Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No 52 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated : 3rd June, 2011
Subject: Exemption for export of 10,000 MTs of organic 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 2.1 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 (as amended from time to time), the Central
Government hereby adds, with immediate effect, Export Licensing Note 2 in
Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items,
as amended from time to time.
- The requirement of obtaining release order from the Chief Director(Sugar),
Directorate of Sugar for export of sugar as mentioned in the Export Licensing
Note 1 in Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and
Import Items will not apply to export of 10,000 MTs, per annum of organic sugar,
duly certified by APEDA. Accordingly, Export Licensing Note 2 is inserted in
Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items
which will read as under:
“Export Licensing Note 2: The requirement of obtaining release order from the
Chief Director(Sugar), Directorate of Sugar for export of sugar as mentioned in
the Export Licensing Note 1 above will not apply to export of 10,000 MTs of
organic sugar, per annum. Export of organic sugar shall be subject to following
conditions:
- Quantity limit shall be 10,000 MTs per annum;
- It should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar;
- Export contracts should be registered with APEDA, New Delhi prior to
shipment;
- Exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports.”
- Effect of this notification:
Export of sugar is free subject to obtaining release order from the Chief
Director(Sugar), Directorate of Sugar. But, the same is not required for export
of Organic sugar with a ceiling of 10,000 MTs per annum and subject to certain
conditions mentioned above.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/Export Cell)(Part)