Table - B
Goods Falling Within Specific Chapters of ITC (HS) Classification

Chapter 1
Live Animals

Note 1 The term “Cattle” covers cows, oxen, bulls and calves
Note 2 Export of wild animals and their products as defined in Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 including their part prohibited. See restrictions in Part A for details.
Note 3 Germplasm of cattle is classified in heading 0511
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
8	01011000, 01019090	u	Live Horses-Kathiawari, Marwari and Manipuri breeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
9	01021010, 01021020, 01021030, 01021090, 01029010, 01029020	u	Live Cattle and buffaloes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
10	01061900	u	Camel	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
11	01063100, 01063200, 01063900	u	Live exotic birds except the following species of exotic birds, policy of which is indicated against each	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
12	01063200	u	(i) Albino budgerigars	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
13	01063200	u	(ii) Budgerigars	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
14	01063900	u	(iii) Bengali finches	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
15	01063900	u	(iv) White finches	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
16	01063900	u	(v) Zebra finches	Free	Subject to pre-shipment inspection
17	01063900	u	(vi) Jawa sparrow	Restricted	Exports permitted under license. A certificate from the Chief Wildlife warden of the concerned State from where exotic birds (Jawa Sparrow) have been procured to the effect that the birds to be exported are from Captive Bred Stock. Exports if allowed shall be subject to pre-shipment inspection and CITES certificate.

Chapter - 2

Meat and Edible Meat Offal

Note 1 Beef includes meat and edible offal of cows, oxens and calf

Note 2 Offal includes heart, liver, tongue, kidneys and other organs.

Note 3 The export of chilled and frozen meat shall be allowed subject to the provision specified to the gazette notification on raw meat (chilled and frozen) under Export ( Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963. Offals of buffalo too are subject to the same conditions of quality control and inspection. Laboratories duly recognized by APEDA, as well as in-house laboratories attached under the abattoirs cum meat processing plants registered with APEDA and Agency approved labs, may also be used to conduct the necessary tests for confirmation of quality under the supervision of the designated veterinary authority of the State. On the basis of these tests and inspections carried out by Veterinarians, duly registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984, employed by the exporting unit and supervised by the designated veterinary authority of the State, the veterinary Health Certificate may be issued by the designated authorities of the state.

Note 4 Export of canned meat products shall be subject to preshipment inspection either by the State Directorate of Animal Husbandry or Export Inspection Agency or Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Government of India or Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) (added by Notification No. 48 dated 18.5.2011) in accordance with either the standards prevalent in the exporting country or standards prescribed under the Meat Food Products Order, 1973 under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 or orders made thereunder.

Note 5. Exports of gonads and other reproductive organs of buffaloes and the germplasm of cattle and buffaloes in heading 0511 require an export licence.

Note 6. Export of meat and meat products will be allowed subject to the exporter furnishing a declaration, attached with copies of valid APEDA Plant Registration Certificate(s) to the customs at the time of exports that the above items have been obtained/ sourced from an APEDA registered integrated abattoir or from APEDA registered meat processing plant which sources raw material exclusively from APEDA registered integrated abattoir/abattoir.

Note 7. On the cartons for export of meat , the following details shall compulsorily be mentioned:-

(i) Name of the Product.

(ii) Country of Origin

(iii) APEDA Plant Registration No.

(iv) Name of the exporter .

(added by Notification No 58 dated 31.03.06)

Note 8. The designated veterinary authority of the State where meat processing unit is located, may issue the certificate on the basis of the inspections carried out by Veterinarians duly registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984 employed by the exporting unit and supervised by the designated veterinary authority of the State. The Inspection Fee prescribed under the Export of Raw Meat (Chilled / Frozen) (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1992 shall continue to be paid by the exporting unit to the Agency as currently applicable.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
18	02011000, 02012000, 02013000, 02021000, 02022000, 02023000	kg	Beef of cows, oxen and calf	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
19(a)	0201, 02011000	Kg	Meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled. Carcasses and half carcasses	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02012000		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
	0202, 02021000		Meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen Carcasses and half carcasses	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02022000		Other cuts with bone in	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
19(b)	02013000	Kg	Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled	Free	1. Export allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
	02023000		Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen (Notification No. 30 dated 21.8.2006)
20	02041000, 02042100, 02042200, 02042300, 02043000, 02044100, 02044200, 02044300	Kg	Meat of Indian sheep (Notification No. 46 dated 20.02.2007)	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
21	02045000	Kg	Meat of Indian Goat. (Notification No. 46 dated 20.02.2007)	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
22	02061000, 02062100, 02062200, 02062900, 02102000	kg	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
23	02061000, 02062100, 02062200, 02062900, 02102000	kg	Offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs	Free	1. Export allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 and 8 above are required to be fulfilled.
24	02068010, 02069010	kg	Offal of Indian sheep	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
25	02068010, 02069010	kg	Offal of Indian Goat	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.

(Above Chapter 2 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 82/2010, Dt. 31/10/2011)
 

[OLD- Chapter - 2
Meat and Edible Meat Offal
 

Note 1 Beef includes meat and edible offal of cows, oxens and calf
Note 2 Offal includes heart, liver, tongue, kidneys and other organs.
Note 3 The export of chilled and frozen meat shall be allowed subject to the provision specified to the gazette notification on raw meat (chilled and frozen) under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963

Offals of buffalo too are subject to the same conditions of quality control and inspection.

Note 4 : Export of canned meat products shall be subject to preshipment inspection either by the State Directorate of Animal Husbandry or Export Inspection Agency or Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Government of India or Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) in accordance with either the standards prevalent in the exporting country or standards prescribed under the Meat Food Products Order, 1973 under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 or orders made thereunder.

(Above note 4 has been amended vide NTF. NO. 48/2010, DT. 18/05/2011)

[OLD-
Note 4 Export of canned meat products shall be subject to preshipment inspection either by the State Directorate of Animal Husbandry or Export Inspection Agency or Directorate of Marketing and Inspection Government of India in accordance with either the standards prevalent in the exporting country or standards prescribed under the Meat Food Products Order, 1973 under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 or orders made thereunder]

Note 5. Exports of gonads and other reproductive organs of buffaloes and the germplasm of cattle and buffaloes in heading 0511 require an export licence.

Note 6. Export of meat and meat products will be allowed subject to the exporter furnishing a certificate to the customs at the time of export that the above items have been obtained / sourced from an abattoir/ meat processing plant registered with Agricultural and Processed Foods Products Export Development Authority ( APEDA ).(inserted by notification no 12, dated 21.12.04)

Note 7. On the cartons for export of meat , the following details shall compulsorily be mentioned:-

(i) Name of the Product.

(ii) Country of Origin

(iii) APEDA Plant Registration No.

(iv) Name of the exporter .

