Sugar Exports –
Registration of Quantity with DGFT Not Required, APEDA Registration Continue
[DGFT
Notification No. 20 dated 7th September 2015]
In
exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development
& Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign
Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government, with immediate effect, hereby
makes the following amendments Notification No. 3/2015-20 dated 20.04.2015.
2. Existing
entries as per Notification No. 3/2015-20 Dated 20.04.2015
Existing
entries:
|
Chapter
17 Sugars
and Sugar Confectionery |
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S.No.
|
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
|
93 |
1701 00 00 |
Kg |
(a) Sugar * |
Free |
Prior registration of quantity with DGFT. |
|
|
|
Kg |
(b) Sugar to EU under CXL Quota |
Free |
The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by
Additional DGFT, Mumbai. The exporters shall be required to furnish the
details of actual exports (viz. quantity, value, destination, name &
address of foreign buyer etc) to the Additional
DGFT, Mumbai as well as to APEDA, New Delhi. This will be subject to
quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. |
|
|
|
Kg |
(c) Sugar to USA under TRQ |
Free |
The quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi as
per the modalities and operational guidelines to be notified by APEDA. The
exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz.
quantity, value, destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc) to APEDA, New Delhi. Certificate of Origin, if
required, shall be issued by Additional DGFT, Mumbai. This will be subject to
quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. |
*Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However, export of
Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose IP/BP/EP/USP/JP and (ii) Sucrose AR
& LR] and Speciality Sugar [(i) Sugar cubes (ii) Sugar sachets (white &
brown) (iii) Castor sugar (iv) Demerara sugar (v) Light brown sugar (vi) Icing
sugar (vii) Fondant icing sugar (viii) Kathali sugar
(ix) Candy sugar (x) Rainbow sugar (xi) Pearl sugar and (xii) Trimoline (invert sugar)] would not be subject to
registration requirement.
Export Licensing Note of Chapter 17
Note 1
Deleted.
Note 2
Export of organic sugar without any quantity limits,
will be permitted till the time export of sugar is “Free”. Such export will be
subject to following conditions:
(i) The sugar
should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar;
(ii) Prior
registration of quantity with DGFT through online system.
Amended
entries:
|
Chapter
17 Sugars
and Sugar Confectionery |
|||||
|
S.No.
|
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
|
93 |
1701 00 00 |
Kg |
(a) Sugar |
Free |
|
|
|
|
Kg |
(b) Sugar to EU under CXL Quota |
Free |
The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by
Additional DGFT, Mumbai. The exporters shall be required to furnish the
details of actual exports (viz. quantity, value, destination, name &
address of foreign buyer etc) to the Additional
DGFT, Mumbai as well as to APEDA, New Delhi. This will be subject to
quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. |
|
|
|
Kg |
(c) Sugar to USA under TRQ |
Free |
The quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi as
per the modalities and operational guidelines to be notified by APEDA. The
exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz.
quantity, value, destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc) to APEDA, New Delhi. Certificate of Origin, if
required, shall be issued by Additional DGFT, Mumbai. This will be subject to
quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. |
Export
Licensing Note of Chapter 17
Note
1
Deleted.
Note
2
Export
of organic sugar without any quantity limits, will be permitted till the time
export of sugar is “Free”. Such export will be subject to the condition that
the sugar should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar.
3.
Effect of this notification:
The
requirement of registration of quantity with DGFT for export of sugar has been
dispensed with.