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DGFT Export Policy General Notes on Export Policy (upto 26/08/2009) Table - B (Part - I)

Table - B

Goods Falling Within Specific Chapters of ITC (HS) Classification
Chapter 1

Live Animals

Note 1 The term “Cattle” covers cows, oxen, bulls and calves

Note 2 Export of wild animals and their products as defined in Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 including their part prohibited. See restrictions in Part A for details.

Note 3 Germplasm of cattle is classified in heading 0511

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
8	01011000, 01019090	u	Live Horses – Kathiawari, Marwari and Manipuri breeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
9	01021010, 01021020, 01021030, 01021090, 01029010, 01029020	u	Live Cattle and buffaloes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
10	01061900	u	Camel	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
11	01063100, 01063200, 01063900	u	Live exotic birds except the following species of exotic birds, policy of which is indicated against each	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
12	01063200	u	(i) Albino budgerigars	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
13	01063200	u	(ii) Budgerigars	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
14	01063900	u	(iii) Bengali finches	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
15	01063900	u	(iv) White finches	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
16	01063900	u	(v) Zebra finches	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
17	01063900	u	(vi) Jawa sparrow	Restricted	Exports permitted under license. A certificate from the Chief Wildlife warden of the concerned State from where exotic birds (Jawa Sparrow) have been procured to the effect that the birds to be exported are from Captive Bred Stock. Exports if allowed shall be subject to pre-shipment inspection and CITES certificate.

Chapter - 2
Meat and Edible Meat Offal

Note 1 Beef includes meat and edible offal of cows, oxens and calf
Note 2 Offal includes heart, liver, tongue, kidneys and other organs.
Note 3 The export of chilled and frozen meat shall be allowed subject to the provision specified to the gazette notification on raw meat (chilled and frozen) under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963
Offals of buffalo too are subject to the same conditions of quality control and inspection.
Note 4 Export of canned meat products shall be subject to preshipment inspection either by the State Directorate of Animal Husbandry or Export Inspection Agency or Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Government of India in accordance with either the standards prevalent in the exporting country or standards prescribed under the Meat Food Products Order, 1973 under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 or orders made thereunder
Note 5. Exports of gonads and other reproductive organs of buffaloes and the germplasm of cattle and buffaloes in heading 0511 require an export licence.
Note 6. Export of meat and meat products will be allowed subject to the exporter furnishing a certificate to the customs at the time of export that the above items have been obtained/sourced from an abattoir/ meat processing plant registered with APEDA.
(Note No. 6 has been inserted videNTF. NO. 12/2004, DT. 21/12/2004)
Note 7. On the cartons for export of meat, the following details shall compulsorily be mentioned : -

(Note No. 7 has been inserted videNTF. NO. 58/2005, DT. 31/03/2006)

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
18	02011000, 02012000, 02013000, 02021000, 02022000, 02023000	kg	Beef of cows, oxen and calf	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
19 (a)	0201	Kg.	Meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled.
	02011000		Carcasses and half carcasses	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02012000		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
	0202		Meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen
	02021000		Carcasses and half carcasses	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02022000		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
19(b)	02013000	kg	Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled	Free	1. Export allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
19(b)	02023000	kg	Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen	Free
20	02041000, 02042100, 02042200, 02042300, 02043000, 02044100, 02044200, 02044300	Kg	Meat of Indian sheep	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
21	02045000	Kg	Meat of Indian Goat.	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
(Above Sl.Nos. 20 & 21 has been amended videNTF. NO. 46/2006, DT. 20/02/2007)
[OLD- 20(a)	0204	Kg.	Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
	02041000		Carcasses and half – carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02042100		Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: Carcasses and half – carcasses.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02042200		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02043000		Carcasses and half - carcasses of lamb, frozen.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02044100		Other meat of sheep frozen: Carcasses and half – carcasses.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02044200		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
20(b)	02042300, 02044300		Boneless meat of sheep fresh, chilled or frozen	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled]
[OLD- 21(a)	02045000	Kg	Boneless meat of Indian goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 & 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
21(b)	02045000	Kg	Bone in meat of Indian goat, fresh ,chilled or frozen	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
(Above Sl.Nos. 19, 20 & 21 has been amended videNTF. NO. 30/2006, DT. 21/08/2006)
[OLD- 19	02011000, 02012000, 02013000, 02021000, 02022000, 02023000	kg	Meat of buffalo (both male and female)	Free	1. Export allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veteri-nary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch pur-poses. 2. Quality Control and Inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled. [OLD-2. Quality control and inspection un-der Note 3 and 4 above are required. ] ]
[OLD- 20	02041000, 02042100, 02042200, 02042300, 02043000, 02044100, 02044200, 02044300	Kg	Meat of Indian sheep	Free	Quality Control and Inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled. [OLD-Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 above are required] ]
[OLD- 21	02045000	kg	Meat of Indian Goat	Free	Quality Control and Inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled. [OLD-Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 above are required] ]
22	02061000, 02062100, 02062200, 02062900, 02102000	kg	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf	Prohibited	Quality Control and Inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled. [OLD-Not permitted to be exported]
23	02061000, 02062100, 02062200, 02062900, 02102000	kg	Offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs	Free	1. Export of allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veteri-nary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch pur-poses. 2. Quality Control and Inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled. [OLD-2. Quality control and inspection un-der Note 3 and 4 above are required]
24	02068010, 02069010	kg	Offal of Indian sheep	Free	Quality Control and Inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled. [OLD-Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 above are required]
25	02068010, 02069010	kg	Offal of Indian Goat	Free	Quality Control and Inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled. [OLD-Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 above are required]

(In above Table Column No.6 i.e. “Nature of Restriction”, condition No. 2 in respect of entries at Sl. No. 19 and 23 and condition No. (1) in respect of entries at Sl. No. 20,21,22,24 and 25 has been amended videNTF. NO. 12/2004, DT. 21/12/2004)

Chapter 3
Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic Invertebrates

Note 1 The term “Marine Products” in this Chapter covers all the eight digit Exim Codes in the Chapter of the ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import items. All marine species that have been included in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972 are not permitted for export. All Holothurians are included in the Schedule 1 of Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972.

