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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 56/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 18 February, 2019
Subject: Export Policy of Red Sanders wood exclusively sourced from cultivation origin obtained from private land (including Pattaland) — regarding
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020,
as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the export policy of Red Sanders wood under Chapter 44 of ITC (HS), 2018, Schedule — 2 (Export Policy).
2. The existing entries against SI. No. 188 in Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items shall be substituted as follows: (changes made are in bold
letters)
| SI. No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Present Policy |
Revised Policy |
Policy Condition |
| 188 |
4403 99 18
4407 99 90 |
kg |
Red Sanders wood (RSW) in any form, whether raw, processed or
unprocessed, except at SI. No. 188A [of cultivation origin obtained from
private land (including Pattaland) ] and SI. No. 189 [specified value
added products of RSW and other handicrafts made from RSW procured from
legal
sources] below |
Prohibited |
Prohibited |
Not Export permitted to be exported.
However, one time relaxation
has been granted to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Directorate of
Revenue
Intelligence (DRI), Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Govt. of Maharashtra and
Government of Karnataka for export of 8498.095 MTs, 1200 MTs, 299.732
MTs, 83.40 MTs and
186.588 MTs respectively of Red Sanderswood (in
log form) obtained out of confiscated/ seized stock, either
by itself
or through any entity / entities so authorized by them.
Government of Andhra Pradesh and DRI : Notification No.
Notification No.
47 dated 24.10.2013 read with
Noti No. 24 dated 29.08.2016 and
Noti No.
08/2015-20 23.05.2017
Govt. of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu :
Notification No. 25/2015-20 dated 02.09.2016]
Govt. of Karnataka:
Notification No. 40 /2015-20 dated
27.11.2017] |
3. A new entry at SI. No. 188A is inserted below SI. No. 188 in Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items as
follows:
| SI. No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Present Policy |
Revised Policy |
Policy Condition |
| 188 A |
4403 99 18
4407 99 90 |
kg |
Red Sanders wood in log form and roots, exclusively of cultivation
origin obtained from private land (including Pattaland) |
Prohibited |
Restricted |
Export permitted under license subject to the following
conditions /documentation :(i)Applications for export license should be
accompanied by
attested copies of certificate of origin issued by the
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(PCCF) of the State from where
the stocks were procured / exported, giving details of the
date of
procurement from legal sources and quantities procured;(ii) A
certificate of the current position of stocks so procured
and
available with the applicant given after physical verification
of the
stocks, by the authority nominated for the purpose by the PCCF, should
also accompany application for export license.(iii) The applications
shall be considered on merits for issue of export license, which shall
be subject to any other conditions such as MEP, quantity ceilings
requirements under CITES, etc.
as may be prescribed from time to
time;
(vii) As per the recommendation of CITES Management Authority
India, the MOEF&CC will fix an yearly quota, which may be reviewed based
on NDF study or recommendations of the Government agencies; |
4. The existing entry against SI. No. 189 in Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items shall be
substituted as follows: (changes made are in bold letters)
| SI. No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Present Policy |
Revised Policy |
Policy Condition |
| 189 |
3203 00 90 3805 10 10 9202 10 00 9202 90 00 9205 10 00 92059090 9208
10 00 9208 90 00 9206 00 00 9208 10 00 9209 92 00 9209 94 00 9209 99 00
9403 90 00 4420 90 90 4421 90 90 |
kg |
Value added products of Red Sanders wood such as Chips, Powder,
Extracts, Dyes, Musical Instruments, Parts of Musical Instruments,
Furniture, Parts of various sizes of
furniture (maximum cross
section: sizes: 15 cm X 15 cm; Planks: 20 cm X 7.5 cm and maximum length
2.5 Mtrs), toys, dolls & other handicrafts made from Red Sanders wood
procured from legal sources (i) from confiscated / seized material
auctioned by Government Agencies;(ii) from cultivation origin obtained
from private land (including Pattaland) |
Restricted |
Restricted
(no change) |
Export permitted under license subject to the following conditions
/ document-ation(i) Applications for export license should be
accompanied by attested
copies of certificate of origin issued by the
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of the State from where
the stocks were procured / exported, giving details of the date of
procurement from legal sources and quantities procured;(ii) A
certificate of the current position of stocks so procured and available
with the applicant given after physical verification of the stocks, by
the authority nominated for the purpose by the PCCF should also
accompany application for
export licence;(iii) The applications shall
be considered on merits for issue of Export Licence, which shall be
subject to any other conditions such as MEP, quantity ceilings
requirements under CITES, etc. as may be prescribed from time to time. |
5. Effect of this Notification:
Export Policy of Red Sanders wood exclusively sourced from cultivation origin obtained from private land (including Pattaland) has been notified to allow exports Red
Sanders wood in log form, roots and value added products to facilitate exports.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director Gen of Foreign Trade&
Ex- officio Addl. Secretar e Government of India
E-mail: [email protected]
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