TN 6/2024
Annexure
DRAFT PUBLIC NOTICE
(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-I SECTION-I)
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. /2023 New Delhi, Dated: June, 2024
Subject: Amendments in Appendix-4J of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023.
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in Appendix-4J of the Handbook of Procedures 2023:
- In the Appendix 4J table, the existing entries are amended to be read as under:
| Serial<br>No. | Import Item(s) | Export Obligation Period<br>with pre-import condition<br>from the date of clearance of<br>each import consignment by<br>Customs Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spices (Subject to Para 4.04 of FTP) | <br>12 months |
| 2 | Drugs imported from unregistered source<br>(with a specific export order and pre-<br>import condition) | <br>12 months |
| 3 | Tea | 6months |
| 4 | CoconutOil | 6months |
| 5 | Silk in anyform | 12 months |
| 6 | Raw Sugar | 6months |
| 7 | Precious Metal Gold/Silver/Platinum<br>(Pertains toGem andJewellery Sector) | 4 months |
| 8 | Penicillin and its salts [ITC (HS) Code No.<br>29411010, if imported from unregistered<br>source | <br> <br>12 months |
| 9 | Natural Rubber | 12 months |
| Serial<br>No. | Import Item(s) | Export Obligation Period<br>with pre-import condition<br>from the date of clearance of<br>each import consignment by<br>Customs Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Import items (except Shea Nut or Shea<br>Butter)<br>as<br>allowed<br>under<br>notified<br>SION/prior fixation of norms by NC for<br>export of all items covered under Chapter<br>7<br>and<br>Chapter<br>15<br>of<br>ITC(HS)<br>Classification. | <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>6 months |
| 11 | Fabrics including interlining under Special<br>Advance Authorization Scheme for export<br>of Articles of Apparel and Clothing<br>Accessories (Para 4.04A of FTP 2023) | <br> <br> <br>18 months from the date of<br>issue of Authorisation (not<br>from the date of import)<br>and further extension as<br>allowed in Para 4.40(a),<br>(b), (c)and(e)of HBP) |
| 12. | Maize(ITCHS Code 1005) | 6months |
| 13. | Walnut in anyform | 6months |
| 14. | Wheat | 6months |
Effect of the Public Notice: The Export Obligation Period with pre-import condition from the date of clearance of each import consignment by Customs Authority in the existing entries under Appendix-4J stands amended with immediate effect.
APPENDIX –4J
(Please see paragraph 4.40 of HBP)
Export Obligation Period for Specified Inputs with Pre-import Condition under Advance Authorizations
| Serial<br>No. | <br>Import Item(s) | Export Obligation Period with pre-<br>import condition from the date of<br>clearance of each import consignment<br>by Customs Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spice<br>(a) Pepper; cardamom and chilies for Value Addition<br>purpose like crushing / grinding / sterilisation or for<br>manufacture of oils and oleoresins and not for simple<br>cleaning, grading, repacking etc. | <br> <br> <br>120 days<br> |
| (b) Spices other than pepper, cardamom and chilies for<br>manufacture of Spice oils, Oleoresin | <br>12 months | |
| (c) Other than (a) & (b) above. | 90 days | |
| 2. | Drugs imported from unregistered source (with a specific<br>export order and pre-import condition) | <br>12 months |
| 3. | Tea | 6 months |
| 4. | Coconut Oil | 90 days |
| 5. | Silk in any form | 9 months |
| 6. | Raw Sugar | 6 months |
| 7. | Precious Metal Gold/Silver/Platinum<br>(pertains to Gem and Jewellery Sector) | 120 days |
| 8. | Pencillin and its salts [ITC (HS) Code No. 29411010, if<br>imported from unregistered source] | <br>12 months |
| 9. | Natural Rubber | 6 months |
| 10. | Import items (except Shea Nut or Shea butter) as allowed<br>under notified SION/prior fixation of norms by NC for<br>export of all items covered under Chapter 7 and Chapter<br>15 of ITC(HS) Classification. | <br> <br> <br>90 days |
| 11. | Fabrics including interlining under Special Advance<br>Authorization Scheme for export of Articles of Apparel<br>and Clothing Accessories (Para 4.04A of FTP 2023) | <br> <br>18 months from the date of issue of<br>Authorisation (not from the date of import)<br>and further extension as allowed in Para<br>4.40(a), (b), (c) and (e) of HBP) |
| 12. | Maize(ITC HS Code 1005) | 3 months |
| 13. | Walnut in anyform | 6 months |
| 14. | Wheat | 180 days |
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