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
26	03000000	Kg	Marine species and products except the following	Free	Subject to preshipment quality inspection as may be specified by the Government through a notification
	03000000	Kg	(a) those species ( and their parts , products and derivatives ) men-tioned in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
27	03026930, 03037950	Kg	Fresh or Chilled or Frozen silver pomfrets of weight less than 300 gms.	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
28	03037999	Kg	Beche-de-mer	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported irrespective of its size.
(Above Sl.No. 28 has been amended videNTF. NO. 35/2005, DT. 28/12/2005)
[OLD- 28	03037999	Kg	Beche-de-mer of sizes below 3 inches	Prohibited	Exports permitted under licence.]
29	03061100, 03061210, 03061290, 03062100, 03062200	Kg	Lobsters except undersized ( $ ) rock lobster and sand lobster variety below	Free
			Rock Lobster:
30	03061100, 03062100	kg	Panulirus polyphagus 300 gm as whole chilled live or frozen, 250 gm as whole cooked; 90 gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
31	03061100, 03062100	kg	Panulirus homarus 200gm as whole live, chilled or frozen, 170 gm as whole cooked, 50 gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
32	03061100, 03062100	Kg	Panulirus Ornatus 500gm as whole live/chilled or frozen; 425 gm as whole cooked; 150gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
			Sand Lobster:
33	03061210, 03061290, 03062200	kg	Thenus orientalis 150 gm as whole; 45 gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported

Export Licensing Note

$ Note 1 A consignment/ lot is considered to be undersized if it contains specified species any piece of which has a weight less than that indicated against the species or has been processed out of or obtained from individual pieces of the species weighing less than the minimum weight indicated against the species.

Note 2 “as tail” means without head .

Chapter 4

Dairy produce; bird"s eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

Note 1 The expression “milk” means full cream milk of partially or completely skimmed milk

Sl. No	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
33A	0402	Kg.	Milk and Cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
	040210	Kg.	In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight not exceeding 1.5%.:
	04021010	Kg.	Skimmed Milk	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	04021020	Kg.	Milk food for babies	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	04021090	Kg.	Other In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight exceeding 1.5%:	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	04022100		Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	040229		Other :
	04022910	Kg.	Whole milk	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	04022920	Kg.	Milk for babies	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	04022990	Kg.	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
	04090000	Kg	Natural Honey	Free	Export of honey to USA shall be allowed subject to the following conditions: 1. Honey exported shall be ‘wholly obtained’ Indian origin honey only, and; 2. No blending of Indian honey shall be permitted with honey originating from any other country.”

(In above table tariff item hs code 04090000 has been inserted videNTF. NO. 66/2008, DT. 01/12/2008)
(Above Chapter has been inserted videNTF. NO. 45/2006, DT. 09/02/2007 - remain in force till September 30, 2007 & The transitional arrangements under para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 (updated as on 7th April, 2006) shall not be applicable for export of the aforesaid items.)

Chapter 5
Products of Animal Origin

Note 1 Export of wild animals and their parts and products as covered in Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES prohibited. See restrictions in Table A for detail.

S.No.	Tariff Items HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
34	05061049, 05119999	Kg	Human skeletons	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
35	05061039, 05061049, 05119999	Kg	Bones and bone products (exclud-ing bone meal), horn and horn products, (excluding horn meal), hooves and hoof products (exclud-ing hoof meal) when exported to the European Union.	Restricted	Export to EU allowed subject to production of a certificate from Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) regarding production process in respect of the ex-ported item.
36	05061019, 05061029, 05061039, 05061049, 05069019, 05069099, 05119999	Kg	Bones and bone products including Ossein and Gelatine intended to be used for Human consumption, meant for European Union.	Restricted	Export to EU allowed subject to approval of establishment of production and issue of Health Certificate by CAPEXIL in respect of the ex-ported item
37	05059010	Kg	Peacock Tail Feathers	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
38	05119999	Kg	Handicrafts and articles of peacock tail feathers	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
39	05061041, 05061049, 05079040	Kg	Shavings of Shed Antlers of Chital and Sambhar	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. (Please referNTF. NO. 50/2005 DT. 09/03/2006)
40	05119999	Kg	Manufactured Articles of shavings of shed antlers of chital and samb-har	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. (Please referNTF. NO. 50/2005 DT. 09/03/2006)
(a) The condition stipulated in Column 5 against S. Nos. 39 & 40 of Chapter 5 to Schedule 2 of the “ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items 1st September, 2004 –31st March, 2009” shall be relaxed for a period of two months from the date of Publication of this Notification to allow export of Shavings of Shed Antlers of Chital and Sambhar and Manufactured Articles of Shavings of Shed Antlers of Chital and Sambhar. (b) Registered Exporters of shed antlers would be permitted to send Free Trade Samples of made up of shed antlers, each weighing not more than 5 Kg. to the foreign buyers, subject to the condition that sale of these samples would not be permitted and only one sample of each item for each destination would be permitted to each registered exporter who will provide details of the party abroad to the concerned Regional Deputy Director before shipment. This will be permitted for 45 days from the date of publication of this notification. (Above (a) & (b) related to above Sl.No. 39 & 40 videNTF. NO. 50/2005 DT. 09/03/2006)
(Please referPN. No. 58/2004, DT. 07/03/2005 &NTF. No.28/2004, DT. 07/03/2005 related to S.No. 39 & 40 above)
41	0508 00 20	Kg.	(a) Sea Shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species not included in the Schedules of the Wild Life (Protection ) Act, 1972.	Free	Export permitted freely.
	05080030	Kg.	(b) Sea Shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species included in CITES (excluding the species mentioned in Schedules of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.	Free	Export to be governed by CITES Regulations.
	05080050	Kg.	(c) Sea Shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species included in the Schedules of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
(S. No. 41 has been amended videNTF. NO. 10/2004, DT. 10/12/2004)
[OLD-41	05080020, 05080030, 05080050	Kg	(a) Sea shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species not included in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protec-tion ) Act, 1972.	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
[OLD-41	05080020, 05080030, 05080050	Kg	(b) Sea shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species included in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protec-tion ) Act, 1972.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported]
(Please referNTF. NO. 04/2004-09, DT. 17/09/2004)
42	05119991, 05119999, 30011091, 30011099, 30012090, 30019099	Kg	Gonads and other reproductive organs of buffaloes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
43	05111000, 05119991, 05119999, 30011091, 30011099, 30012090, 30019099	Kg	Germplasm of cattle and buffaloes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.

