Export of Buffalo Tallow from Meat Plants Allowed under APEDA Supervision

[DGFT Notification No. 104 dated 31^st December 2014]

Subject: Permission for export of buffalo tallow.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 (as amended from time to time), the Central Government, with immediate effect, hereby amends the entry at Sl. No. 91 & inserts a new entry at Sl. No. 91 A  in Chapter 15 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Items.

2. Existing entry

Chapter 15

Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
91	15010000 15020010 15020020 15020030 15020090 15030000 15050010 15050020 15050090 15060010 15060090	Kg	Tallow, fat and/or oils of any animal origin excluding fish oil and Lanolin	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported

Amended entry

Chapter 15

Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
91	1501 15011000 15012000 15019000 1502 150210 15021010 15021090 150290 15029010 15029020 15029090 15030000 1505 150500 15050010 15050020 15050090 1506 150600 15060010 15060090	Kg	Tallow, fat and/or oils of any animal origin excluding fish oil, buffalo tallow and Lanolin	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
91 A	15021090	Kg	Buffalo Tallow	Free	Export permitted only from APEDA registered integrated meat plants having rendering facilities subject to compulsory pre-shipment bio-chemical test by laboratories approved by APEDA.

2. Effect of this notification

Export of buffalo tallow has been permitted. Export of buffalo tallow will be permitted as per item description.