Amendment in Appendix- 4 J relating to Export Obligation Period under Advance Authorizations.

(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I)

Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Public Notice No. 8 / 2015-20 New Delhi, Dated the 1st May, 2015 Sub: Amendment in Appendix- 4 J relating to Export Obligation Period under Advance Authorizations. In exercise of powers conferred under Para 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20,as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Appendix- 4 J of the Handbook of Procedures 2015-20:- 2. Following Entry is added in the table of Appendix- 4 J related to “Export Obligation Period for specified inputs” with immediate effect :-
Sl. No. Import Item(s)

Export Obligation Period from the date of clearance of each import consignment by Customs authority 9) Raw sugar
6 months 3. Effect of this Public Notice: Pre-import condition shall be mandatory for import of “raw sugar” under Advance Authorisation scheme. Export obligation period for “raw sugar “imported under Advance Authorisation has been reduced to six months from the date of clearance of each consignment by customs authority.

(Pravir Kumar) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/94/180/AA-Sugar/AM 09/PC-4)