Export Licensing Note

No.1: The handicrafts made out of bone and horn products as finished products and not exported for further processing, and not intended for human or animal consumption are not covered under entry at S.No. 35 and 36 of this Chapter

(Above Export Licensing Note No. 1 has been inserted videNTF. NO. 06/2004, DT. 15/10/2004)

Chapter 6
Live Trees and other Plants; Bulb, Roots and the Like; Cut Flowers and Ornamental Foliage

Note 1 Planting material of a kind used for propagation and classified in heading 0601 and heading 0602 are subject to restriction on export. See chapter 12 for detail. Certain plants like cashew plants too are restricted for exports. The detail of this too is in chapter 12.

Chapter 7
Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers

Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44	07031010 07122000	Kg	Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions fresh or chilled, frozen, provisionally prepared or dried but excluding onions cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	STEs	Export through:- (i) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) (ii) Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) (iii) Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GALC) (iv) The Spices Trading Corporation Ltd. (STCL) (v) The A.P. State Trading Corporation (vi) The Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd. (KSCMF) (vii) The National Co-operative Consumers Federation of India Ltd., (NCCF) (viii) The North Karnataka Onion Growers Co-operative Society (NKOGCS) (ix) West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation (WBECSC) Ltd., Kolkata (x) M.P. State Agro Industries Development Corporation ((MPSAIDC), Bhopal (xi) Karnataka State Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC), Bangalore (xii) Madhya Pradesh State Co-operative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Ltd., (xiii) The Andhra Pradesh Marketing Federation (AP MARKFED), subject to conditions laid down by DGFT from time to time
[OLD- 44	07031010 07108090 07119090[Deleted - 07122000]		Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions.	Restricted	Export permitted under license through designated canalizing agencies subject to conditions laid down by DGFT from time to time.]
[OLD- 44	07031010[Deleted- 07108090, 07119090] 07122000	Kg	Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions fresh or chilled, frozen, provisionally prepared or dried but excluding onions cut, sliced or broken in powder form. [OLD- Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions.][Deleted- [Amended by Ntfn No 20 dated 08.10.2003]]	STEs	Export through:- (i) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) (ii) Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) (iii) Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GALC) (iv) The Spices Trading Corporation Ltd. (STCL) (v) The A.P. State Trading Corporation (vi) The Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federa-tion Ltd. (KSCMF) (vii) The National Co-operative Consumers Federation of India Ltd., (NCCF) (viii) The North Karnataka Onion Growers Co-operative Society (NKOGCS) (ix) West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation (WBECSC) Ltd., Kolkata (x) M.P. State Agro Indus-tries Development Corpora-tion ((MPSAIDC), Bhopal (xi) Karnataka State Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC), Bangalore (xii) Madhya Pradesh State Co-operative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Ltd., (xiii) The Andhra Pradesh Marketing Federation (AP MARKFED), subject to conditions laid down by DGFT from time to time]
(Above Sl. No. 44 has been substituted videNTF. NO. 51/2007, DT. 14/11/2007) (Tariff item HS code 07122000 has been deleted from column 2 of no 44 videNTF. NO. 37/2007, DT. 15/10/2007) (Sl. NO. 44 has been substituted videNTF.NO. 32/2007, DT. 04/10/2007) (At Sl.No.44 Hs code "07108090,07119090", Reference NTF.20 DT. 8/10/2003-Deleted and description stand corrected videNTF. NO. 53/2005, DT. 17/03/2006)
[OLD- 44A	07122000		Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions.	STEs	Export through designated canalizing agencies subject to conditions laid down by DGFT from time to time.]
44A	0713	Kg.	Dried Leguminous Vegetables, Shelled, whether or not skinned or split	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07131000	Kg.	Peas (Pisum sativum)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07132000	Kg.	Chickpeas (garbanzos) Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.):	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133100	Kg.	Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133200	Kg.	Small red ((Adzuki) beans (Phaseolus or Vigna angularis)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133300	Kg.	Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	071339		Other :	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133910	Kg.	Guar seeds	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133990	Kg.	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07134000	Kg.	Lentils	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07135000	Kg.	Broad beans (Vicia faba var major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var equina, vicia faba var minor)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	071390		Other :	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07139010	Kg.	Tur (arhar)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
			Other :
	07139091	Kg.	Split	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07139099	Kg.	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
(Sl. NO. 44A has been inserted videNTF. NO. 37/2007, DT. 15/10/2007) (Above Sl.No. 44A has been inserted videNTF. NO. 15/2006, DT. 27/06/2006 - With immediate effect & remain in force till the end of the financial year (i.e. upto 31.3.2007) [OLD for a period of six months from the date of its issue] and shall not apply to imports already effected against Advance Licences / Authorisations issued prior to the date of issue of this notification. Further the transitional arrangements notified under para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy ,2006 shall not be applicable for export of pulses against irrevocable Letters of Credit opened on or after 22.6.2006 as the decision of the Government prohibiting the export of pulses was announced and got widely publicised on 22.6.2006 in the electronic and print media.) (Please referNTF. NO. 19/2006, DT. 04/07/2006 &NTF. NO. 17/2006, DT. 03/07/2006 for above Sl.No. 44A - Period of effect)

3. The following conditions will apply to all STEs for export of Onions of all varieties:
(i) Export of Onions is allowed without quantitative ceiling subject to conditions of quality laid out by NAFED from time to time.
(ii) The designated STEs can issue NOC to the Associates shippers and the service charges levied by them for issue of NOC will be at a uniform rate of 1% of the invoice value of export of onion.
(Above (ii) has been substituted videNTF. NO. 106/2008, DT. 14/05/2009)
[OLD-(ii) The designated STEs can issue NOC to the Associates Shippers and the service charges levied by them for issue of NOC will be to a maximum rate of 1% of the invoice value of export of onion.]
(iii) The STEs are not allowed to levy any other charges except above by way of fees, guarantee or deposits or in any other form whatsoever.
(iv) All onions exported will be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) fixed by NAFED.
(v) The careful selection of exporters is made to eliminate the trading in permits to export onions.
(vi) The agencies shall ensure that quality of onion is maintained.
(vii) A weekly report of permits issued shall be provided to NAFED which shall act a nodal agency to keep the Government of India informed of the outflow of onions.
(viii) Periodic reports of the actual shipment of onion by different agencies be submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(Above Para 3 has been substituted videNTF. NO. 27/2008, DT. 01/08/2008)
[OLD-
3. Export Licensing Note 1 :
(a) Export of Onions is allowed without quantitative ceiling subject to conditions of quality laid out by NAFED from time to time.

(b) The maximum service fee of one percent of the invoice value can be charged from the exporter by the listed STEs.]
(Pl. referNTF. NO. 51/2007, DT. 14/11/2007)

Chapter 10
Cereals

Note 1 Export of wild variety of wheat and paddy seed is restricted. See chapter 12 for details.