(added by notification no 58, dated 31.03.06)
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
18	02011000, 02012000, 02013000, 02021000, 02022000, 02023000	kg	Beef of cows, oxen and calf	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
19(a)	0201	Kg	Meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled.
	02011000		Carcasses and half carcasses	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02012000		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
	0202		Meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen
	02021000		Carcasses and half carcasses	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02022000		Other cuts with bone in	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
19(b)	02013000 02023000	Kg	Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) fresh and chilled Boneless meat of buffalo (both male and female) frozen (Notification No. 30 dated 21.8.2006)	Free	1. Export allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
20	02041000 02042100 02042200 02042300 02043000 02044100 02044200 02044300	Kg	Meat of Indian sheep (Notification No. 46 dated 20.02.2007)	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
21	02045000	Kg	Meat of Indian Goat. (Notification No. 46 dated 20.02.2007)	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
(Above Sl.NO. 20 & 21 has been amended vide POLICY CIR. NO.04/2009, DT. 01/09/2009)
[OLD- 20(a)	0204	Kg.	Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
	02041000		Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02042100		Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: Carcasses and half-carcasses.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02042200		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02043000		Carcasses and half - carcasses of lamb, frozen.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02044100		Other meat of sheep frozen: Carcasses and half -carcasses.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
20(b)	02044200		Other cuts with bone in.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	02042300, 02044300		Boneless meat of sheep fresh, chilled or frozen (Notification No. 30 dated 21.8.2006)	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled
21(a)	02045000	Kg	Boneless meat of Indian goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 & 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
21(b)	02045000	Kg	Bone in meat of Indian goat, fresh ,chilled or frozen (Notification No. 30 dated 21.8.2006)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. ]
22	02061000, 02062100, 02062200, 02062900, 02102000	kg	Beef in the form of offal of cows, oxen and calf	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
23	02061000, 02062100, 02062200, 02062900, 02102000	kg	Offal of buffalo except gonads and reproductive organs	Free	1. Export of allowed on production of a certificate from the designated veterinary authority of the State, from which the meat or offals emanate, to the effect that the meat or offals are from buffaloes not used for breeding and milch purposes. 2. Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
24	02068010, 02069010	kg	Offal of Indian sheep	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.
25	02068010, 02069010	kg	Offal of Indian Goat	Free	Quality control and inspection under Note 3 and 4 respectively as well as condition stipulated at Note 6 above are required to be fulfilled.

]
 

Chapter 3

Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic Invertebrates

Note 1. The term “Marine Products” in this Chapter covers all the eight digit Exim Codes in the Chapter of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items. All marine species that have been included in the Schedules of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 are prohibited for export and other species listed in CITES are subject to the provisions of the CITES.

(Above note 1 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 03/2009, DT. 27/08/2009)

[OLD-
Note 1 The term “Marine Products” in this Chapter covers all the eight digit Exim Codes in the Chapter of the ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import items. All marine species that have been included in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972 are not permitted for export. All Holothurians are included in the Schedule 1 of Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972.]
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
26	03000000	Kg	Marine species and products except the following	Free	Subject to preshipment quality inspection as may be specified by the Government through a notification
	03000000	Kg	(a) those species ( and their parts , products and derivatives ) mentioned in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
27	03026930, 03037950	Kg	Fresh or Chilled or Frozen silver pomfrets of weight less than 300 gms.	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
28	03037999	Kg	Beche-de-mer	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported irrespective of its size.(amended by notification no 35, dated 28.12.05)
29	03061100, 03061210, 03061290, 03062100, 03062200	Kg	Lobsters except undersized ( $ ) rock lobster and sand lobster variety below	Free
			Rock Lobster:
30	03061100, 03062100	kg	Panulirus polyphagus 300 gm as whole chilled live or frozen, 250 gm as whole cooked; 90 gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
31	03061100, 03062100	kg	Panulirus homarus 200gm as whole live, chilled or frozen, 170 gm as whole cooked, 50 gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
32	03061100, 03062100	Kg	Panulirus Ornatus 500gm as whole live/chilled or frozen; 425 gm as whole cooked; 150gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
			Sand Lobster:
33	03061210, 03061290, 03062200	kg	Thenus orientalis 150 gm as whole; 45 gm as tail	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported

Export Licensing Note

$ Note 1 A consignment/ lot is considered to be undersized if it contains specified species any piece of which has a weight less than that indicated against the species or has been processed out of or obtained from individual pieces of the species weighing less than the minimum weight indicated against the species.

Note 2 “as tail” means without head.
 

Chapter 4

Dairy produce; bird"s eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
 

Note 1 The expression “milk” means full cream milk of partially or completely skimmed milk
 

Sl. No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
33A	04090000	Kg	Natural Honey	Free	Export of honey to USA shall be allowed subject to the following conditions: 1. Honey exported shall be ‘wholly obtained’ Indian origin honey only, and; 2. No blending of Indian honey shall be permitted with honey originating from any other country.”
33B	0402		Milk and Cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported

(Above Sl. NO. 33B has been added vide NTF. NO. 23/2010, DT. 18/02/2011)

(Notification No. 66 dated 1.12.2008)
 

Chapter 5

Products of Animal Origin
 

Note 1. Export of wild animals and their parts and products as covered in Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES are prohibited and other species listed in CITES are subject to the provisions of the CITES. See restrictions in Table A for detail.

(Above note 1 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 03/2009, DT. 27/08/2009)

[OLD-
Note 1 Export of wild animals and their parts and products as covered in Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES prohibited. See restrictions in Table A for detail.]
 

S.No.	Tariff Items HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
34	0506 10 49, 0511 99 99	Kg	Human skeletons	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
35	05061019 05061029 05061039 05061049 05069019 05069099 05119999	Kg	Bone and Bone products (excluding bone meal), horn and horn products (excluding horn meal), hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal), when exported to European Union	Restricted	Export to EU allowed subject to the following conditions: (i) A ‘Shipment Clearance Certificate’ is to be issued consignment-wise by the CAPEXIL indicating details of the name and address of the exporter, address of the registered plant, IEC No. of the exporter, plant approval number, nature of export product, quantity, invoice number & date, port of loading(Name of the port) and destination. (ii) After the shipment is made, the exporter shall also provide a ‘Production Process’ certificate and/or health certificate to the buyer consignment-wise to be issued by CAPEXIL as per the requirement of EU.
36	05061019 05061029 05061039 05061049 05069019 05069099 05119999	Kg	Bone and bone products, including Ossein intended to be used for Human Consumption meant for European Union.	Restricted	Export to EU allowed subject to the following conditions:- (i) A ‘Shipment Clearance Certificate’ is to be issued consignment-wise by the CAPEXIL indicating details of the name and address of the exporter, address of the registered plant, IEC No. of the exporter, plant approval number, nature of export product, quantity, invoice number and date, port of loading(Name of the port) and destination. (ii) After the shipment is made, the exporter shall also provide ’Health Certificate’ consignment-wise to the buyer giving details of vessel name, shipping bill number with date, production process, etc. as per the requirement of EU. The Certificate would be issued jointly by CAPEXIL and Regional Animal Quarantine Officer, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
[OLD- 35	0506 10 39, 0506 10 49, 0511 99 99	Kg	Bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horn and horn products, (excluding horn meal), hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal) when exported to the European Union.	Restricted	Export to EU allowed subject to production of a certificate from Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) regarding production process in respect of the exported item.
36	0506 10 19, 0506 10 29, 0506 10 39, 0506 10 49, 0506 90 19, 0506 90 99, 0511 99 99	Kg	Bones and bone products including Ossein and Gelatine intended to be used for Human consumption, meant for European Union.	Restricted	Export to EU allowed subject to approval of establishment of production and issue of Health Certificate by CAPEXIL in respect of the exported item ]
(Sl. No. 35 & 36 has been amended vide NTF. NO. 26/2009, 25/01/2010 - With immediate effect)
37	05059010	Kg	Peacock Tail Feathers	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
38	05119999	Kg	Handicrafts and articles of peacock tail feathers	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
39	05061041, 05061049, 05079040	Kg	Shavings of Shed Antlers of Chital and Sambhar	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
40	05119999	Kg	Manufactured Articles of shavings of shed antlers of chital and sambhar	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
41	05080020	Kg	(a) Sea shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species not included in the Schedules of the Wild Life (Protection ) Act, 1972.	Free	Export permitted freely (Notification No. 10 dated 10.12.2004)
	05080030	Kg	(b) Sea shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species included in CITES ( Excluding the species mentioned in Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972 ).	Free	Export to be governed by CITES Regulations.
	05080050	Kg	(c) Sea shells, including polished sea shells and handicrafts made out of those species included in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
42	05119991, 05119999, 30011091, 30011099, 30012090, 3001 90 99	Kg	Gonads and other reproductive organs of buffaloes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
43	0511 10 00, 0511 99 91, 0511 99 99, 3001 10 91, 3001 10 99, 3001 20 90, 3001 90 99	Kg	Germplasm of cattle and buffaloes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.

