Zone Wise Sugar Import Quota Prescribed
·
Three More Ports, i.e., Karaikal, Vizag and Gangavaram (AP) Included
[DGFT
Notification No. 02 dated 13th April 2017]
Effect of this Notification: Notification no 1 dated 05.04.2017
stands amended.
Subject:
TRQ for Raw Sugar: Amendment in import policy of raw sugar classified under
Exim Code 170114 of Chapter 17 of ITC (HS), 2017–Schedule–1 (Import Policy).
In
exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with
paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from
time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in
the import policy conditions of ‘Raw Sugar’ classified under Exim Code 170114
of Chapter 17 of ITC (HS), 2017 – Schedule – 1 (Import Policy), as notified
vide Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017, as under:
2.
(i) Import
of 5 Lakh MT of raw sugar under Exim Code 170114 is allowed to be imported by
millers/ refiners duty free through the following Zones subject to quantity
restriction indicated as in the table below:
|
SNo. |
Zone
|
Name
of the Ports (import allowed only through the following ports) |
Revised
list of Ports (import allowed only through the following ports) |
Zone
wise Import Restriction (import can be made through any port within the
overall quantity indicated against each Zone) |
|
1
|
East
Zone |
Haldia
(WB), Paradeep (Odisha) |
Haldia
(WB), Paradeep (Odisha) |
0.50
lakh MT |
|
2
|
South
Zone |
Tuticorin,
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Mangalore ( Karnataka) Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) |
Tuticorin,
Chennai(Tamil Nadu), Mangalore (Karnataka) Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) Vishakhapatnam
(Andhra Pradesh) Gangavaram (Andhra
Pradesh) Karaikal (Puducherry) |
3
lakh MT |
|
3.
|
West
Zone |
Kandla
(Gujarat) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust/ Mumbai Port (Maharastra)
|
Kandla
(Gujarat) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust/ Mumbai Port (Maharastra)
|
1.50
Lakh MT |
|
|
|
Total |
|
5.00
Lakh MT |
ii. Applications:
|
Column/
Para no. |
Provision
as in Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017 |
Revised
provision |
|
2(ii)
(b) |
Applicants
intending to import through Haldia and Paradeep ports are to submit their applications to RA,
Kolkata; those intending to import through Tuticorin,
Chennai and Kakinada are to submit their applications to RA, Chennai while those
intending to import through Mangalore port may submit their applications to
RA, Bangaluru. For imports through West Zone, all
applications are to be submitted to RA, Mumbai. |
Applicants
intending to import through Haldia and Paradeep ports are to submit their applications to RA,
Kolkata; while those intending to import through Tuticorin,
Chennai and Karaikal ports are to
submit their applications to RA, Chennai. Applicants importing through
Mangalore may submit their applications to RA, Bangaluru;
while those importing through Kakinada, Vishakhapatnam and Gangavaram may submit their applications to RA,
Vishakhapatnam. For imports through West Zone, all applications are to be
submitted to RA, Mumbai. |
2(iii) Validity of Quota:
|
Column/
Para no. |
Validity
of Quota as in Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017 |
Revised
provision |
|
2(iii)
|
TRQ
benefit (duty free) under this Notification shall be available upto and inclusive of 12th June, 2017 as per Section 15
of the Customs Act, 1962 |
TRQ
benefit (duty free) under this Notification shall be available upto and inclusive of 30th June, 2017 as per Section 15
of the Customs Act, 1962 |
3. After para
2(vii) of the Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017 the following is inserted:
(viii) Actual User Condition: Actual
User condition as in the Notification No 32/2016- Customs (N.T) dated 1st March,
2016 will be applicable on imports under this TRQ scheme and importer shall
convert raw sugar into white/ refined sugar within a period, not exceeding two
months from the date of bill of entry or the date of entry inwards, whichever
is later.