Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No. 14 (RE-2012)/2009-2014
New Delhi, the 28th August, 2012
Subject: Amendment in Notification No. 5 dated 02.07.2012 regarding conditions 
for export of Carpets, Handicraft items and Silk items.
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade 
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) as amended, read with Para 
2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes 
following amendments in 
Notification No. 5 (RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 02.07.2012:
	- The provisions in the “Nature of Restriction” of Notification No. 5 
(RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 02.07.2012 in respect of S. No. 8B (relating to 
Handicraft Items) will come into effect from 01.01.2013.
	
	 
	-  S. No. 8C of Notification No. 5 (RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 02.07.2012 relating 
to Silk garments, Made ups, Fabrics and Accessories is deleted.
	 
	-  Accordingly, the revised table will be as under:
 
	
		| S. No.     | 
		Chapter     | 
		Item Description     | 
		Export Policy     | 
		Nature of Restriction | 
	
	
		| 8 A     | 
		57    | 
		Handmade Woolen Carpets including other floor coverings like Woolen Durries, 
Druggets, Gabbas, Namdhas and Shaggy    | 
		Free    | 
		Export shall not be permitted on the basis of Documents against Acceptance (D/A) 
     unless 
 (a) Such export is covered either by Bank Guarantee or ECGC Guarantee
		 
		      
or 
 (b) Such export is to own Subsidiaries/ own Trading Companies / own 
Office-cum-warehouses.    | 
	
	
		| 8 B     | 
		Any chapter    | 
		Handicraft items    | 
		Free/
Restricted  
(as applicable)    | 
		Export shall not be permitted on the basis of Documents against Acceptance (D/A)
		 
    unless 
 (a) Such export is covered either by Bank Guarantee or ECGC Guarantee
		 
   
or  
(b) Such export is to own Subsidiaries/ own Trading Companies / own 
Office-cum-warehouses.  
		 
		This will be with effect from 01.01.2013 | 
	
	
		| 8 C     | 
		Deleted             | 
		    | 
	
3. Effect of this notification:
Notification No. 5 of 02.07.2012 imposed certain restrictions. S. No. 8 A 
pertained to export of Handmade carpet etc., for which there is no change. S. 
No. 8 B pertained to export of Handicraft items, the effective date of which has 
been shifted to 01.01.2013. S. No. 8 C pertained to export of Silk items, which 
stands deleted.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail:- dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/510/AM 12/Export Cell)