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Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce ; Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification No. 04 /2026-27 New Delhi, Dated: 06 April, 2026

Subject: Amendment in Export Policy and Policy Condition of Wood Pellets (HS 44013100) and Wood Briquettes (HS 44013200) under Chapter 44 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule-2 (Export Policy) - regarding.

S.O. (E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 as amended, read with Para 1.02 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments to Export Policy under Chapter .44 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule 2 (Export Policy), with immediate effect as under:

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----- Start of picture text -----<br> ITC(HS) Item Existing | Revised | Existing Policy Revised Policy<br>Code | description | Export | Export Condition Condition<br>Policy | Policy<br>44013100) Sawdust and |Prohibited/Restricted| (1) Export of Export shall be<br>wood waste Wood and wood] __ permitted under a<br>and scrap, products in the Restricted Export<br>agglomerated form of logs, Authorization.<br>in logs, timber, stumps,<br>briquettes, roots, bark,<br>pellets or chips, powder,<br>similar forms : flakes, dust, and<br>-- Wood charcoal (other<br>pellets than sawn timber<br>made exclusively<br>out of imported<br>logs/timber) is<br>not permitted.<br>(2) However,<br>Export of<br>Sandalwood De-<br>----- End of picture text -----<br>

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----- Start of picture text -----<br> oiled Spent Dust<br>is Restricted and<br>Export is<br>permitted under<br>a Restricted<br>Export<br>Authorisation<br>subject to<br>conditionalities<br>as may be<br>notified by DGFT<br>from time to time<br>44013200 Wood Free /Restricted Export shall be<br>briquettes permitted under a<br>Restricted Export<br>Authorization.<br>----- End of picture text -----<br>

2. Effect of this Notification:

The Export Policy of items covered under ITC (HS) Codes 44013100 and 44013200 is revised with immediate effect from “Prohibited” to “Restricted” and from “Free” to “Restricted,” respectively. Accordingly, exports of these items shall be permitted only under a Restricted Export Authorization.

ee Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India Email: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/166/AM21/Part-I/E- 45738)