Export Licensing Note

No. 1: The handicrafts made out of bone and horn products as finished products and not exported for further processing and not intended for human or animal consumption are not covered under at S. No. 35 and 36 of this Chapter. (Inserted by notification no 06, dated 15.10.2004)
 

Chapter 6

Live Trees and other Plants; Bulb, Roots and the Like; Cut Flowers and Ornamental Foliage

Note 1 Planting material of a kind used for propagation and classified in heading 0601 and heading 0602 are subject to restriction on export. See chapter 12 for detail. Certain plants like cashew plants too are restricted for exports. The detail of this too is in chapter 12.
 

Chapter 7

Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers
 

Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44.01	07031010 07122000	Kg	Onions (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	STE*	Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 125 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD-Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 150 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD-Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 250 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD-Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD-Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.]
44.02	07031010 07122000	Kg	Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form	STE*	Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 250 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD-Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 300 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD-Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 400 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD-Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 475 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.]
44.03	07122000	Kg	Onions( of all varieties) in cut, sliced- or broken in powder form.	Free

(In above table column "Nature of restriction" at SL. NO. 44.01 has been replaced by NTF. No. 96/2010, DT. 15/02/2012 - with immediate effect)

(In above table column "Nature of restriction" at SL. NO. 44.01 & 44.02 has been replaced by NTF. No. 94/2010, DT. 11/01/2012 - immediate effect)

(In above table column "Nature of restriction" at SL. NO. 44.01 & 44.02 has been replaced by NTF. No. 86/2010, DT. 28/11/2011 immediate effect)

23490 * List of STEs would be as per Serial No. 2 of Notification No. 51(RE-2007) /2004-09 dated 14.11.2007.

(Above Table at Chapter 7 has been amended vide NTF.NO.75/2010, DT. 20/09/2011 - with immediate effect)

 

(Above Chapter 7 has been amended vide NTF. NO. 73/2010, DT. 09/09/2011)

(Pl. refere NTF. NO. 24/2010, DT. 18/02/2011 for furter amendments.)

[OLD-

Chapter 7

Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers
 

Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44.01	07031010 07122000	Kg	Onions (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
44.02	07031010 07122000	Kg	Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
44.03	07122000	Kg	Onions( of all varieties) in cut, sliced- or broken in powder form.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. ]

(Above Chapter 7 has been amended vide NTF. NO. 73/2010, DT. 09/09/2011)

[OLD-

Chapter 7

Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers

Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44.01	07031010 07122000	Kg	Onions (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	STE*	Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time. [OLD- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 450 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.] [OLD- Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 600 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time.]
44.02	07031010 07122000	Kg	Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form	STE*	Export permitted subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 1400 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time..
44.03	07122000	Kg	Onions( of all varieties) in cut, sliced- or broken in powder form.	Free	]

(In above table at column 6 the words "Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time" has been replaced by NTF. NO. 30/2010, DT. 08/03/2011)

(In Sl. No. 44.01 in column Nature of Restrictions the phrase "Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 450 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time" has been amended vide NTF. NO. 29/2010, DT. 01.03.2011)

* List of STEs would be as per Serial No. 2 of Notification No. 51(RE-2007) /2004-09 dated 14.11.2007.

(Above Chapter 7 has been vide NTF. NO. 24/2010, DT. 18/02/2011)

[OLD-

Chapter 7

Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers
 

Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44.01	07031010 07122000	Kg	Onions (all varieties except Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions) excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
44.02	07031010 07122000	Kg	Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions excluding cut, sliced or broken in powder form	Restricted	Export permitted under licence subject to Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 1400 per Metric Ton.

(Above chapter 7, has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 19/2010, DT. 10/02/2011)]

3. Effect of this notification:

The export of Bangalore Rose onions and Krishnapuram onions is now restricted and their export shall be permitted under licence. The prohibition on other varieties of onions, save exclusions provided, shall continue.

[OLD-

Chapter 7

Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers
 

Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44	07031010 07122000	Kg	Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions fresh or chilled, frozen, provisionally prepared or dried but excluding onions cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.

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(In above chapter 7, Sl NO. 44 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 13/2010, DT. 22/12/2010)

[OLD-

Chapter 7

Edible Vegetables and Certain Roots and Tubers

Note 1 Reference to onions in this chapter includes onions fresh or chilled frozen, provisionally preserved or dried.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44	07031010, 07122000	Kg	Onion (all varieties) including Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions fresh or chilled, frozen, provisionally prepared or dried but excluding onions cut, sliced or broken in powder form.	STEs	Export through:- (i) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) (ii) Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) (iii) Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GALC) (iv) The Spices Trading Corporation Ltd. (STCL) (v) The A.P. State Trading Corporation (vi) The Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd. (KSCMF) (vii) The National Co-operative Consumers Federation of India Ltd., (NCCF) (viii) The North Karnataka Onion Growers Co-operative Society (NKOGCS) (ix) West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation (WBECSC) Ltd., Kolkata (x) M.P. State Agro Industries Development Corporation ((MPSAIDC), Bhopal (xi) Karnataka State Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC), Bangalore (xii) Madhya Pradesh State Co-operative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Ltd., (xiii) The Andhra Pradesh Marketing Federation (AP MARKFED), subject to conditions laid down by DGFT from time to time ]

Export Licensing Note 1

The following conditions will apply to all STEs for export of Onions of all varieties:

(i) Export of Onions is allowed without quantitative ceiling subject to conditions of quality laid out by NAFED from time to time.

(ii) The designated STEs can issue NOC to the Associates Shippers and the service charges levied by them for issue of NOC will be at a uniform rate of 1% of the invoice value of export of onion. (amended vide notification 106 dtd. 14.5.2009)

(iii) The STEs are not allowed to levy any other charges except above by way of fees, guarantee or deposits or in any other form whatsoever.

(iv) All onions exported will be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) fixed by NAFED.

(v) The careful selection of exporters is made to eliminate the trading in permits to export onions.

(vi) The agencies shall ensure that quality of onion is maintained.

(vii) A weekly report of permits issued shall be provided to NAFED which shall act a nodal agency to keep the Government of India informed of the outflow of onions.

(viii) Periodic reports of the actual shipment of onion by different agencies be submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs. (Vide notification No.27 dated 1.8.2008)
 

Sl. No	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
44 A (inserted by notification no 15, dated 27.06.06)	0713	Kg.	Dried Leguminous Vegetables, Shelled, whether or not skinned or split	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07131000	Kg.	Peas (Pisum sativum)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07132000	Kg.	Chickpeas (garbanzos) Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.):	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133100	Kg.	Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133200	Kg.	Small red ((Adzuki) beans (Phaseolus or Vigna angularis)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133300	Kg.	Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	071339		Other :	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133910	Kg.	Guar seeds	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07133990	Kg.	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07134000	Kg.	Lentils	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07135000	Kg.	Broad beans (Vicia faba var major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var equina, vicia faba var minor)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	071390		Other :	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07139010	Kg.	Tur (arhar)	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
			Other :
	07139091	Kg.	Split	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	07139099	Kg.	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.

Note1

(i) The prohibition shall not apply to export of kabuli chana (as is known by different names in different parts of the country) w.e.f. 07.03.2007. ( added by notification no 52, dated 07.03.07)

(ii) The period of validity of prohibition on exports of Pulses (except Kabuli Chana) shall be extended upto 31.3.2010.

(iii) The transitional arrangements under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, as amended from time to time, shall not be applicable for export of Pulses.

(iv) The prohibition shall not be applicable to export of pulses to Sri Lanka executed under the specific permission granted by DGFT. (notification no. 37, dated 27.11.2006)

(v) The export of pulses to Bhutan is exempted from the restrictions imposed through this Notification with immediate effect. (notification no. 26, dated 07.08.06)

(vi) The prohibition shall not be applicable to export of 1000 tonnes of pulses to The Republic of Mauritius by MMTC (vide NOTIFICATION NO.28, DATED 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2007)

(vii) The prohibition shall not be applicable to export of (i)178.70 tonnes of pulses to Nepal by MMTC (notification no.47,dated 12.11.2007)

(viii) Prohibition imposed vide Para 3 (i) of this Notification shall not apply to export of 1000 MTs of pulses to Bhutan. (Notifcn No. 10 dtd 15.5.08)
 

Chapter 10

Cereals
 

Note 1 Export of wild variety of wheat and paddy seed is restricted. See chapter 12 for details.
 

