Moong Dal Import Restricted with Immediate Effect

· Condition of Bills of Lading issued till 31 March 2022 and 3 months time allowed for transit, deleted

· Goods under Customs Clearance or on high seas stranded mid-way

· Moong crop has already come in local market, fresh crop only in July, price rise expected

[Ministry of Commerce and Industry Notification S.O. 624(E). dated 11 February 2022]

Effect of the Notification: Import policy for Moong is revised from “Free” to “Restricted” with immediate effect.

S.O. 624(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992), read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the Department of Commerce Notification S.O. 5317(E) dated 20.12.2021 as under:-

Exim Code	Item Description	Existing Import Policy	Existing Policy Condition	Revised Import policy	Revised Policy Condition
07133190	Moong [Beans of the SPP Vigna Radiata (L.) Wilczek]	Free	Import of the item, Bill of Lading should be issued on or before 31.03.2022 and import of such consignment shall need to be cleared from Customs on or before 30.06.2022.	Restricted	---

This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

[F. No. 14/1/2021-EP (Agri-III)]