PN 60/2023

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. 60/ 2015-20 New Delhi, Dated 01°' March, 2023

Subject: Discontinuation of Tariff Rate Quota for Import of Crude Sunflower Seed Oil w.e.f. 01.04.2023 -reg.

In exercise of the powers conferred under Para 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby revises the provisions relating to Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for import of Crude Sunflower Seed Oil by amending Para 2.60 and 2.61 of the Handbook of Procedures as notified earlier vide Public Notice 10/2015-20 dated 24.05.2022, Public Notice 15/2015-20 dated 14.06.2022 and Public Notice 50/2015-20 dated 11.01.2023, as follows:

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TRQs may be availed as per Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 30/2022-Customs dated 24.05.2022. 2.61(d)(ix)[The validity of TRQs issued during|The validity of TRQs issued during FY 2022-23 for import of Crude|FY 2022-23 for import of Crude Soya-bean oil, w/n degummed under|Soya-bean oil, w/n degummed ITC (HS) 15071000 is revised tojunder ITC (HS) 15071000 is revised 31.03.2023. Bill of Lading dated onlto 31.03.2023. Bill of Lading dated or before 31.03.2023 shall belon or before 31.03.2023 shall be allowed for imports under Crudelallowed for imports under Crude Soya-bean oil TRQs till 30.06.2023. |Soya-bean oil TRQs till 30.06.2023. TRQs issued during FY 2022-23 for|The validity of TRQs issued during import of Crude Sunflower seed Oil|FY 2022-23 for import of Crude under ITC(HS) 15121110 shall be|Sunflower Seed Oil, under ITC (HS) valid for clearance of import for al15121110 is revised to 31.03.2023. period of one year or ttill|Bill of Lading dated on or before 30.06.2023, whichever is earlier.|31.03.2023 shall be allowed fo TRQs issued for FY 2023-24 shalllimports under Crude Sunflower be valid for clearance of imports tilllSeed Oil TRQs till 30.06.2023. 31.03.2024. 2.61(d)(xi)/The un-utilized quantities i.e.,|-Deletedquantities not imported by the TRQ Licencees by the end of the current import period, shall be deducted .

ed Oil TRQs till 30.06.2023. 31.03.2024. 2.61(d)(xi)/The un-utilized quantities i.e.,|-Deletedquantities not imported by the TRQ Licencees by the end of the current import period, shall be deducted . from their proposed allocations (in case allocation is considered) during the next TRQ period, i.e., 2023-24.

Effect of Public Notice: Last date of Import of Crude Sunflower Seed Oil (ITC(HS) 15121110) under TRQ has been revised to 31.03.2023. Further, no TRQs shall be allocated for import of Crude Sunflower Seed Oil in Financial Year 2023-24.

Nn. o~ eye > (Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in

[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/36/AM-14/PC-2[A]/Part-Il/E- 32035]