii) Incomplete applications or applications with missing documents will be rejected. (iv) No request for change in ERO will be entertained. (v) The validity of EROs issued shall be upto the date of Let Export Order (LEO) under the contract agreement or 90 days whichever is earlier. Non-implementation of ERO or non-export of sugar under ERO within LEO date will be viewed seriously and such exporters may be penalized under the Essential Commodities Act 1955 or the Sugar Control Order 1966. (vi) The sugar mills/refinery which export refined sugar by way of value addition to raw sugar obtained as input from the domestic sugar manufacturer through OGL shall be considered to have exported domestically manufactured sugar. In this regard, the raw/white sugar manufacturer, and the sugar refinery for that purpose shall enter into bi- partite/tripartite agreement 6. Any breach of the above conditions for export .....

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..... ter from Bank for the Contract Declaration/Undertaking I/We hereby declare that : 1. The particulars and the statements made in this application are true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed or held there from. I/We fully understand that any information furnished in the application if found incorrect or false will render me/us liable for any penal action or other consequences as may be prescribed in law or otherwise warranted. 2. I/We hereby certify that: the entity for whom the application has been made have not been penalized under any of the following Acts (as amended from time to time) : The Customs Act, 1962, The Central Excise Act, 1944, Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, and The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, The Conservation of Foreign Exchange, Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 Weapons of Mass Destruction & their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005. 3. I am authorised to verify and sign this declaration on behalf of the Sugar Mill. (Signature of Authorised Signatory) Name of the Signatory with Sugar Mill Name Enclosure-II F. No. 1-1/(2022) .....

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..... . Application for this purpose will be made by sugar mill in prescribed format and the same will be processed through a transparent process and these orders would be placed on DFPD website. 5. The following are the guidelines/procedure for applying for Export Release Order (ERO) from the Directorate of Sugar : (a) The application for ERO will be made by the sugar mill in the National Single Window System (NSWS) portal. The steps for applying for Export Release Order (ERO) from the Directorate of Sugar through NSWS portal is enclosed as Annexure I. The application may be sent in prescribed format through email also. (b) Sugar mills will submit the application in proforma attached (Annexure II) with relevant documents as under : (i) Contract/sale-purchase agreement with exporter OR Direct contract/sale-purchase agreement with foreign buyer for export. (ii) Current Status of exports under the contract mentioned above. (c) Incomplete applications will be rejected and the interested applicants need to submit fresh applications in such cases. (d) No request for change in approvals will be entertained. (e) The dispatches need to be made within 30 days of issue of a .....

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..... e Order (EROs). Annexure-II PROFORMA APPLICATION FOR EXPORT RELEASE ORDER FOR SUGAR (Sugar season 2021-22) Sugar Mill Details : Date :_______ Plant Code Short Name Sugar Mill Name Address Sugar Stock Details : Sugar Stock as on date of application Sugar Stock as on last day of previous month Sugar Dispatched in current month for export Sugar Quantity applied for dispatch for export Exporter/Importer Details : IEC Name/Exporter Details IEC Number of Exporter Foreign Buyer Name Country of Destination Contract Date Details of Export Contract : (Qty in MT) Technical Specifications Contracted Quantity of sugar Quantity Already Exported as on date of application Quantity applied for under this Application Date of shipment Raw White Refined Other Sugar, if any Total Declaration/Undertaking I/We hereby declare that : 1. The particulars and the statements made in this application are true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed or held there from. I/We fully understand that any information furnished in the application if found incorrect or false will render me/us liable for any penal action or othe .....

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