N 46/2024

[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (II)] Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 46 /2024-25 New Delhi, Dated: 30" December Dated: 307 December 2024

Subject: Imposition of Minimum Import Price (MIP) on import of Soda Ash

covered under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule -1 (Import Policy) — regarding.

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of

Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby revises the Import Policy and Import Policy Condition of the following ITC(HS) Codes covered under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule-| (Import Policy), up to 30" June 2025, as under: ITC(HS) Item Existing| Revised | Existing |Revised Policy condition Code |Description] Import | Import Policy Policy Policy | condition 28362010} Disodium Free |Restricted | | However, import is ‘Free’ iff carbonate, IF value is Rs. 20,108 ० dense above per MT 28362020} Disodium Free | Restricted | | However, import is ‘Free’ if carbonate, IF value is Rs. 20,108 o light above per MT 28362090} Other Free | Restricted || However, import is ‘Free’ iff IF value is Rs. 20,108 0 above per MT 2. The existing ‘Free’ Import Policy, as it stands prior to the issuance of this Notification, shall be in effect starting from 11 July 2025, unless expressly amended by subsequent notification. Effect of the Notification: Minimum Import Price (MIP) of Rs. 20,108 per MT is imposed on Disodium Carbonate (Soda Ash) covered under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy), up to 30" June 2025. This is issued with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry. Pew A (Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in (Issued from F.No. 01/89/180/04/AM-24/PC-2[A]/E-39595)