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
45	10063020	Kg	Rice Basmati	Free	a) Exports allowed subject to registration of contracts with the APEDA , New Delhib) Exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicat-ing the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, are not permitted except when exported alongwith the consign-ments of Basmati Rice, in which cases also, the same shall not exceed 2% of the total number of filled gunny bags of Basmati Rice being exportedc) In case of unbagged Indian Basmati Rice being exported in bulk or in bags of 50 Kgs or above, the exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicat-ing the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, shall also be permitted to the extent of actual requirements considering the total quantity of the consign-ment and the sizes of the empty bags being exported.d) exports to European Un-ion permitted subject to preshipment quality inspec-tion as may be specified by the Government through a notification.
45A	100610 10061090 10062000 100630 10063010 10063090 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
45A	10061010	Kg.	Rice of seed quality	Free vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008	Subject to conditions imposed vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008.
45AA	10063020	Kg.	Basmati Rice including Pusa Basmati 1121 (Dehusked (Brown), semi-milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition)	Free	1. Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 7 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.6; 2. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. (Above PARA 2 has been substituted videNTF. NO. 109/2008, DT. 09/06/2009) [OLD- 2. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.] 3. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs.54,000/- per ton. 4. Export of Basmati Rice will be restricted through the following six ports only : (i) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii) Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (as approved vide Notification No.82 dated 5.3.08. (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav (as approved vide Notification No.84 dated 17.3.08).
[OLD- 45A	100610 10061090 10062000 100630 10063010 10063090 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Prohibited except export of PUSA-1121 variety of Non-basmati rice.	Export of PUSA-1121 variety of Non-basmati rice shall be allowed subject to the following conditions: 1. Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 7 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 4; 2. Export allowed subject to registration of contracts with APEDA, New Delhi, prior to shipment; 3. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs. 48,000/- per ton; 4. Export will be restricted through the following ports only:- (i) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii) Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav 5. Export shall be allowed with immediate effect, out of paddy procured in KMS 2008-09.
	10061010	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice (seed quality)	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii) Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.]
	[OLD- 10061010	Kg.	Rice of seed quality	Free vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008	Subject to conditions imposed vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008.]
[OLD- 45AA	10063020	Kg.	Basmati Rice including (Dehusked (Brown), semi-milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition)	Free	1. Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 7 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.6; 2. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. 3. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs.48,000/- per ton. 4. Export of Basmati Rice will be restricted through the following six ports only : (i) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii) Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (as approved vide Notification No.82 dated 5.3.08. (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav (as approved vide Notification No.84 dated 17.3.08).]
(In above table Sl. No. 45A & 45AA has been substituted videNTF. NO. 55/2008, DT. 05/11/2008) (In above table Sl. No. 45A & 45AA has been substituted videNTF. NO. 39/2008, DT. 16/09/2008)
[OLD- 45A	100610 10061090 10062000 100630 10063010 10063090 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Prohibited except export of PUSA-1121 variety of Non-basmati rice.	Export of PUSA-1121 variety of Non-basmati rice shall be allowed subject to the following conditions: - 1. Export allowed subject to registration of contracts with APEDA, New Delhi, prior to shipment; 2. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs. 48,000/- per ton; 3. Export will be restricted through the following ports only:- (i) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii)Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav 4. Export shall be allowed with immediate effect, out of paddy procured in KMS 2008-09.
[OLD- 45A	10061010	Kg.	Rice of seed quality	Free vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008	Subject to conditions imposed vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008.]
[OLD- 45A	100610 10061010 10061090 10062000 100630 10063010 10063090 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Prohibited except export of PUSA-1121 variety of Non-basmati rice.	Export of PUSA-1121 variety of Non-basmati rice shall be allowed subject to the following conditions: - 1. Export allowed subject to registration of contracts with APEDA, New Delhi, prior to shipment; 2. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs. 48,000/- per ton; 3. Export will be restricted through the following ports only:- (i) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii)Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav 4. Export shall be allowed only with effect from 15th October, 2008 out of paddy procured in KMS 2008-09.]
(In above table Sl. No. 45A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 38/2008, DT. 05/09/2008 & applicable with immediate effect) (In above table Sl. No. 45A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 37/2008, DT. 03/09/2008 & applicable from 15/10/2008)
[OLD- 45A	10061010	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice (seed quality)	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A certificate of registration from authorized State Seed certifying Agency that it is a registered Seed producer/dealer; and (ii) Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labelled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.]
[OLD- 45A	100610 10061010 10061090 10062000 100630 10063010 10063090 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
[OLD- 45AA	10063020	Kg.	Basmati Rice including (Dehusked (Brown), semi-milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition).	Free	1. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. 2. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs.48,000/- per ton. 3. Export of Basmati Rice will be restricted through the following six ports only : (i) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii) Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (as approved vide Notification No.82 dated 5.3.08. (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav (as approved vide Notification No.84 dated 17.3.08).]
