NOTIFICATION NO. 18/2006, DT. 04/07/2006

Govt prohibits exports of sugar till end of fiscal
S.O.(E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-2009 as amended from time to time.

2. With immediate effect, the policy of export of Sugar given against entry at Sl. No.68 under Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-2009 Shall be amended to read as under : -

S. No	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
68	17010000	Kg	Sugar, except the following category at (a) :	Prohibited	Unless specifically permitted for export by DGFT [OLD- Not permitted to be exported. ]
		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.

(In above table the words "Unless specifically permitted for export by DGFT" at column 6 has been substituted vide NTF.NO. 25/2006, DT. 02/08/2006)

3. The above amendment shall remain in force till the end of the current financial year (i.e. 31.3.2007). Further the transitional arrangements notified under para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy ,2006 shall not be applicable for export of sugar against irrevocable Letters of Credit opened on or after 22.6.2006 as the decision of the Government prohibiting the export of sugar was announced and got widely publicised on 22.6.2006 in the electronic and print media. The prohibition shall not apply to export of Sugar to Bhutan and Maldives. [OLD- Export of sugar to Bhutan is exempted from restrictions imposed through this Notification with immediate effect. ] The period for discharge of export obligation against advance licences shall be extended by the period of the prohibition imposed, provided the export obligation period did not expire prior to the imposition of export restriction.

The prohibition shall not apply to export of sugar by existing advance licence holders as on 4/7/2006 as per their obligations on that date.

(In para 3 last sentence has been added vide NOTIFICATION NO. 40/2006, DT. 03/01/2007)

(In para 3 the sentence "The prohibition shall not apply to export of Sugar to Bhutan and Maldives." has been replaced vide NTF. NO. 29/2006, DT. 09/08/2006)

(Last sentence at above para 3 has been added vide NTF. NO. 28/2006, DT. 09/08/2006)

(Second last sentence at above para 3 has been added vide NTF. NO. 27/2006, DT. 07/08/2006)

The prohibition shall not apply to export of Sugar executed under valid Release Orders issued by the Directorate of Sugar, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, upto the limits approved by the Government, after which fresh approvals will be taken for further releases.

(Above sentence has been added vide NTF. NO. 42/2006, DT. 23/01/2007)

4. This issues in Public Interest.

(K. T. Chacko)
Director General of Foreign Trade
And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/946/AM06/PC-III)
File No.01/91/180/946/AM06/PC-III

Copy to all concerned,

By order.

(S.K. Shrivastava)
Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade

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