GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 49 /2009-2014
NEW DELHI THE 18th March, 2010
Subject: Amendment of para 2.59 relating to procedure for import under the
Tariff Rate Quota Scheme and para 2.59.1 relating to eligible entities for
allocation of quota of HBP Vol.I, 2009-2014.
In exercise of power conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy
2009-2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends para 2.59 of the
Handbook of Procedure (Vol .I) relating to procedure for import under the Tariff
Rate Quota Scheme as under:
Attention is invited to Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of
Revenue), Notification No. 21/2002-Customs dated 01.03 2002 and Notification No.
33/2010-Customs dated 12.03.2010. As per these, import of four items viz., (1)
Skimmed and whole milk powder, milk food for babies etc. (0402.10 or 0402.21)
and White Butter, Butter oil, Anhydrous Milk Fat (0405) (2) Maize (corn): other
(1005.90) (3) Crude sunflower seed or safflower oil or fractions thereof
(1512.11) and (4) Refined rape, colza or mustard oil, other (1514.19 or 1514.99)
is allowed in a financial year, up to quantities as well as such concessional
rates of customs duty as indicated below:
| S.No |
ITC Code No. & Item |
Quantity of Quota |
Concessional Duty |
| 1(i) |
Tariff Code No.0402.10 or 0402.21
Skimmed and whole
Milk Powder.
Milk
Food for babies etc. |
30,000 MTs |
0% |
| (ii) |
Tariff Code No. 0405 White
Butter, Butter oil, Anhydrous Milk Fat
|
15,000 MTs |
0% |
| 2 |
Tariff Code No. 1005.90 Maize (Corn): other |
5,00,000 MTs |
15% |
| 3 |
Tariff Code No. 1512.11 Crude
Sunflower seed
or safflower oil or
fractions thereof |
150,000 MTs |
50% |
| 4 |
Tariff Code No. 1514.19
& 1514.99
Rape, Colza,
Canola or
Mustard Oil,
Other (Refined) |
150,000 MTs |
45% |
Part (a) of para 2.59.1 of HBP V-I relating to eligible entities for allocation
of quota is hereby amended to be read as under:
Milk Powder (Tariff Code No. 0402.10 or 0402.21) and White Butter, Butter oil,
Anhydrous Milk Fat (0405): National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), State
Trading Corporation (STC), National Cooperative Dairy Federation (NCDF),
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED),
Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC), Projects & Equipment Corporation
of India Limited (PEC) and Spices Trading Corporation Limited (STCL).
This issues in public interest.
Sd/-
(R.S.Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade and
Ex Officio Special Secretary to the Govt. of India
(F.No. 01/93/180/M-67/AM04/PC2(B)