NOTIFICATION NO. 22/2008, DT. 03/07/2008

Amendments in Table B under Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classifications - 1005

S.O (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3 (2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import items, 2004-09, as amended from time to time:

2. With immediate effect, the entry at 46B in Table B under Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-09, stands substituted as under:-

Sl.No.	Tariff Item HS Code No.	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
46B	1005 10051000	Kg.	Maize (corn) Seed	Prohibited	Export shall not be permitted
	10059000	Kg.	Other	Prohibited	Export shall not be permitted

2. The above prohibition/restriction shall remain in force till 15th October, 2008.

3. The transitional arrangements under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, as amended from time to time, shall be applicable for export of the aforesaid items. Further, exporters shall be permitted to get their existing Letters of Credit, which were opened prior to the date of ban and which are eligible under the Transitional Arrangements under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, extended beyond original validity and time period for a further period of 18 days.

(In above para 3, Second sentence has been added vide NTF. NO. 25/2008, DT. 21/07/2008)

(Above Para 3 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 24/2008, DT. 18/07/2008)

3.1 Ban on export of maize shall not be applicable to export of 25000 MTs of maize to be exported by M/s Emmsons International, New Delhi under United Nations’ World Food Programme to Kenya, Somalia and Burundi and is meant for United Nations’ humanitarian relief operations in these countries.

(Above 3.1 has been added vide NTF. NO. 28/2008, DT. 05/08/2008)

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3. The transitional arrangements under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, as amended from time to time, shall not be applicable for export of the aforesaid items.]

4. This issues in public interest.

(Pl. refer NTF. No. 32/2008, DT. 19/08/2008)

(R.S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade
And Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1015/AM07/PC-III)

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