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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department
of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No.
02/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 13th April, 2017
Subject: TRQ for Raw Sugar: Amendment in import policy of raw sugar
classified under Exim Code 170114 of Chapter 17 of ITC (HS), 2017–Schedule–1
(Import Policy).
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 makes the following
amendments in the import policy conditions of ‘Raw Sugar’ classified under Exim
Code 170114 of Chapter 17 of ITC (HS), 2017 – Schedule – 1 (Import Policy), as
notified vide Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017, as under:
2. (i) Import of 5 Lakh MT of raw sugar under Exim Code 170114 is allowed to
be imported by millers/ refiners duty free through the following Zones subject
to quantity restriction indicated as in the table below:
| Sl No |
Zone |
Name of the Ports (import allowed only through the following
ports) |
Revised list of Ports (import allowed only through the
following ports) |
Zone wise Import Restriction (import can be made through any
port within the overall quantity indicated against each Zone)
|
| 1 |
East Zone |
Haldia (WB), Paradeep (Odisha) |
Haldia (WB), Paradeep (Odisha) |
0.50 lakh MT |
| 2 |
South Zone |
Tuticorin, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Mangalore ( Karnataka) Kakinada(
Andhra Pradesh) |
Tuticorin, Chennai(Tamil Nadu), Mangalore ( Karnataka) Kakinada
(Andhra Pradesh) Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Gangavaram (Andhra
Pradesh) Karaikal( Puducherry) |
3 lakh MT |
| 3 |
West Zone |
Kandla (Gujarat) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust/ Mumbai Port
(Maharastra) |
Kandla (Gujarat) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust/ Mumbai Port
(Maharastra) |
1.50 Lakh MT |
| Total |
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5.00 Lakh MT |
ii. Applications:
| Column/ Para no. |
Provision as in Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017
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Revised provision |
| 2(ii) (b) |
Applicants intending to import through Haldia and Paradeep ports are
to submit their applications to RA, Kolkata; those intending to import
through Tuticorin, Chennai and Kakinada are to submit their applications
to RA, Chennai while those intending to import through Mangalore port
may submit their applications to RA, Bangaluru. For imports through West
Zone, all applications are to be submitted to RA, Mumbai. |
Applicants intending to import through Haldia and Paradeep ports are
to submit their applications to RA, Kolkata; while those intending to
import through Tuticorin, Chennai and Karaikal ports are to submit their
applications to RA, Chennai. Applicants importing through Mangalore may
submit their applications to RA, Bangaluru; while those importing
through Kakinada, Vishakhapatnam and Gangavaram may submit their
applications to RA, Vishakhapatnam. For imports through West Zone, all
applications are to be submitted to RA, Mumbai. |
2(iii) Validity of Quota:
| Column/ Para no. |
Validity of Quota as in Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017
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Revised provision |
| 2(iii) |
TRQ benefit (duty free) under this Notification shall be available
upto and inclusive of 12th June, 2017 as per Section 15 of the Customs
Act, 1962 |
TRQ benefit (duty free) under this Notification shall be available
upto and inclusive of 30th June, 2017 as per Section 15 of the Customs
Act, 1962 |
3. After para 2(vii) of the Notification No 1 dated 05.04.2017 the
following is inserted:
(viii) Actual User Condition: Actual User condition as in
the Notification
No 32/2016- Customs (N.T) dated 1st March, 2016 will be
applicable on imports under this TRQ scheme and importer shall convert raw sugar
into white/ refined sugar within a period, not exceeding two months from the
date of bill of entry or the date of entry inwards, whichever is later.
4. Effect of this Notification: Notification
No. 1 dated
05th Apr, 2017 stands amended.
(A K Bhalla)
Director General of Foreign Trade
[F. No.
01/89/180/Misc.-13/AM-07/PC-2A]
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