[With effect from 10.10.2007(amended by notification no 44, dated 30.10.2007 read with notification No. 38 dated 15.10.2007), the following new entry shall be inserted after entry at Sl. No.45 in Chapter 10 under Schedule 2 of ITC(HS)]
45A	100610, 10061090, 10062000, 100630, 10063010, 10063090, 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Free	1. Export to be made by private parties from privately held stocks. State Trading Enterprises (STEs) including M/s. NCCF & NAFED are also permitted to export privately held stocks of non-Basmati rice. 2. Export shall be through Custom EDI ports. Export is also permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. RAs Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity.
	[OLD-100610, 10061090, 10062000, 100630, 10063010, 10063090, 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported except exemptions at Note 1& 2 below.]
	100610, 10061090, 10062000, 100630, 10063010, 10063090, 10064000	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Free	1. Export to be made by private parties from privately held stocks. 2. Export shall be through Custom EDI ports only.]
	10061010	Kg.	Rice of seed quality	Free vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii) Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes. (vide Notification No.40 dated 17th September, 2008.)
(Above Sl. No. 45A has been amended vide NTF. No. 98/2010, DT. 23/02/2012)
45AA	10063020	Kg	Basmati Rice (Dehusked (Brown), semi milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition).	Free	(i) Exports allowed subject to registration of contracts with the APEDA , New Delhi; (ii) Export will be subject to Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US $ 700 per ton FOB or as notified by DGFT from time to time. MEP shall be exclusive of foreign commission; (iii) Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 6.61 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.5; (iv) Export of Basmati Rice is permitted through all EDI ports; (v) Exports to European Union permitted subject to pre-shipment quality inspection as may be specified by the Government through a notification; (vi) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.” (vii) Exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicating the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, are not permitted except when exported along with the consignments of Basmati Rice, in which cases also, the same shall not exceed 2% of the total number of filled gunny bags of Basmati Rice being exported; (viii) In case of un-bagged Indian Basmati Rice being exported in bulk or in bags of 50 Kgs or above, the exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicating the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, shall also be permitted to the extent of actual requirements considering the total quantity of the consignment and the sizes of the empty bags being exported.
(Above Sl. No. 45AA has been amended vide NTF. No. 97/2010, DT. 21/02/2012)
[OLD-45AA	1006 30 20	Kg	Basmati Rice including Pusa Basmat 1121 (Dehusked (Brown), semi milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition). (Amended by Notification no. 55, Dated 5.11.2008)	Free	a) Exports allowed subject to registration of contracts with the APEDA , New Delhi b) Exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicating the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, are not permitted except when exported alongwith the consignments of Basmati Rice, in which cases also, the same shall not exceed 2% of the total number of filled gunny bags of Basmati Rice being exported c) In case of unbagged Indian Basmati Rice being exported in bulk or in bags of 50 Kgs or above, the exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicating the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, shall also be permitted to the extent of actual requirements considering the total quantity of the consignment and the sizes of the empty bags being exported. d) Exports to European Union permitted subject to preshipment quality inspection as may be specified by the Government through a notification. e) Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 7 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.6; f) Export of Basmati Rice will be restricted through the following six ports only : (i) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii) Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (as approved vide Notification No.82 dated 5.3.08. (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav (as approved vide Notification No.84 dated 17.3.08). g) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.” (Notification No. 109 dtd 09.06.09) h) Export permitted only if the Minimum Export Price (MEP) is US $ 1100 per ton FOB or Rs. 49500/-per ton (Notification No. 83 dtd 27.01.09)]
Note 1. The prohibition shall remain in force till further orders. Note 2. The above prohibition in respect of export of Non Basmati Rice will not be applicable to exports undertaken as under: 2.1 Food aid programmes. (Notification No. 38 dated 15.10.2007) 2.2 Exports of rice to Maldives under bilateral Trade Agreement between Government of India and Government of Maldives are exempted from above restrictions. (added by notification no. 42,dated 23.10.2007) 2.3 Export of 1,000 MT of rice to Republic of Mauritius through STC. (added by notification no.58,dated 26.11.2007) 2.4 Export of 9,000 MT of rice to Republic of Mauritius through MMTC. (added by notification no.73,dated 24.1.2008) 2.5 Export of 50,000 MT of rice to Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( added by notification no.60, dated 06.12.2007) 2.6 Export of 1010 MT of rice by Government of West Bengal as a relief material to Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( notification no.78, dated 18.2.2008) 2.7 Export of 50,000 MT of rice by WBECSC to Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( added by notification no.80 dated 18.02.2008) 2.8 Export of 50,000 MT of rice by WBECSC and 1.0 lakh MT each by STC, MMTC, PEC and NAFED to Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (notification no.81, dated 29.2.2008) 2.9 Export of 50,000 MT of rice to Madagascer through STC. (notification no.73, dated 24.1.2008) 2.10 Export of 25,000 MT of rice to Comoros through MMTC (notification no.73, dated 24.1.2008) 2.11 Export of 40,000 MT of rice to Republic of Sierra Leone through PEC (notification no.88, dated 26.3.2008) 2.12 Export of 5,000 MT of rice to Bhutan(notification no.9, dated 15.5.2008) 2.13 Export of 15,000 MT of rice each to Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, and 10,000 MTs to Cameraon through STC (notification no.48, dated 13.10.2008) 2.14 Export of 12,500 MT of rice each by 100% EOUs namely, M/s. Venkatachalapathi Modern Rice Mills, Pondicherry and M/s. Bharath Exporters, Hyderabad (notification no.59, dated 18.11.2008) 2.15 Export of 10.00 Lakh MTs of rice to 21 African Countries ( notification no.104, dated 6.5.2009 as amended by Notification No. 114 dated 18.6.2009) 3. The ban/restriction now imposed shall be applicable from midnight of 31.3.2008. 4. Transitional arrangements allowed under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, shall, in public interest, not be applicable to the ban and restriction imposed above. However, Para 9.12 of Handbook of Procedures, Vol-1, 2004-2009, shall be applicable.
46	10061090	Kg	Paddy (of Basmati Rice in husk)	Free	a) Export allowed subject to registration of contracts with the APEDA, New Delhi b) Export of empty printed gunny bags with Marking indicating the product being Indian Basmati Paddy, in whatever manner, are not permitted except when exported alongwith the consignments of Basmati Paddy, in which cases also, the same shall not exceed 2% of the total number of filled gunny bags of Basmati Paddy being exported. c) In case of unbagged Indian Basmati Paddy being exported in bulk or in bags of 50 Kgs. or above, the exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicating the product being Indian Basmati Paddy , in whatever manner, shall also be permitted to the extent of actual requirements considering the total quantity of the consignment and the sizes of the empty bags being exported.
46A	100110	Kg	Durum wheat :	Free	Export permitted through Custom EDI ports only. Export shall also be permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. RAs Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity.
	10011090	Kg	Other	Free
	100190	Kg	Other:	Free
	10019020	Kg	Other wheat	Free
	10019039	Kg	Other	Free
(In above table Sl. No. 46A has been amended vide NTF. No. 99/2010, DT. 23/02/2012)
[OLD-46A	100110	Kg	Durum wheat :	Free	Export permitted through Custom EDI ports only.
	10011090	Kg	Other	Free
	100190	Kg	Other:	Free
	10019020	Kg	Other wheat	Free
	10019039	Kg	Other	Free]
(Above Sl. No. 46A has been amended vide NTF. No. 72/2010, DT. 09/09/2011)
[OLD-46A	1001	Kg	Wheat and meslin	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. (added by notification no 44, dated 09.02.07)
	1001 10	Kg	Durum wheat :	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	100110 10	Kg	Of seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes. (Notification No.40 dated 17th September, 2008.)
	100110 90	Kg	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	1001 90	Kg	Other:	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	100190 10	Kg	Wheat of seeds quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes. (vide Notification No.40 dated 17th September, 2008.)
	100190 20	Kg	Other wheat	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.
	100190 31	Kg	Meslin of seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes. (vide Notification No.40 dated 17th September, 2008.)
	100190 39	Kg	Other	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported.]
46B	1005 10 00	Kg.	Maize (corn) Seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and nd (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes. Notification No.40 dated 17th September, 2008.)
	1101	Kg	Wheat Flour (Maida), Samolina (Rava / Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta	Free	Export allowed upto 31.3.2010 subject to limit of 6.5 lakh MTs and with the condition that export shall be allowed through EDI ports only. (Amended by notification no 116, dated 3.7.2009)