(In above table Sl. No. 45A & 45AA has been substituted videNTF. NO. 93/2007, DT. 01/04/2008)
[OLD- 45A	100610 10061010 10061090 10062000 100630 10063010 10063090 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
45AA	10063020	Kg	Basmati Rice including (Dehusked (Brown), semi milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition).	Free	1. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. 2. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US $ 1100 per ton or Rs.44,000/- per ton.]
[OLD- 45AA	10063020	Kg	Basmati Rice including (Dehusked (Brown), semi milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition).	Free	1. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. 2. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US $ 900 per ton or Rs.36,000/- per ton.]
(Sl. No. 45A has been substituted videNTF. No. 32/2008, DT. 19/08/2008) (In above table Sl. No. 45AA has been substituted videNTF. NO. 89/2007, DT. 27/03/2008) (In above table Sl. No. 45AA has been substituted videNTF. NO. 82/2007, DT. 05/03/2008)
[OLD- 45AA	10063020	Kg	Basmati Rice including (Dehusked (Brown), semi milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition).	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.]
[OLD- 45AA	10063020	Kg	Basmati Rice	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to preshipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.]
[OLD- 45A	100610 10061010 10061090 10062000 100630 10063010 10063020 10063090 10064000	Kg.	Rice	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to preshipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.]
46	10061090	Kg	Paddy (of Basmati Rice in husk)[Amended by Ntfn 03/31.03.2003]	Free	a) Export allowed subject to registration of contracts with the APEDA, New Delhi b) Export of empty printed gunny bags with Marking indicating the product being Indian Basmati Paddy, in whatever manner, are not permitted except when exported alongwith the consign-ments of Basmati Paddy, in which cases also, the same shall not exceed 2% of the total number of filled gunny bags of Basmati Paddy being exported. c) In case of unbagged Indian Basmati Paddy being exported in bulk or in bags of 50 Kgs. or above, the exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicat-ing the product being Indian Basmati Paddy , in whatever manner, shall also be permitted to the extent of actual requirements considering the total quantity of the consignment and the sizes of the empty bags being exported.
46A	1001	Kg	Wheat and meslin	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	100110	Kg	Durum wheat :	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10011010	Kg.	Durum Wheat: of seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
	[OLD- 10011010	Kg	Of seed quality	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
	10011090	Kg	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	100190	Kg	Other:	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10019010	Kg.	Wheat of seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
	[OLD- 10019010	Kg	Wheat of seeds quality	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
	10019020	Kg	Other wheat	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10019031	Kg.	Meslin of seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
	[OLD- 10019031	Kg	Meslin of seed quality	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
	10019039	Kg	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	1101	Kg	Wheat Flour (Maida), Samolina (Rava / Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta	Free	(i) The export is permitted subject to a limit of 6,50,000 tonnes during the period from 3rd July, 2009 to 31st March, 2011; (ii) Exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports.
	[OLD- 1101	Kg	Wheat Flour (Maida), Samolina (Rava / Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta	Free	(i) The export is permitted subject to a limit of 6,50,000 tons upto 31st March, 2010; (ii) Exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports.]
	[OLD-1101	Kg	Wheat Flour (Maida), Samolina(Rava/Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
(Above ITC (HS) code 1101 at Sl. NO. 46A has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 41/2009, DT. 18/0/2010 with immediate effect)
46B	10051000	Kg.	Maize (corn) Seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and nd (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
(Pl. referNTF. NO. 117/2008, DT. 13/07/2009 - regarding export of wheat through M/s. MMTC Ltd., M/s STC & M/s. PEC Ltd. stands withdrawn) (In Sl. no. 46A, tariff item HS code 1101 has been substituted videNTF. NO. 116/2008, DT. 03/07/2009) (HS Code 10061010 against Sl. No. 45A, HS Code 10051000 against Sl. No. 46B & HS Code 10011010, 10019010 and 10019031 against Sl. No. 46A has been substituted videNTF. No. 40/2008, DT. 17/09/2008 with immediate effect)
[OLD- 46B	10051000	Kg.	Maize (corn) Seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: i) A certificate of registration from authorized State Seed certifying Agency that it is a registered Seed producer/dealer; and ii) Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.]
[OLD- 46B	1005 10051000	Kg.	Maize (corn) Seed	Prohibited	Export shall not be permitted
[OLD- 46B	10059000	Kg.	Other	Prohibited	Export shall not be permitted]
[OLD-46A	1001	Kg	Wheat and meslin	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	100110	Kg	Durum wheat :	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10011010	Kg	Of seed quality	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10011090	Kg	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	100190	Kg	Other:	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10019010	Kg	Wheat of seeds quality	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10019020	Kg	Other wheat	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10019031	Kg	Meslin of seed quality	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	10019039	Kg	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
[OLD- 46B	1005		Maize(corn)
	10051000	Kg	Seed	State Trading Enterprise	Export permitted through (i) STC, (ii) MMTC, (iii) PEC Ltd and (iv) NAFED.
	10059000	Kg	Other	State Trading Enterprise	Export permitted through (i) STC, (ii) MMTC, (iii) PEC Ltd and (iv) NAFED.]
(Sl. No. 46B has been substituted videNTF. No. 32/2008, DT. 19/08/2008) (Above Sl.No. 46B has been substituted videNTF. NO. 22/2008, DT. 03/07/2008 - Prohibition/restriction shall remain in force till 15th October, 2008) (Above Sl.No. 45AA has been substituted videNTF. NO. 40/2007, DT. 22/10/2007) (Above Sl.No. 45A & 45AA has been inserted videNTF. NO. 38/2007, DT. 15/10/2007) (Above Sl.No. 45A has been inserted videNTF. NO. 34/2007, DT. 08/10/2007) (Above Sl.No. 46A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 33/2007, DT. 08/10/2007) (Above Sl.No. 46B has been inserted videNTF. NO. 50/2006, DT. 05/03/2007) (Above Sl.No. 46A has been inserted videNTF. NO. 44/2006, DT. 09/02/2007)

