Ginger Import from Bhutan Shifted to Free List

[DGFT Notification No. 07/2015-2020 dated 19 May 2022]

Effect of this Notification: Import of Fresh ginger, wholly produced in Bhutan, is Free subject to Article-I of Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan.

Subject: -Amendment in import policy condition of Fresh Ginger under Chapter 09 of the ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule -1 (Import Policy).

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and section 5 of FT(D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the policy condition under ITC (HS) 0910 11 10 of Chapter 09 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule I (Import Policy) as under:

Exim Code	Item Description	Existing Policy	Existing Policy condition	Revised Policy Condition
0910 11	- Ginger: -- Neither crushed nor ground
0910 1 1 10	--- Fresh	Restricted	However, import of wholly produced ginger from Nepal is Free subject to Article IV & V of Indo-Nepal Treaty of Trade.	a) Import of wholly produced ginger from Nepal is Free subject to Article IV & V of Indo- Nepal Treaty of Trade. b) Import of wholly produced ginger from Bhutan is Free subject to Article-I of Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan.

File No. 01/89/180/43/AM-01/PC-2[A]/Part-III/E-8258]