Only Rice and Wheat Import
Restricted, other Cereal including Maize, Barley, Oats and Sorghum Freed
High Duty of 50% Plus Continues
[DGFT
Notification No. 93 dated 29th September 2014]
Subject:
Revision in Import Policy for some primary agricultural commodities appearing
in Chapter 10 of ITC(HS), 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy).
In
exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development
and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy,
2009-2014, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes
the following amendments in Import Policy of Chapter 10 of ITC (HS) 2012,
Schedule 1 (Import Policy):
|
Exim Code |
Item Description |
Existing |
Revised |
|
|
|
|
Policy |
Policy Conditions |
Policy |
|
1001 99 20 |
Meslin |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1002 |
RYE |
|
|
|
|
1002 90 00 |
Other |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1004 |
OATS |
|
|
|
|
1004 90 00 |
Other |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1005 |
MAIZE (CORN) |
|
|
|
|
1005 90 00 |
Other |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1007 |
GRAIN SORGHUM |
|
|
|
|
1007 90 00 |
Other |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 |
BUCKWHEAT, MILLET AND
CANARY SEEDS; OTHER CEREALS |
|
|
|
|
1008 10 |
Buckwheat: |
|
|
|
|
1008 10 90 |
Other |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 29 |
Other: |
|
|
|
|
1008 29 10 |
Jawar |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 29 20 |
Bajra |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 29 30 |
Ragi |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 30 |
Canary seeds: |
|
|
|
|
1008 40 00 |
Fonio (Digitaria spp.) |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 50 00 |
Quinoa (Chenopodium
quinoa) |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 60 00 |
Triticale |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
|
1008 90 |
Other cereals: |
|
|
|
|
1008 90 90 |
Other |
State Trading Enterprise |
Import allowed through
FCI subject to Para 2.11 of FTP. |
Free |
3. Effect of this
Notification
The
import policy for the agricultural items as listed in para 2 above have been
revised from “State Trading Enterprises” to “Free”.