Sub-heading Note : The term “durum wheat” means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the Hybrids derived from the inter – specific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species.
(Above sub-heading note has been inserted videNTF. NO. 44/2006, DT. 09/02/2007 - remain in force upto 31.12.2007 & The transitional arrangements under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 ( updated as on 7th April, 2006) shall not be applicable for export of the aforesaid items & Export of 2000 Metric Tonnes of wheat shall be allowed to Myanmar during the year 2007-2008 under specific authorization by the EFC of DGFT - videNTF. NO. 10/2007, DT. 22/06/2007)

Chapter 12
Oils Seeds and Oleginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Grains, Seeds and Fruit; Industrial or Medicinal Plants; Straw and Fodder

Note :- Seeds of all forestry species including Nux Vomica , Red Sanders , Rubber , Russa Grass and tufts , Sandalwood and seeds of tufts , Sandalwood and seeds of ornamental wild variety plants stand restricted for export and shall be allowed under licence and also shall be regulated according to the rules notified under Biological ( Diversity) Act, 2002.

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
47	06010000, 06020000, 12110000	Kg	Seeds and planting materials other than those in the restricted category	Free	Declaration in the form of an affidavit from the exporter that the seed being exported is not Breeder or Foundation or Wild variety seeds with indication the source of procure-ment
48	12021000	Kg	Groundnuts (Peanuts)	Free	(a) Export to EU permitted subject to Compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA, alongwith controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies/laboratories nominated by APEDA; (b) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
48A	12021010	Kg	Groundnut (of Seed Quality)	Free	(a) Export to EU permitted subject to Compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA, alongwith controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies/laboratories nominated by APEDA; (b Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
	12021019	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12021091	Kg	Groundnut (Other of Seed Quality)
	12021099	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12022010	Kg	Groundnut (Kernels, H.P.S.)
	12022090	Kg.	Groundnut (Other)
(Above Sl. No. 48A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 37/2009, DT. 09/04/2010 with immediate effect)
[OLD- 48A	12021010	Kg	Groundnut (of Seed Quality)	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
	12021019	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12021091	Kg	Groundnut (Other of Seed Quality)
	12021099	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12022010	Kg	Groundnut (Kernels, H.P.S.)
	12022090	Kg.	Groundnut (Other)
48B	12074010	Kg	Seasame Seeds	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.]
[OLD- 48	12021000	Kg	Groundnuts (Peanuts)	Free	(a) Export to EU permitted subject to Compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA, alongwith controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies/laboratories nominated by APEDA; (b) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to preshipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
48A	1202 10 10	Kg	Groundnut (of Seed Quality)	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to preshipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
	12021019	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12021091	Kg	Groundnut (Other of Seed Quality)
	12021099	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12022010	Kg	Groundnut (Kernels, H.P.S.)
	12022090	Kg.	Groundnut (Other)
48B	1207 40 10	Kg	Seasame Seeds	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to preshipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.]
[OLD- 48	12021000	Kg.	Groundnuts (Peanuts) and their products, exported to European Union.	Free	Compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA, alongwith controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies / laboratories nominated by APEDA.]
(Above Sl.No. 48, 48A, 48B has been substituted videNTF. NO. 110/2008, DT. 09/06/2009) (Above Sl.No. 48. - amended and Sl.NO. 48A, 48B added videNTF. NO. 57/2007, DT. 21/11/2007) (Above Sl.No. 48. has been amended videNTF. NO. 36/2005, DT. 09/01/2006)
[OLD- 48	12021000	Kg	Groundnuts (Peanuts ) exported to European Union	Free	Compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA , alongwith controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies / laboratories nominated by APEDA]
49	10019010	Kg	Wheat seeds (wild variety)	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
50	10062000	Kg.	Paddy seeds (wild variety)	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
51	06022010, 12099990	Kg	Cashew seeds and plants	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
52	12092990	Kg	Egyptian clover (Barseem) Trifolium alaxtum seeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
53	12099130	Kg	Onion Seeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
54	12092900	Kg	Pepper cuttings or rooted cutings of pepper	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
55	12099990	Kg	Seeds of all forestry species	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
56	12092990	Kg	Saffron seeds or corms	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
57	12119014	Kg	Neem seeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
58	12119000, 12119012	Kg	Nux vomica / bark/leaves/roots powder thereof	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
59	12099910, 12099990	Kg	Seeds of all trees (excluding seeds of all forestry species), hedges, ornamental plants and flowers and vegetable seeds other than onion seeds	Free	Exports permitted subject to a declaration in the form of an affidavit from the exporter that the seed being exported is not Breeder or Foundation or Wild variety seeds and indicating the source of procurement.
60	06010000, 06020000, 12110000, 06011000, 06012010, 06021000, 06029020, 06029030, 06029090		(a) Plants , plant portions , their derivatives and extracts as specified in Appendix I and Appendix II of CITES as well as those specified below at Export Licensing Note 1 below and orchids obtained from the wild.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. Special exemption can be granted for the pur-pose of research, education and life saving drugs on case by case basis by DGFT on the recommenda-tion of Ministry of Environment & Forests.
			(b) Plants, plant portions, their derivatives and extracts in-cluded in (a) above and ob-tained from cultiva-tion/artificial propagation of sites inside forests.	Free	Subject to obtaining a transit Pass from the concerned DFO.
			(c) Plants, plant portions, their derivatives and extracts not covered under (a) above and obtained from forests.	Free	Subject to production of Purchase Invoice by Exporter clearly indicating the name of Seller and name of item being exported.
			(d) Plants, Plant Portions, their derivatives and extracts ob-tained from cultivation / artificial propagation at sites outside the forests.	Free	Subject to obtaining a Certificate of cultivation from District Agriculture Officer or District Horticulture Officer or DFO.
61	30034000, 30039011, 30039012, 30039013, 30039014, 30039015, 30049011, 30049012, 30049013, 30049014, 30049015	kg	(e) Forulations of any Plant, Plant portions, their derivates and extracts	Free
62	12122010, 12122090	Kg	Sea weeds of all types, including G-edulis but excluding brown sea weeds and agarophytes of Tamil Nadu Coast origin in processed form	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
63	12122090	Kg	Brown sea weeds and Agro-phytes excluding G-edulis of Tamil Nadu coast origin in processed form	Free	Exports allowed subject to quantitative ceilings as may be notified by DGFT from time to time

Export Licensing Note 1
1. Baddomes cycad (Cycas beddomei).
2. Blue vanda (Vanda coerulea).
3. Saussurea costus.
4. Ladies slipper orcid (Paphiopedilium species).
5. Pitcher plant (Nepenthes Khasiana).
6. Red vanda (Renanthera imschootiana).
7. Rauvolifia serpentina (Sarpagandha).
8. Ceropegia species.
9. Frerea indica (Shindal Mankundi).
10. Podophyllum hexandurm (emodi) (Indian Podophyllum.)
11. Cyatheaceae species (Tree Ferns).
12. Cycadacea species (Cycads).
13. Dioscorea deltoidea (Elephant’s foot).
14. Euphorbia species (Euphorbias).
15. Orchidaceae species (Orchids).
16. Pterocarpus santalinus (Redsanders).
17. Taxus Wallichiana (Common Yew or Birmi Leaves).
18. Aquilaria malaccensis (Agarwood).
19. Aconitum species.
20. Coptis teeta.
21. Coscinium fenestrum (Calumba wood).
22. Dactylorhiza hatagirea.
23. Gentiana Kurroo (Kuru , Kutki).
24. Gnetum species.
25. Kampheria Galenga.
26. Nardostachys grandiflora.
27. Panax pseudoginseng.
28. Picrorhiza kurrooa.
29. Swertia chirata (Charayatah).
Export Licensing Note 2

(i) However, in respect of CITES species, a CITES permit of export shall be required

(ii) Exports allowed only through the Ports of Mumbai, Nhava Sheva, Kolkata, Cochin, Delhi, Chennai, Tuticorin, Amritsar, Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram, Kandla and Mundra

(iii) Except for the documents prescribed above, no additional information/NOC/documents shall be required to be furnished by the Exporter to any authority of State or Central Government

(Above Note 2 has been amended videNTF. NO. 23/2008, DT. 08/07/2008)

[OLD-
Export Licensing Note 2

(i) However, in respect of CITES species, a CITES permit of export shall be required.