(In above table Sl. No. 45A (except Tariff Code 10061010) amended vide NTF. NO. 71/2010, DT. 09/09/2011)

Sub-heading Note : The term “durum wheat” means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the Hybrids derived from the inter-specific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species.
 

Chapter 12

Oils Seeds and Oleginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Grains, Seeds and Fruit; Industrial or Medicinal Plants; Straw and Fodder

Note :- Seeds of all forestry species including Nux Vomica , Red Sanders , Rubber , Russa Grass and tufts , Sandalwood and seeds of tufts , Sandalwood and seeds of ornamental wild variety plants stand restricted for export and shall be allowed under licence and also shall be regulated according to the rules notified under Biological ( Diversity) Act, 2002.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
47	06010000, 06020000, 12110000	Kg	Seeds and planting materials other than those in the restricted category	Free	Declaration in the form of an affidavit from the exporter that the seed being exported is not Breeder or Foundation or Wild variety seeds with indication the source of procurement
48	12021000	Kg	Groundnuts (Peanuts) (amended by notification no. 110 , dated 09.06.2009)	Free	(a) Export to EU permitted subject to Compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA, alongwith controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies/laboratories nominated by APEDA; (b) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
48A	12021010	Kg	Groundnut (of Seed Quality)	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. (amended by notification no. 110 , dated 09.06.2009)
	12021019	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12021091	Kg	Groundnut (Other of Seed Quality)
	12021099	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
	12022010	Kg	Groundnut (Kernels, H.P.S.)
	12022090	Kg	Groundnut (Other)
48B	12074010	Kg	Seasame Seeds	Free	Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. (amended by notification no. 110 , dated 09.06.2009)
49	10019010	Kg	Wheat seeds (wild variety)	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
50	10062000	Kg.	Paddy seeds (wild variety)	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
51	06022010, 1209 99 90	Kg	Cashew seeds and plants	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
52	12092990	Kg	Egyptian clover (Barseem) Trifolium alaxtum seeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
53	12099130	Kg	Onion Seeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
54	12092900	Kg	Pepper cuttings or rooted cutings of pepper	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
55	12099990	Kg	Seeds of all forestry species	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
56	12092990	Kg	Saffron seeds or corms	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
57	12119014	Kg	Neem seeds	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
58	12119000, 12119012	Kg	Nux vomica / bark/leaves/roots powder thereof	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
59	12099910, 12099990	Kg	Seeds of all trees (excluding seeds of all forestry species), hedges, ornamental plants and flowers and vegetable seeds other than onion seeds	Free	Exports permitted subject to a declaration in the form of an affidavit from the exporter that the seed being exported is not Breeder or Foundation or Wild variety seeds and indicating the source of procurement.
60	06010000, 06020000, 12110000, 06011000, 06012010, 06021000, 06029020, 06029030, 06029090,		(a) Plants and plant portions of wild origin, of species specified in any of the Schedules of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 or Appendix I of CITES or Export Licensing Note 1	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. Special exemption can be granted for the purpose of research, education and life saving drugs on case by case basis by DGFT, on the recommendation of Ministry of Environment & Forests.
			(b) Plants and plants portions of cultivation origin of species specified in any of the Schedules of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 or Appendix I of CITES or Export Licensing Note 1.	Free	Subject to production of a Certificate of Legal Possession in favor of the exporter, issued by the DFO having jurisdiction where the exporter is situated. In case of species listed in Schedule VI of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, subject to the exporter complying with the provision of S.17A of the Act. In case of species listed in Appendix I of CITES subject registration of the nursery and appropriate CITES documentation from the Asst. Management Authority.
			(c) Plants, Plant portions of wild or cultivation origin, of species specified Appendix II or III of CITES.	Free	Subject to production of certificate of Legal Possession in favour of the exporter, issued by the DFO having jurisdiction where the exporter is situated. Export subject to CITES
			(d) Plants, plant portions of wild or cultivation origin, of species not specified in any of the Schedules of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 or Appendix I, II, III of CITES or Export Licensing Note 1.	Free	Subject to obtaining Certificate of cultivation from District Agriculture Officer or District Horticulture Officer or DFO
			[OLD-(a) Plants , plant portions , their derivatives and extracts as specified in Appendix I and Appendix II of CITES as well as those specified below at Export Licensing Note 1 below and orchids obtained from the wild.	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported. Special exemption can be granted for the purpose of research, education and life saving drugs on case by case basis by DGFT on the recommendation of Ministry of Environment & Forests.
			(b) Plants, plant portions, their derivatives and extracts included in (a) above and obtained from cultivation/artificial propagation of sites inside forests.	Free	Subject to obtaining a transit Pass from the concerned DFO.
			(c) Plants, plant portions, their derivatives and extracts not covered under (a) above and obtained from forests.	Free	Subject to production of Purchase invoice by Exporter clearly indicating the name of Seller and name of item being exported.
			(d) Plants, Plant Portions, their derivatives and extracts obtained from cultivation / artificial propagation at sites outside the forests.	Free	Subject to obtaining a Certificate of cultivation from District Agriculture Officer or District Horticulture Officer or DFO.]
(Above a,b,c & d has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 03/2009, DT. 27/08/2009)
61	30034000, 30039011, 30039012, 30039013, 30039014, 30039015, 30049011, 30049012, 30049013, 30049014, 30049015	kg	Derivatives, extracts and formulations	Free	Subject to the provisions of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES
			[OLD- Forulations of any Plant, Plant portions, their derivates and extracts	Free	]
(In Sl. NO. 61 Description, policy & nature of restriction has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 03/2009, DT. 27/08/2009)
62	1212 20 10, 1212 20 90	Kg	Sea weeds of all types, including G-edulis but excluding brown sea weeds and agarophytes of Tamil Nadu Coast origin in processed form	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence.
63	1212 20 90	Kg	Brown sea weeds and Agrophytes excluding G-edulis of Tamil Nadu coast origin in processed form	Free	Exports allowed subject to quantitative ceilings as may be notified by DGFT from time to time

Export Licensing Note 1

1. Baddomes cycad (Cycas beddomei).

2. Blue vanda (Vanda coerulea).

3. Saussurea costus.

4. Ladies slipper orcid (Paphiopedilium species).

5. Pitcher plant (Nepenthes Khasiana).

6. Red vanda (Renanthera imschootiana).

7. Rauvolifia serpentina (Sarpagandha).

8. Ceropegia species.

9. Frerea indica (Shindal Mankundi).

10. Podophyllum hexandurm (emodi) (Indian Podophyllum.)

11. Cyatheaceae species (Tree Ferns).

12. Cycadacea species (Cycads).

13. Dioscorea deltoidea (Elephant’s foot).

14. Euphorbia species (Euphorbias).

15. Orchidaceae species (Orchids).

16. Pterocarpus santalinus (Redsanders).

17. Taxus Wallichiana (Common Yew or Birmi Leaves).

18. Aquilaria malaccensis (Agarwood).

19. Aconitum species.

20. Coptis teeta.

21. Coscinium fenestrum (Calumba wood).

22. Dactylorhiza hatagirea.

23. Gentiana Kurroo (Kuru , Kutki).

24. Gnetum species.

25. Kampheria Galenga.

26. Nardostachys grandiflora.

27. Panax pseudoginseng.

28. Picrorhiza kurrooa.

29. Swertia chirata (Charayatah).

Export Licensing Note 2

(i) However, in respect of CITES species, a CITES permit of export shall be required.

