(1) Import of milk and milk products (including chocolate and chocolate products and candies/confectionary/food preparations with milk and milk solids as an ingredients) from China is 'Prohibited' till 23.06.2015 or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The transitional arrangements under para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy will not be allowed in the case of import of above products from China for this period.
[Notification No. 91 (RE-2010/2009-14 dated 26.12.2011; 04-Ntfn(RE)/18.06.2013; 84-Ntfn(RE)/23.06.2014]
(2) Import of all live-stock products shall be subject to a sanitary import permit to be issued by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India, as per Section 3A of live-stock Importation Act, 1898, as incorporated by Live Stock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 28 of 2001, 29th August, 2001), or as amended from time to time.
Tea Fortified with Vitamins is in Chapter 21 but Flaoured Tea not in
Chapter 21
Sub: Classification of Tea fortified with Vitamins.
931-CBEC 15.07.2010 (DoR) |
A reference has been received by the board regarding the classification of 'Tea fortified with Vitamins'. The product comprise tea along with stabilizers and vitamins. |
2. Preparation of tea and preparation with the basic of tea are classifiable under the chapter heading 210120. Preparation of tea as well as preparation with a basic of tea is a product containing tea as one of the major component and has other added ingredients to it. Flavoured tea contains tea along with at least one preparations of tea not specifically excluded by virtue of any Section/Chapter Note will get classified in this chapter only.
3. The issue has been examined, the samples of the product were perused and the commercial understanding of the product and details of the product mentioned on the packing materials were taken note of. The tea fortified with vitamins as descried in para 1 is nothing but a preparation of tea having added ingredients like stablizers and vitamins in added to tea. Since no Section/Chapter Note excludes this preparation from the purview of Chapter 21, it is clarified that such preparations of tea namely tea fortified with vitamins will be classified under Chapter 21.
4. Trade and industry may be informed.
[Old - The import of chocolates and chocolate products and candies/ confectionary/ food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient shall be prohibited from China for six months with immediate effect and until further orders. ]
The transitional arrangements under para 1.5 of the Foreign trade Policy 2004-09 will not be allowed in the case of import of above products from China for this period. (This Import licensing note is added by DGFT NOTIFICATION No 67/2008, dated : 01-12-2008)