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Amendments in the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items
Notification No. 32 dated 12th
October 2001
In exercise of the
powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development &
Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Paragraphs 1.3 and 4.11 of the
Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002(incorporating amendments made up to
31.3.2001), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the
ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items, 1997-2002 (incorporating
amendments made up to 31 August, 1998) as amended from time to time:
In continuation of
Notification No. 20 (RE-2001)/1997-2002 dated the 27th July 2001
releasing a specified quota of onion for export, the following additions shall
be made against the Code No.0703 (1) in Table B of Schedule 2 of the said ITC
(HS) relating to �onions (all varieties other than Bangalore Rose onion and
Krishnapuram onions)� under the column � nature of restriction�: -
�Further, another
50,000 (Fifty Thousand) Metric Tonnes of onions is allowed for export through
the following agencies/ State Trading Enterprises for the quantities indicated
against each:
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(i) National Agricultural
Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED)
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17,500 M.Ts.
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(ii) Maharashtra State
Agricultural Marketing Board
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17,500M.Ts. (MSAMB)
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(iii) Gujarat Agro Industries
Corporation Ltd. (GAIC)
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5,000 M.Ts.
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(iv) The Spices Trading
Corporation Ltd. (STCL)
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2,000 M.Ts.
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(v) AP State Trading Corporation
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2,500 M.Ts.
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(vi) The Karnataka State
Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd. (KSCMF)
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2,000 M.Ts.
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(vii) The National Co-operative
Consumers� Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF)
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2,500 M.Ts.
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(viii) The North Karnataka Onion
Growers Co-operative Society
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1,000 M.Ts.
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2.
These STEs /agencies shall export directly or through the Registered
Exporters on the same terms and conditions as laid down in earlier Notification
No. 16 (RE-2000)/1997-2002 dated 17.5.2000 except condition relating to time
prescribed for export for which the date indicated in Para-3 below will apply.
3.
The quantity of onions released as above shall be allowed for export by 30th
November 2001.
4.
It has further been decided to extend the shipment period for export of
the unutilized balance quantity of the onion, if any, out of the 1,00,000 Metric
tones released for export vide Notification No.16 (RE-2001)/1997-2002 dated the
26th June, 2001 and Notification No. 20(RE-2001)/1997-2002 dated 27th July, 2001
up to 15th October, 2001.
5.
It has also been decided to amend the Notification No.
21(RE-2000)/1997-2002 dated 26th June, 2000 and to appoint the
Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd., (KSCMF), Bangalore as
another State Trading Enterprises/ agency for the export of Bangalore Rose Onion
in addition to the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Processing and Export
Corporation (KAPPEC), Bangalore. The name of KSCMF may be included along with
KAPPEC and AP MARKFED in respect of conditions stipulated for export in the
above notification.
6. This
issues in Public interest.
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