(ii) Exports allowed only through the Ports of Mumbai, Nhava Sheva, Kolkata, Cochin, Delhi, Chennai, Tuticorin, Amritsar, Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram, Kandla and Mundra.

(iii) Except for the documents prescribed above, no additional informations/ NOC/ documents shall be required to be furnished by the Exporter to any authority of State or Central Government.

Export Licensing Note 3

The term “formulation” used here may include products, which may contain portions / extracts of plants on the prohibited list. Further the term “formulation” shall also include value added formulations as well as herbal ayurvedic, and exports subject to the provisions of CITES or Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in case where the formulation contains species listed therein.

(Above note 3 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 03/2009, DT. 27/08/2009)

[OLd-
Export Licensing Note 3

* The term “formulation” used here shall include products which may contain portions / extracts of plants on the prohibited list but only in unrecognizable and physically inseparable form. Further the term “formulation” shall also include value added formulations as well as herbal ayurvedic, and no certificate from any authorities whatsoever shall be required for their export.]
 

Chapter 13

Lac, Gums, Resins and Other Vegetable Saps and Extracts

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
64	13011010, 13011020, 13011030, 13011040, 13011050, 13011060, 13011070, 13011080, 13011090	Kg	Shellac and all forms of lac	Free	i) Registration with Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. or Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council; (ii) Production of quality certificate from Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council.
65	13019016	Kg	Gum Karaya	STE	Export through the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), New Delhi
65A	1302, 13023220, 13023230	Kg.	Guar gum refined split Guar gum treated and pulverized.	Free	1. Guar gum exports to European Union, originating in or consigned from India and intended for animal or human consumption, allowed subject to issue of Health Certificate by authorized representative of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India i.e. Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata accompanied by the original analytical report of testing of Penta Chlorophenol (PCP) issued by Vimta Labs, Hyderabad, certifying that the product does not contain more than 0.01 mg/Kg. of Penta Chlorophenol (PCP) on sampling done by the authorized representative of the competent authority.
[OLD- 65A	1302, 13023220, 13023230	Kg.	Guar gum refined split Guar gum treated and pulverized.	Free	Guar gum exports to European Union, originating in or consigned from India and intended for animal or human consumption, allowed subject to endorsement by Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata of original analytical report for testing of PCP issued by Vimta Labs, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,. (Added vide Notification No. 16 dtd 26.06.08)]

(In above table Sl. NO. 65A has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 50/2009, DT. 06/07/2010)
 

Chapter 14

Vegetable Plaiting Materials, Vegetable Products not elsewhere specified or included
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
66	1401 10 00	u	Mulli bamboo ( Melocanna bacifera )	Free till 31.3.2010 (amended by notification no 34, dated 19.08.08)	Subject to observance of Transit Rules of the concerned State Forest Departments under Indian Forest Act, 1927

Chapter 15

Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
67	15010000, 15020010, 15020020, 15020030, 15020090, 15030000, 15050010, 15050020, 15050090, 15060010, 15060090	Kg	Tallow, fat and / or oils of any animal origin excluding fish oil and Lanolin [OLD- Tallow , fat and/or oils of any animal origin excluding fish oil (export of Fish oil allowed freely vide Notification No. 60 dated 20.11.2008)]	Prohibited	Not permitted to be exported
(Description at Sl. No. 67 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 10/2009, DT. 22/09/2009)
67A	Codes pertaining to all edible oils under Chapter 15 of Schedule I	Kg.	All edible oils under Chapter 15 of Schedule I (Notification No. 98 dated 17.03.2009)	Prohibited Till 16.03.2010	Not permitted to be exported except exemption at Note 1 below.

Note 1

Restrictions imposed vide this Notification shall not apply to the following:

(i) Export of Castor Oil,

(ii) Export of Coconut Oil through Kochi Port,

(iii) ‘Deemed export’ of edible oils to 100% export oriented units with the condition that the final product be non-edible,

(iv) Export of Oils produced out of minor forest produce, as per table given below, even if edible :
 

ITC (HS) Code	Item Description
15159010	Fixed Vegetable oils viz. Neutralised and Bleached Morwah Oil/fat, Neutralised and Bleached Kokum oil/fat, Neutralised and Bleached Sal oil/ sal fat / Stearine.
15159020	Fixed vegetable oils viz. Dhup oil, Neemseed oil
15159030	Fixed vegetable oils viz. Nigerseed oil.
15159040	Fixed vegetable oils viz. Neutralised and Bleached Mango kernel fat/oil/stearine/olein.
15179010	Sal Fat (Processed or Refined).
15219020	Shellac wax, whether or not coloured.

(v) Export of edible oil from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to be consumed by the SEZ units for manufacture of processed food products.

(substituted vide NTF. No. 33/2008, DT. 19/08/2008)

(vi) Export of edible oil in branded consumer packs of up to 5 Kgs, subject to a limit of 10,000 MTs for a period up to 31st October, 2009: Such exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports.
 

Chapter 17

Sugars and Sugar Confectionery

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
68	17010000	Kg	Sugar, except the following category at (a) :	Free	Subject to export licensing note 1 below (Policy Circular No. 87 (RE-09)/2004-2009 dated 4.5.2009)
		Kg	(a) Preferential Quota Sugar to EU and USA	STE	Export permitted through M/s.Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time.

(Pl. refer PN. No. 49/2010, DT. 25/05/2011 - Allocation of 10,000 MT of raw/white sugar for the fiscal year 2010-11 (October- September) for export to EU under CXL Quota)

(Pl. refer PN. No. 41/2009, DT. 15/02/2010 - Export of of CXL Concessions Sugar to European Union (EU) for the fiscal year 2009 -10)

Export Licensing note 1

A producer of sugar by vacuum pan process or a merchant Importer/exporter shall be required to obtain an export release order from the Chief Director (Sugar), Directorate of Sugar or any other Officer authorized by the Chief Director (Sugar) for export of sugar whether under Open General Licence or Advance Authorization Scheme on ‘ton- to-ton’ basis or any other scheme permitting Export of sugar.

Explanation: Where a producer of sugar or a merchant importer-exporter imports raw sugar under Advance Authorization Scheme and exports processed white or refined sugar for fulfillment of his export obligation under ‘grain-to-grain’ policy, such producer of sugar or merchant importer-exporter shall not be required to obtain an export release order from the Chief Director (Sugar), Directorate of Sugar.”

Vide Policy Circular No. 87 (RE-09)/2004-2009 dated 4.5.2009,

Export Licensing Note 2

The requirement of obtaining release order from the Chief Director(Sugar), Directorate of Sugar for export of sugar as mentioned in the Export Licensing Note 1 above will not apply to export of 10,000 MTs of organic sugar, per annum. Export of organic sugar shall be subject to following conditions:

(a) Quantity limit shall be 10,000 MTs per annum;

(b) It should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar;

(c) Export contracts should be registered with APEDA, New Delhi prior to shipment;

(d) Exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports.

