Quota Sugar Export to EU and USA on Free List
Subject to APEDA Control and Ceiling
[DGFT Notification No. 03 dated 20th
April 2015]
Subject: Export policy of sugar.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read
with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government,
with immediate effect, hereby makes the following amendments in Chapter 17 of
Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items.
2. Existing
entries as per Notification No. 88(RE-2013)/2009-2014 Dated 04.07.2014
Existing entries:
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Chapter 17 Sugars and Sugar
Confectionery |
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SNo.
|
Tariff
Item HS Code |
Unit
|
Item
Description |
Export
Policy |
Nature
of Restriction |
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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. |
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* Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However, export of
Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose IP/BP/EP/USP/JP and (ii) Sucrose AR
& LR] and Speciality 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.
Export Licensing Note of Chapter 17
Note 1
Deleted.
Note 2
Export of organic sugar without any quantity limits,
will be permitted till the time export of sugar is “Free”. Such export will be
subject to following conditions:
(i) The sugar
should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar;
(ii) Prior
registration of quantity with DGFT through online system.
Amended entries:
|
Chapter
17 Sugars and Sugar
Confectionery |
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|
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)
Sugar to EU under CXL Quota |
Free
|
The
Certificate of Origin shall be issued by Additional DGFT, Mumbai. The
exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz. quantity,
value, destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc)
to the Additional DGFT, Mumbai as well as to APEDA, New Delhi. This will be
subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. |
|
|
|
Kg
|
(c)
Sugar to USA under TRQ |
Free
|
The
quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi as per the modalities and
operational guidelines to be notified by APEDA. The exporters shall be
required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz. quantity, value,
destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc)
to APEDA, New Delhi. Certificate of Origin, if required, shall be issued by
Additional DGFT, Mumbai. This will be subject to quantitative ceiling
notified by DGFT from time to time. |
*Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However, export of
Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose IP/BP/EP/USP/JP and (ii) Sucrose AR
& LR] and Speciality 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.
Export Licensing Note of Chapter 17
Note 1
Deleted.
Note 2
Export of organic sugar without any quantity limits,
will be permitted till the time export of sugar is “Free”. Such export will be
subject to following conditions:
(i) The sugar
should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar;
(ii) Prior
registration of quantity with DGFT through online system.
3. Effect of
this notification
Export of Preferential Quota sugar to EU and USA has
been moved from “STE” to “Free” regime subject to the conditions indicated in
Nature of Restrictions.