(ii) Exports allowed only through the Ports of Mumbai, Nhava Sheva, Kolkata, Cochin, Delhi, Chennai, Tuticorin, Amritsar, Calicut and Thiruvananthapuram.

(iii) Except for the documents prescribed above, no additional informations/ NOC/ documents shall be required to be furnished by the Exporter to any authority of State or Central Govern-ment.]

Export Licensing Note 3

* The term “formulation” used here shall include products which may contain portions / extracts of plants on the prohibited list but only in unrecognizable and physically inseparable form. Further the term “ formulation” shall also include value added formulations as well as herbal ayurvedic , and no certificate from any authorities whatsoever shall be required for their export.

Chapter 13

Lac, Gums, Resins and Other Vegetable Saps and Extracts

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
64	13011010, 13011020, 13011030, 13011040, 13011050, 13011060, 13011070, 13011080, 13011090	Kg.	Shellac and all forms of lac	Free	(i) Registration with Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. or Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council; (ii) Production of quality certificate from Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council.
65	13019016	Kg.	Gum Karaya	STE	Export through the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), New Delhi.
65A	1302, 13023220, 13023230	Kg.	Guar gum refined split Guar gum treated and pulverized.	Free	Guar gum exports to European Union, originating in or consigned from India and intended for animal or human consumption, allowed subject to endorsement by Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata of original analytical report for testing of PCP issued by Vimta Labs, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,.
(Above Sl. No. 64 to 65A has been amended videNTF. NO. 16/2008, DT. 26/06/2008)
[OLD- 64	13011010, 13011020, 13011030, 13011040, 13011050, 13011060, 13011070, 13011080, 13011090	Kg	Shellac and all forms of lac	Free	Registration with Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd or Shellac Export Promotion CouncilProduction of quality certificate from Shellac Export Promotion Council
65	13019016	Kg	Gum Karaya	STE	Export through the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), New Delhi]

Chapter 14

Vegetable Plaiting Materials ,Vegetable Products not elsewhere specified or included

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
66	14011000	u	Mulli bamboo ( Melocanna bacifera )	Free till 31.3.2010 [OLD- Free till 31.3.2008] [OLD-Free till 31.3.2007]	Subject to observance of Transit Rules of the concerned State Forest Departments under Indian Forest Act, 1927
(Export Policy at Sl. No.66 has been substituted videNTF. No. 34/2008, DT. 19/08/2008) (In Sl. No. 66 column ‘Export Policy’ has been amended videNTF. NO. 32/2005, DT. 21/10/2005)

Chapter 15

Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
67	15010000, 15020010, 15020020, 15020030, 15020090, 15030000, 15050010, 15050020, 15050090, 15060010, 15060090	Kg	Tallow , fat and/or oils of any animal origin excluding fish oil	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
67A	Codes pertaining to all edible oils under Chapter 15 of Schedule I	Kg.	All edible oils under Chapter 15 of Schedule I	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported

(Please referNTF. No. 33/2008, DT. 19/08/2008)

(Please referNTF. NO. 03/2008, DT. 11/04/2008 regd. Sl. No. 67A)

(Please referNTF. NO. 92/2007, DT. 01/04/2008 for Prohibition on export of Edible Oils)

(In above table Sl. NO. 67A has been added videNTF. NO. 85/2007, DT. 17/03/2008)

Chapter 17

Sugars and Sugar Confectionery

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
68	17010000	Kg	Sugar, except the following category at (a) :	Prohibited	Unless specifically permitted for export by DGFT [OLD- Not permitted to be exported.]
68	17010000	Kg	(a) Preferential Quota Sugar to EU and USA	STE	Export permitted through M/s Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time.
(Please referPN. NO. 176/2008, DT. 15/04/2009 - 3. As regards special certification requirements, entries to be made in document EUR and GSP are as follows:- Application of Regulation (EC) No. 950/2006, ACP/ India Sugar, Serial No. 09.4337)). (Please referPN. NO. 159/2008, DT. 05/03/2009 - 3. As regards special certification requirements, entries to be made in document EUR and GSP are as follows:- (i) Complementary Sugar (White Sugar) “(Application of Regulation (EC) No. 950/2006. Complimentary Sugar. Serial No. 09.4315)”. 4. EUR Form is to be endorsed by Customs at the Port of Shipment and the GSP Certificate by Export Inspection Agency/Directorate General of Foreign Trade.) (Please referPN. NO. 61/2007, DT. 08/10/2007 - Allocation of a total quantity of 10309 MTs of Raw Sugar out of Free Sale Portion of 2007-08) (Please referPN. NO. 62/2007, DT. 08/10/2007 - Allocation of a total quantity of 10,000 MTs of White Sugar out of 2006-07) (Quantity of Complementary Sugar (Raw Sugar) EU - 16500 MTs has been amended videPN.NO. 08/2007, DT. 07/06/2007) (Pl. referPN. NO. 05/2007, DT. 17/05/2007 for Allocation of a total quantity of 26,000 MTs of Raw Sugar out of Free Sale Portion of 2006-07 season"s production for export to USA and EU for the fiscal year 2007(October 2006 to September, 2007)) (Pl. referPN.NO. 57/2006, DT. 25/09/2006 - Special Certification requirement, entries to be made in document EUR and GSP are as follows :- (i) ACP – India Preferential Sugar (White Sugar). “Application of Regulation (EC) No.950/2006, ACP/India Sugar, Serial Number 09.4337” EUR form is to be endorsed by Customs at the port of shipment and the GSP Certificate by Export Inspection Agency/ Directorate General of Foreign Trade.) (At Sl.No. 68 the words "Unless specifically permitted for export by DGFT" at column 6 has been substituted videNTF.NO. 25/2006, DT. 02/08/2006) (With immediate effect - The above amendment shall remain in force till the end of the current financial year (i.e. 31/3/2007). Further the transitional arrangements notified under para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2006 shall not be applicable for export of sugar against irrevocable Letters of Credit opened on or after 22.6.2006 as the decision of the Government prohibiting the export of sugar was announced and got widely publicised on 22.6.2006 in the electronic and print media. Sl.No. 68 has been amended videNTF. NO. 18/2006, DT. 04/07/2006)
[OLD- 68	17010000	Kg	Sugar, except the following category at (a) :	Free
[OLD- 68	17010000	Kg	(a) Preferential Quota Sugar to EU and USA	STE	Export permitted through M/s.Indian Sugar Exim Corpora-tion Limited subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time.]

