Amendment in Import Policy Condition for de — notifying STC as an STE for import of Copra and Coconut Oil under Chapter 12 and 15 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule — I (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 amends the policy conditions of[the][following][Exim][Codes][as][under:]

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii) Government ofIndia Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification No. 4 6 /2015-2020

New Delhi, Dated: ) \ ,sBecember, 2020

Subject: Amendment in Import Policy Condition for de — notifying STC as an STE for import of Copra and Coconut Oil under Chapter 12 and 15 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule — I (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 amends the policy conditions of[the][following][Exim][Codes][as][under:]

|Exim Code|Item<br>Description|Item<br>Description|Policy|Existing Policy<br>Condition|Policy|Revised<br>Conditions|Revised<br>Conditions|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1203 00 00|Copra||State|Import<br>allowed<br>through||Import<br>allowed||through|
||||Trading|STC subject to Para 2.20|IMMTC subject to||Para 2.20|
||||Enterprise | ofForeignTrade Policy.||ofForeign|Trade Policy.||
|1513 1100||Coconut||State|Import allowed through|Import|allowed|through|
||(copra) oil and||[Trading||STE subject to Para 2.20 of||STE, except STC,||subject to|
||its fractions<br>Crude oil|: -- |Enterprise|||Foreign Trade Policy|Para 2.20 <br>Policy.|of Foreign Trade||
|1513 1900|[Coconut||State|Import allowed through|Import|allowed|through|
||(copra) oil and||/Trading|[STE subject to Para 2.20 of|ISTE, except STC||subject to|

ra 2.20 <br>Policy.|of Foreign Trade||
|1513 1900|[Coconut||State|Import allowed through|Import|allowed|through|
||(copra) oil and||/Trading|[STE subject to Para 2.20 of|ISTE, except STC||subject to|
||its fractions|: -- |Enterprise|||Foreign Trade Policy|Para 2.20|of Foreign Trade||
||||||Policy.|||

Effect of this Notification: Import of Copra under HS Code 1203 00 00 is allowed through MMTC; while import of Coconut oil- under HS codes 1513 11 00 (Crude) and 1513 19 00 (Others) is allowed through STEs, except STC.

This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry. & Industry. Industry.

of Minister Minister of Commerce & Industry. & Industry. Industry. aes. Wlehe (Amit Yadav) 7 Director General of Foreign Trade & ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India E- mail: dgft@nic. in

F.No: 01/89/180/36/AM-14/PC-2[A] / e - 2273

Note: The principal notification No. 36/2015-2020, dated the 17" January, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 172 (E), dated the 17th January, 2017.