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”.