Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 47 (RE- 2013 )/2009-2014
New Delhi Dated the 24 October, 2013
Subject: Relaxation in export policy for export of Red Sanders wood.
S.O.(E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act,1992, as amended, read with paragraph 1.3 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 the Central Government hereby makes the following
amendments in respect of Sl. No. 188 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classifications of
Export and Import Items as under:
“The condition stipulated in Column 5 against S. No.188 of Chapter 44 of
Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items shall be
relaxed to allow export of 9784.1363 MT of Red Sanders wood, in the form of log
obtained out of confiscated/seized stock from the Government of Andhra Pradesh &
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)”.
- (i) Government of Andhra Pradesh is hereby permitted to export 8584.1363 MTs
of Red Sanders wood in log form, either by itself or through any entity/entities
so authorized by them for the purpose.
(ii) Such entity/entities or Government of Andhra Pradesh, as the case may be,
shall be granted export authorization by the concerned Regional Authority of
DGFT upon production of quantity allocation letter from Government of Andhra
Pradesh.
- (i) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is hereby permitted to export
1200 MTs of Red Sanders wood in log form, either by itself or through any
entity/entities so authorized by them for the purpose.
(ii) Such entity/entities or DRI, as the case may be, shall be granted export
authorization by the concerned Regional Authority of DGFT upon production of
quantity allocation letter from DRI.
- Government of Andhra Pradesh/DRI shall finalize the modalities including
allocation of quantities to various entities, as applicable, for export of the
respective quantities within 6 months of issue of this notification and such
export must be completed within 6 months thereafter. The whole process of export
shall be completed latest by 31st October, 2014.
- Effect of this notification:
Prohibition on export of Red Sanders wood in log form has been relaxed for
export of 9784.1363 MT of Red Sanders wood in log form through Government of
Andhra Pradesh & Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/1380/AM12/Export Cell)