Wood Waste Pellets and Briquettes Export Allowed under Restricted Export Authorization

[DGFT Notification No. 04 /2026-27 dated 06 April,2026]

Effect of this Notification: The Export Policy of items covered under ITC (HS) Codes 44013100 and 44013200 is revised with immediate effect from "Prohibited" to "Restricted" and from "Free" to "Restricted," respectively. Accordingly, exports of these items shall be permitted only under a Restricted Export Authorization.

Subject: Amendment in Export Policy and Policy Condition of Wood Pellets (HS 44013100) and Wood Briquettes (HS 44013200) under Chapter 44 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule-2 (Export Policy).

S.O. (E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 as amended, read with Para 1.02 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments to Export Policy under Chapter .44 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule 2 (Export Policy), with immediate effect as under:

ITC(HS) Code	Item description	Existing Export Policy	Revised Export Policy	Existing Policy Condition	Revised Policy Condition
44013100	Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: -- Wood pellets	Prohibited	Restricted	(1) Export of Wood and wood products in the form of logs, timber, stumps, roots, bark, chips, powder, flakes, dust, and charcoal (other than sawn timber made exclusively out of imported logs/timber) is not permitted. (2) However, Export of Sandalwood De- oiled Spent Dust is Restricted and Export is permitted under a Restricted Export Authorisation subject to conditionalities as may be notified by DGFT from time to time	Export shall be permitted under a Restricted Export Authorization.
4013200	Wood briquettes	Free	Restricted	-	Export shall be permitted under a Restricted Export Authorization.

(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/166/AM21/Part-l /E- 45738)