No Quotas for Toor Dal Imports this year, Two Lakh Ceiling Crossed before Policy Change

· Consignments in Transit in Doldrums as only LC Cases will be Honoured by Customs

[Ref: Trade Notice No. 13/2015-2020) dated 11 August 2017]

Subject: Implementation of Notification No.19 dated 5.8.2017.

Reference is invited to Notification No. 19 dated 5.8.2017 amending the import policy of Pigeon Peas (Cajanus Cajan) /Toor Dal under Chapter 7 of the ITC(HS) 2017. Vide the said notification, import policy of Toor Dal has been modified to" restricted', subject to an annual (fiscal year) quota of 2 lakh MT as per procedure to be subsequently notified.

2. However, as per the import data base, 2 lakh MT of Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal has already been imported during the current fiscal year. Therefore, the requirement of issuing detailed procedure for import of Toor Dal no longer exists and no authorization in te1ms para 2.08 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020) will be issued. However. import las per para 2.17 and 9.11 of the Handbook of the Procedure (2015-2020)] of Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal for which irrevocable Letters of Credit have been opened prior to 5 August, 2017 and subsequently registered with the jurisdictional RAs, as per provisions of Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20), are permitted.