(Please referPN No. 86/2005, Dt. 27/01/2006 - An additional quantity of 2,050 MTs of Raw Sugar out of free sale portion of 2005-2006 season’s production for export to USA for the period from October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006 stands allocated. This enhances the preferential Raw Cane Sugar Tariff Rate Quota from 9,050 MTs to 11,100 MTs for export to USA)

(Please referPN No. 78/2005, Dt. 27/12/2005 - Change the Quantity of SPS Raw Sugar to EU - 10,250 MTs)

(Please referPN No. 76/2005, Dt. 26/12/2005 - DGFT allocates a total quantity of 19,300 MTs of Raw Sugar - export to USA and EU for the fiscal year 2005 (01/10/2005 to 30/09/2006))

(Please referPN.NO. 29/2004, DT.03/12/2004 for Allocation of preferential quota for exports to USA - Code 17010000)

Chapter 23

Residues and Waste from the Food Industries; Prepared Animal Fodder

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
69	23050010, 23050020, 23050090	Kg	Deoiled groundnut cakes containing more than 1% oil and groundnut expeller cakes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
70	12130000, 12141000, 12149000, 23021010, 23023000, 23024000, 23080000	kg	Fodder, including wheat and rice straw	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
71	23022010, 23022020, 23022090	Kg	Rice bran, raw and boiled	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
71	23022010	Kg	De-oiled Rice Bran	Free
(Above Sl. No. 71 has been amended videNTF. NO. 09/2005, DT. 21/06/2005)

Chapter 25

Salt; Sulphur; Earths and Stone; Plastering Materials, Lime and Cement

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
72	25051011, 25051012, 25051019, 25051020, 25059000, 25309099	Kg	Sand and Soil	Re-stricted	Exports permitted under licence
72A	2523 25231000 25232100 252329 25232910 25232920 25232930 25232940 25232990 25233000 252390 25239010 25239020 25239090	Kg.	Cement	Free
[OLD- 72A	2523 25231000, 25232100, 252329, 25232910, 25232920, 25232930, 25232940, 25232990, 25233000, 252390, 25239010, 25239020, 25239090	Kg.	Cement	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. (i) However, this restriction shall not apply to supplies of Cement from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to units in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) or SEZ Developers/Co-Developers for use within the SEZ only. (ii) The existing ban on export of cement and cement clinker shall not be applicable to export to Nepal. (iii) The existing ban on export of cement and cement clinkers shall not be applicable to export from Ports of Gujarat.]
[OLD- 72A	2523, 25231000, 25232100, 252329, 25232910, 25232920, 25232930, 25232940, 25232990, 25233000, 252390, 25239010, 25239020, 25239090	Kg.	Cement	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. (i) However, this restriction shall not apply to supplies of Cement from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to units in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) or SEZ Developers/Co-Developers for use within the SEZ only. (ii) The existing ban on export of cement and cement clinker shall not be applicable to export to Nepal.]
[OLD- 72A	2523, 25231000, 25232100, 252329, 25232910, 25232920, 25232930, 25232940, 25232990, 25233000, 252390, 25239010, 25239020, 25239090	Kg.	Cement	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. However, this restriction shall not apply to supplies of Cement from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to units in Special Economic Zone(SEZ) or SEZ Developers/Co-Developers for use within the SEZ only.]
[OLD-72A	2523, 25231000, 25232100, 252329, 25232910, 25232920, 25232930, 25232940, 25232990, 25233000, 252390, 25239010, 25239020, 25239090	Kg.	Cement	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported]

(Sl. No. 72A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 73/2008, DT. 19/12/2008)
(Sl. No. 72A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 13/2008, DT. 27/05/2008)
(Sl. No. 72A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 12/2008, DT. 21/05/2008)
(Sl. No. 72A has been substituted videNTF. NO. 05/2008, DT. 15/04/2008)
(Sl. No. 72A has been inserted videNTF. NO. 04/2008, DT. 11/04/2008)

Export Licensing Note

Export to Maldives permitted as per ceiling mentioned below subject to issue of No Objection within the annual ceiling by the Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council ( CAPEXCIL) who shall monitor the ceiling and send a quarterly report to Policy Cell – III in DGFT

(a) For the financial year 2004-2005
(on annual basis)

Stone Aggregate : 1,90,000 MTs
River Sand : 2,10,000 MTs

(Notification No 36 dated 19th March , 2004)

(b) For the financial year 2005-2006
(on annual basis)

The quantities of Stone Aggregate and River Sand stand revised as follows :-

Stone Aggregate: 3,80,000 MT
River Sand: 4,20,000 MT

(Above quantities of Stone Aggregate and River Sand stand revised videNTF. No. 30/2004, DT. 17/03/2005)

[OLD-
Stone Aggregate : 2,70,000 MT
River Sand : 3,00,000 MT]

(Amended videNOTIFICATION NO. 21/2004-09, DT. 10/02/2005)

[OLD Stone Aggregate: 1,90,000 MT
River Sand: 2,10,000 MT]

(c) For the financial year 2006-2007

(Above export licensing Note (c) has been added videNTF. NO. 03/2006, DT. 03/05/2006)

(d) For the financial year 2007 – 08 (on annual basis)
Stone Aggregate : 4,05,000 MT
[OLD- Stone Aggregate : 2,70,000 MTs]
River Sand : 4,50,000 MTs

[OLD- River Sand : 3,00,000 MTs]

(The quantity of River Sand at (d) has been substituted videNTF. NO. 18/2007, DT. 07/08/2007 - For the export of above quantity of River Sand, Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) shall ensure that the suppliers/extractors have obtained appropriate clearances and the mining of the said sand is not undertaken in the Coastal Regulation Zone Area, which is prohibited under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification.)

(The quantity of Stone Aggregate at (d) has been substituted videNTF. NO. 05/2007, DT. 18/05/2007)

(Above export licensing Note (d) has been added videNTF. NO. 58/2006, DT. 13/04/2007)

(e) For the financial year 2008–09 (on annual basis)

(Above Export Licensing Note (e) has been added videNTF. NO. 76/2007, DT. 06/02/2008)

(f) For the financial year 2009–10 (on annual basis)

Stone Aggregate : 1,026,550 MTs

River Sand : 1,077, 686 MTs

(Above Export Licensing Note (f) has been added videNTF. NO. 75/2008, DT. 06/01/2009)

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