Board Instruction to Customs Commissioners Follow DGFT in Clearance of Pending Shipments of Wheat under 13 May Ban

[CBIC Instruction No.05/2022-Customs dated 16 May 2022]

Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat

Kind attention is invited to Notification No. 06/2015-2020 dated 13.05.2022 issued vide S.O. No.2236(E) on above captioned subject, wherein the Central Government has prohibited the export of various categories of Durum Wheat (as at S.no. 59 of Chapter 10 of Schedule2 of the ITC (HS) related to export policy of wheat) (Annexure-I) except for certain shipments.

2. The above stated prohibition comes into immediate effect, subject to certain allowance specified in para 2 of the notification.

3. Further attention is also invited to DGFT's Trade Notice No.06/2022-2023 dated 14.05.2022 elaborating on the modalities for implementation of the above stated notification. (Annexure-II).

4. All the Pr.Chief/Chief Commissioners are hereby requested to kindly bring the contents of this Notification and the Trade Notice No.06/2022-2023 dated 14.05.2022, to the attention of all concerned for its immediate implementation.

F. No. 450/89/2022-Cus-IV