Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No 20 /2015-20
New Delhi, Dated : 7 September, 2015
Subject: Export policy of sugar.
S.O.(E) 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
| 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.
(Anup Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/Export Cell)(Part)
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