Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No 13 (RE – 2013)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated : 14 May, 2013
Subject: Nomination of Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) as nodal
agency for certificate on due diligence adopted by the exporters in procuring
wood from legal sources for manufacture of Handicraft articles.
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, 2009-2014 (as amended from time to time), the Central
Government hereby adds, with immediate effect, a new Note 3 in Chapter 44 of
Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Items for nominating
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) as nodal agency for certificate
on due diligence adopted by the exporters in procuring wood from legal sources
for manufacture of Handicraft articles.
- Accordingly, Note 3 of Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of
Export & Import Items will read as under:
“Note 3
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) is authorized to issue
certificate, on demand, on the due diligence adopted by the exporters in
procurement of wood from legal sources”.
- Effect of this notification:
In case of request by the foreign buyer or any other agency on showing due
diligence in procurement of wood from legal sources for manufacture of
handicraft articles, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) will be
authorized agency to issue such certificate.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/510/AM12/Export Cell)