(Above export licensing note 2 has been inserted vide NTF. NO. 52/2010, DT. 03/06/2011)
 

Chapter 23

Residues and Waste from the Food Industries; Prepared Animal Fodder
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
69	23050010, 23050020, 23050090	Kg	Deoiled groundnut cakes containing more than 1% oil and groundnut expeller cakes	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
70	12130000, 12141000, 12149000, 23021010, 23023000, 23024000, 23080000	kg	Fodder, including wheat and rice straw	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
71	23022020, 23022090, (Amended by notification no 09, dated 21.06.05)	Kg	Rice bran, raw and boiled	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence
71A	2309 23091000	Kg	Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Dog or Cat food, put up for retail sale	Free	Export of the item produced from Animal By-Products to EU is allowed subject to the following conditions: (i) A ‘Shipment Clearance Certificate’ is to be issued consignment-wise by the CAPEXIL indicating details of the name and address of the exporter, address of the registered plant, IEC No. of the exporter, plant approval number, nature of export product, quantity, invoice number and date, port of loading (Name of the port) and destination. (ii) After the shipment is made, the exporter shall also provide ‘Health Certificate’ consignment-wise to the buyer giving details of vessel name, shipping bill number with date, production process, etc. as per the requirement of EU. The Certificate would be issued jointly by CAPEXIL and Regional Animal Quarantine Officer, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
(Above Sl.No. 71A has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 39/2009, DT. 04/05/2010)
[OLD- 71A	2309 23091000	Kg	Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Dog or Cat food, put up for retail sale	Free	Export to EU allowed subject to the following conditions: (i) A ‘Shipment Clearance Certificate’ is to be issued consignment-wise by the CAPEXIL indicating details of the name and address of the exporter, address of the registered plant, IEC No. of the exporter, plant approval number, nature of export product, quantity, invoice number and date, port of loading (Name of the port) and destination. (ii) After the shipment is made, the exporter shall also provide ‘Health Certificate’ consignment-wise to the buyer giving details of vessel name, shipping bill number with date, production process, etc. as per the requirement of EU. The Certificate would be issued jointly by CAPEXIL and Regional Animal Quarantine Officer, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.]
(Sl. No. 71A has been added vide NTF. NO. 26/2009, 25/01/2010 - With immediate effect)

Chapter 25

Salt; Sulphur; Earths and Stone; Plastering Materials, Lime and Cement

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
72	2505 10 11, 2505 10 12, 2505 10 19, 2505 10 20, 2505 90 00, 2530 90 99	Kg	Sand and Soil	Restricted	Exports permitted under licence

Export Licencing Note 1

(i) Export of Stone Aggregate to Maldives permitted as per ceiling mentioned below subject to issue of No Objection within the annual ceiling by CAPEXIL who shall monitor the ceiling and send a quarterly report to Export Cell in DGFT:
 

S.No.	Item	Annual Ceiling of Quantity in MTs
		2011-12	2012-13	2013-14
1.	Stone Aggregate	5 lakh	5.5 lakh	6 lakh

(ii) For the export of above quantity of Stone Aggregates, CAPEXIL shall ensure that the suppliers/extractors have obtained appropriate clearances".

(Above export licencing note 1 has been substituted vide NTF. NO. 54/2010, DT.07/06/2011)

Export Licensing Note 2:

(i) Export of River Sand to Maldives permitted as per ceiling mentioned below subject to issue of No Objection within the annual ceiling by CAPEXIL who shall monitor the ceiling and send a quarterly report to Export Cell in DGFT.

For the Financial Year 2011-12 (on annual basis): 1,185,455 MTs.

(ii) For the export of above quantity of River Sand, CAPEXIL shall ensure that the suppliers/extractors have obtained appropriate clearances and mining of the sand is not undertaken in the Coastal Regulation Zone Area, which is prohibited under the Coastal Regulation Zone notification.

(iii) In addition to above, export of River Sand will be allowed subject to the exporter obtaining necessary environmental clearances/No Objection Certificate from the designated nodal authority of respective State Governments from where the River Sand is obtained.

(Above export licensing note 2 has been added vide NTF. No. 55/2010, DT. 07/06/2011)

[OLD- Export Licensing Note

1. Export to Maldives permitted as per ceiling mentioned below subject to issue of No Objection within the annual ceiling by CAPEXIL who shall monitor the ceiling and send a quarterly report to Export Cell in DGFT:

For the financial year 2010-11 (on annual basis)

Stone Aggregate : 1,026,550 MTs

2. For the export of above quantity of Stone Aggregate, CAPEXIL shall ensure that the suppliers/extractors have obtained appropriate clearances.]

(Above Export Licensing Note has been amended vide NTF. NO. 45/2009, DT. 21/05/2010)

[OLD-
Export to Maldives permitted as per ceiling mentioned below subject to issue of No Objection within the annual ceiling by the Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council ( CAPEXCIL) who shall monitor the ceiling and send a quarterly report to Export Cell in DGFT:

For the financial year 2009–10 (on annual basis)
Stone Aggregate : 1,026, 550 MTs
River Sand : 1,077, 686 MTs

2. For the export of above quantity of River Sand, Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) shall ensure that the suppliers/extractors have obtained appropriate clearances and the mining of the said sand is not undertaken in the Coastal Regulation Zone Area, which is prohibited under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification.]

(Notification No. 75 dated 6.1.2009)
 

Chapter 26

Ores, Slag and Ash

Note

1. Rare Earth compounds are freely exportable, but rare earth phosphates, which contain uranium and thorium are prescribed substances and are controlled as per provisions of Atomic Energy Act, 1962 .

2. Other minerals under code 2617 are freely exportable, except those which have been notified as prescribed substances and controlled under Atomic Energy Act, 1962.

(amended by notification no 38, dated 17.01.06)
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
73	2601 11 00	Kg	Iron ore other than those specified under Free category	STE	Export through MMTC Limited
74	2601 11 00	Kg	Iron ore of Goa origin when exported to China, Europe, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, irrespective of the Fe content;	Free
75	2601 11 00	Kg	Iron ore of Redi origin to all markets, irrespective of the Fe content;	Free
76	2601 11 00	Kg	All iron ore of Fe content upto 64%	Free
77	2601 11 50	Kg	Iron ore concentrate prepared by benefication and/or concentration of low grade ore containing 40 percent or less of iron produced by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited	STE	Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited, Bangalore
78	2601 12 10	Kg	Iron ore pellets manufactured by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited. ( further text deleted by NOTIFICATION NO.16, DATED 25th JULY , 2007)	STE	Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited, Bangalore
79	2601 12 90	Kg	Rejects of iron ore chips and like generated from the manufacturing process after using imported raw material	Free	The quantity of export of such rejects shall not be more than 10% of the imported raw materials i.e. pellets The size of the rejected pellets chips (fines) shall be less than 6 mm
80	2602 00 00	Kg	Manganese Ores excluding the following: Lumpy/blended Manganese ore with more than 46 percent Manganese	STE	Export through (a) MMTC Limited (b) Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL) for manganese ore produced in MOIL mines
81	2602 00 10	Kg	Lumpy/blended manganese ore with more than 46% manganese	Restricted	Export permitted under licence
82	2610 00 00	Kg	Chrome ore other than (i) beneficated chrome ore fines / concentrates (maximum feed grade to be less than 42% Cr2O3) and (ii) those categories of Chrome ores mentioned as permitted through STEs.	Restricted	Export permitted under licence other than categories at (b) to (d) below
83	2610 00 30, 2610 00 40	kg	Beneficated chrome ore fines / concentrates (maximum feed grade to be less than 42% Cr2O3)	STE	Export through MMTC Limited (amended by notification no 5, dated 09.05.06)
84	2610 00 30	Kg	Chrome ore lumps with Cr2O3 not exceeding 40 percent	STE	Export through MMTC Limited
85	2610 00 90		Low silica friable/fine ore with Cr2O3 not exceeding 52 percent and Silica exceeding 4 percent	STE	Export through MMTC Limited
86	2610 00 90	Kg	Low Silica friable/fine Chromite Ore with Cr2O3 in the range of 52-54% and silica exceeding 4 %	STE	Export through MMTC Limited

Chapter 27

Mineral Fuels; Mineral Oils and Products of their Distillation; Bituminous Substances; Mineral waxes
 

S. No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
87	2709 00 00	Kg	Crude oil	STE	Export through Indian Oil Corporation Limited
88	2710 19 10	Kg	(a) Kerosene	Free	Export allowed subject to obtaining NOC from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
89	2711 19 00	kg	(b) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)	Free	Export allowed subject to obtaining NOC from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Chapter 28

Inorganic Chemicals; Organic or Inorganic Compounds of Precious Metals, of Rare-Earth Metals, of Radioactive Elements of Isotopes
 

Note 1 Export of Potassium Permanganate is freely allowed subject to No Object Certificate from Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior for details , see Chapter-29.
 

