No Plant Quarantine Clearance Required for Processed Bamboo Sticks of thickness below 6mm

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[CBIC Instruction No. 20/2022- Customs dated 31st August 2022]

Subject: Instruction regarding inclusion of Bamboo sticks (less than 6mm thickness) in the list of processed items that do not require Plant Quarantine Clearance.

Reference is invited to F.No.99-16/2012-POD dated 24.05.2022 enclosed with Annexure-1 regarding the list of Processed Items (Plant Production) which does not require Plant Quarantine Clearance from the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) (copy enclosed).

2. Vide the above communication, DA&FW have stated that in compliance of the DA&FW letter no. 8-18/2021-PP.II dated 19.05.2022, all the Plant Quarantine Stations have been informed that the Competent Authority in DA&FW has approved the inclusion of bamboo stick less that 6 mm in the list of processed items that do not require PQ clearance and enclosed the revised list of processed items in Annexure-1.

3. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction.

4. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board.

F.No. 401/79/2022-Cus-III

Office Memorandum F.No.99-16/2012-POD dated 24.05.2022

Subject: Inclusion of Bamboo sticks (less than 6 mm thickness) in the list of processed items that do not require Plant Quarantine Clearance.

In compliance to the DA&FW letter no. 8-18/2021-PP.II dated 19.05.2022, all the Plant Quarantine Stations are hereby informed that the Competent Authority in DA&FW has approved the inclusion of bamboo stick less than 6 mm thickness in the list of processed items that do not require PQ Clearance. The revised list of processed items (Annexure-1) is enclosed herewith.

Hence, all the RPQS In-charges are hereby bring it to the notice of PQ Stations under their respective jurisdictions.

This issued with the approve of the PPA.

Annexure-1

List of Processed Items (Plant Products) which does not required Plant Quarantine Clearance

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Processed Items

1.

Asafoetida (Hing) & Exudes (gum)/ extracts of various trees including Gambier extract and Tea saponin extract

2.

Agar agar extract, ingredient for dehydrated culture media

3.

Basket, hat, mats and handicraft articles woven with less than 6 mm thick sticks

4.

Bleached and dried scandinavian mosses (steam sterlized) for decorative purpose

5.

Cooked items hermetically packed

6.

Fruit- Crystallized, infused with sugar

7.

Dead yeast

8.

Derivatices of sugarcane like sugar and molasses

9.

Bleached plant fiber including waxed/bleached coir bristle fiber, processed jute products, natural waxed coconut fiber, processed cotton linter pulp

10.

Extruded cereals (Flakes, Porridge) hermetically packed

11.

Foods tuffs ready for consumption- Jelly, Jam, Marmalade, Sauces, Mashed potatoes (dried), Soup (dried), Papad

12.

Fruits and vegetables- Canned juice, pulp and puree

13.

Furit and vegetables- Cooked, canned and preserved

14.

Fruits, vegetables, flowers and nuts in brine, vinegar, oil or other preservatives

15.

Fruits and vegetables- Frozen for consumption

16

Fruits and vegetables- Minced, ground or sliced (dried or dehydrated or dried chips) including vacuum dired carrot flakes

17.

Ice cream sticks, match sticks, tooth picks, veneer peeler cores, saw dust, wood wool and shavings and thin wood pieces, wood chips, Bamboo stick (less than 6 mm thickess)

18.

Paper bags

19.

Coated nuts in hermetically packed

20.

Soybean lecithin including Soya protein isolate

21.

Starch hermetically packed

22.

Vegetable Oils, essences

23.

De-hulled oat steamed above 950C for 10-15 minutes including processed out flakes

24.

Medium density fiber board, processed ply wood, particle board, oriental strand board, veneer

25.

Dietary food health supplement in capsule form

26.

Marigold pellets undergone processing

27.

Malted Grains hermetically packed

28.

Processed Soy Fiber hermetically packed

29.

Jatamasi-Root extract

30.

Sugandhkokila berry extract

31.

Sugandhwal rhizome extract

32.

Timur berri extract

33.

Pea fiber

34.

Spray dried corn steep powder