Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No. 108 (RE-2010)/2009-14
New Delhi, Dated 22nd March, 2012
Subject:- Exemption of Assam Comilla Cotton [ITC(HS) Code 5201 00 12] from
export restriction on cotton during the current cotton season upto 30.09.2012.
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, 2009-14, the Central Government hereby makes the
following amendments with immediate effect in respect of Sl. No. 161 A {ITC(HS)
Classification}.
- Export of Assam Comilla Cotton [ITC(HS) Code 5201 00 12] with a limit of
5,000 Bales was exempted from the cap on export of cotton during the previous
cotton season 2010-11 (ended on 30.09.2011). In the current cotton season also
i.e. upto 30.09.2012, export of Assam Comilla Cotton [ITC(HS) Code 5201 00 12]
with a limit of 5,000 Bales will be exempted from any restriction on export of
cotton. As prescribed in the previous cotton season, such export would require
to be registered with DGFT in the current cotton season also.
- Procedure of obtaining Registration Certificate (RC) for export of Assam Comilla Cotton [ITC(HS) Code 5201 00 12] was notified in
Policy Circular No.
29(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 19.04.2011. The same will continue to apply except
that the export against Registration Certificates in the current cotton season
shall be completed within a period of 30 days (In para 3 of Policy Circular No.
29 dated 19.04.2011, such period was 45 days).
- Effect of this notification:
Export of 5,000 bales of Assam Comilla Cotton will be exempted from any
export restrictions during the current cotton season (up to 30.09.2012) subject
to registration with DGFT. Registration Certificate for such exports will be
valid for 30 days only.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
e-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1194/AM10/Export Cell)