Chapter 29

Organic Chemicals
 

Note - this chapter also includes relevnt chemicals under chapter 27 , 28 and 38.
 

S.No.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description		Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
90	27109100	Kg	Poly Brominated Biphenyls		Free	No Objection Certificate from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, New Delhi
91	27109100	Kg	Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls		Free	No Objection Certificate from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, New Delhi
92	27109100	Kg	Poly Chlorinated terphenyls		Free	No Objection Certificate from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, New Delhi
93	29209030	Kg	Tris (2,3 Di-bromopropyl) phosphate		Free	No Objection Certificate from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, New Delhi
94	29209090	Kg	Crocidolite		Free	No Objection Certificate from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, New Delhi
95	28416100	Kg	Potassium Permanganate		Free	No Objection Certificate from Narcotics Commissioner of India, Gwalior
96	29152400	Kg	Acetic Anhydride		Free	No Objection Certificate from Narcotics Commissioner of India, Gwalior
97	29394100, 2939 42 00	Kg	Ephedrine and its salts /Pseudoephedrine and its salts		Free	No Objection Certificate from Narcotics Commissioner of India, Gwalior
98	29054100	Kg	1- Phenyl-2 Propanone & 3,4- Methylenedioxyphenyl-2- Propanone		Free	No Objection Certificate from Narcotics Commissioner of India, Gwalior
99	29141200	Kg	Methyl Ethyl Ketone		Free	No Objection Certificate from Narcotics Commissioner of India, Gwalior
100	29030000	Kg	Chemicals included in Annexures A and B to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer		Restricted	Exports permitted under licence. Export to countries which are not Parties to the Montreal Protocol is prohibited.
101	29030000	Kg	Chemicals under Montreal Protocol when exported to a country which is not party to the `Montreal Protocol on substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer"		Prohibited	Not permitted to exported
			Annexure A
102	29034100	Kg	Group I (a) CFC13(CFC-11) Trichloro fluoro methane.		Restricted or Prohibited as above depending upon whether country is signatory of Montreal Protocol or not.
103	29034200	Kg	(b) CFC2C12 (CFC-12 Dicholoro difluoro methane.
104	29034300	Kg	(c) C2F3C13 (CFC-113) 1,1,2, Trichloro-1,2,2 trifluoro ethane.
105	29034410	Kg	(d) C2F4C12 (CFC-114) 1,2 Dichloro tetrafluoro ethane.
106	29034420	Kg	(e) C2F5BrCI (CFC-115) Chloro penta fluoro ethane
107	29034610	Kg	Group II (f) CF2BrCI (halon-1211) Bromo chloro difluoro methane.
108	29034620	Kg	(g) CF3B (halon-1301) Bromo trifluoro methane.
109	29034630	Kg	(h) C2F4Br2 (halon-2402) Dibromo tetrafluoro ethane.
			Annexure B
110	29034511	Kg	Group I (i) CF3CI (CFC-13) Chloro trifluoro methane.
111	29034512	Kg	(j) C2FC15 (CFC-111) Pentachloro fluoro ethane.
112	29034513	Kg	(k) C2F2C14 (CFC-112) Tetrachloro difluoro ethane.
113	29034521	Kg	(l) C3FC17 (CFC-211) Heptachloro - fluoroprapane.
114	29034522	Kg	(m) C3F2C16 (CFC212) Hexachloro difluoro propane.
115	29034523	Kg	(n) C3F3C15 (CFC-213) Pentachloro trifluoro propane.
116	29034524	Kg	(o) C3F5C14 (CFC-214) Tetrachloro tetrafluoro propane.
117	29034525	Kg	(p) C3F5C13 (CFC-215) Trichloro pentafluoro propane.
118	29034526	Kg	(q) C3F6C12 (CFC-216) Dichloro hexafluoro propane.
119	29034527	Kg	(r) C3F7Cl (CFC-217) Chloro heptafluoro propane.
120	29031400	Kg	Group II (s) CC14 Carbon Tetrachloride Tetrachloro methane.
121	29031920	Kg	Group III (t) CH3C13* 1,1,1-Trichloro ethane. (Methyl Chloroform)
			*This formula does not refer to 1,1,2-trichloro ethane
122	29034910	kg	Annexure C Group Group I	Controlled substances Substance
			CHFCI2	(HCFC-21)
			CHF2CI	(HCFC-22)
			CH2FCI	(HCFC-31)
			C2 HFCI4	(HCFC-121)
			C2HF2CI3	(HCFC-122)
			C2HF3CI2	(HCFC-123)
			CHCI2CF3	(HCFC-123)
			CHFCICF3	(HCFC-124)
			CHFCICF3	(HCFC-124) (amended by notification No 09, dated 10.12.04)
			C2H2FCI3	(HCFC-131)
			C2H2F2CI2	(HCFC-132)
			C2H2F3CI	(HCFC-133)
			C2H3FCI2	(HCFC-141)
			CH3CFCI2	(HCFC-141b)
			C2H3F2CI	(HCFC-142)
			CH3CF2CI	(HCFC-142b)
			C2H4FCI	(HCFC-151)
			C3HFCI6	(HCFC-221)
			C3HF2CI5	(HCFC-222)
			C3HF3CI4	(HCFC-223)
			C3HF4CI3	(HCFC-224)
			C3HF5CI2	(HCFC-225)
			CF3CF2CHCI2	(HCFC-225ca)
			CF2CICF2CHCIF	(HCFC-225cb)
			C3HF6CI	(HCFC-226)
			C3H2FCI5	(HCFC-231)
			C3H2F2CI4	(HCFC-232)
			C3H2F3CI3	(HCFC-233)
			C3H2F4CI2	(HCFC-234)
			C3H2F5CI	(HCFC-235)
			C3H3FCI4	(HCFC-241)
			C3H3F3CI3	(HCFC-242)
			C3H3F2CI2	(HCFC-243)
			C3H3F4CI	(HCFC-244)
			C3H4FCI3	(HCFC-251)
			C3H4F2CI2	(HCFC-252)
			C3H4F3CI	(HCFC-253)
			C3H5FCI2	(HCFC-261)
			C3H5F2CI	(HCFC-262)
			C3H6FCI	(HCFC-271)
			Group	Substance
	29034990		Group-II
			CHFBr2	(HBFC-22BI)
			CHF2Br CH2FBr C2HFBr4 C2HF2Br3 C2HF3Br2 C2HF4Br C2H2FBr3 C2H2F2Br2 C2H2F3Br C2H3FBr2 C2H3F2Br C2H4FBr C2HFBr6 C3HF2Br5 C3HF3Br4 C3HF4Br3 C3HF5Br2 C3HF5Br C3H2FBr5 C3H2F2Br4 C3H2F3Br3 C3H2F4Br2 C3H2F5Br C3H3FBr4 C3H3F2Br3 C3H3F3Br2 C3H3F4Br C3H4FBr3 C3H4F2Br2 C3H4F3Br C3H5FBr2 C3H5F2Br C3H6FBr
			Group-III
	29034990		CH2BrCI-
			Annexure D - Reserved
123	3808 10 24	kg	Annexure E CH3Br Methyle Bromide

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