Instruction No. 17/2022-Customs Dated 11/08/2022 -Amendment in Export Policy of Items under HS Code 1101

Kind attention is invited to Notification No. 25/2015-2020 dated 08.08.2022 issued vide S.O. No.3737(E) on above captioned subject, wherein the Central Government has amended the export policy of Items under HS Code 1101, stipulating that exports of all items would be subject to recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) constituted for allowing export of wheat, with effect from 14^th August 2022. Export of all shipments approved by IMC shall be allowed subject to issuance of Quality Certificate by Export Inspection Council (EIC) or its ElAs at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

2. Vide para 2 of the above stated notification, it has been informed that during the period from 8th August 2022 till 14^th August, 2022 certain consignments of wheat flour, as specified therein, will be allowed to be exported.

3. It has further been informed that the provisions as under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 regarding transitional arrangement shall not be applicable under the above said Notification and that necessary modalities with regard to quality of wheat flour will be notified separately.

4. All the Pr. Chief/Chief Commissioners are hereby requested to kindly bring the contents of this Notification to the attention of all concerned for its immediate implementation.

(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

S.O.3737 (E).— The Central Government, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, hereby amends export policy of items under HS code 1101 of ITC (HS), Schedule - II, 2018 as under:

S.No.

ITC HS Codes

Description

Existing Export Policy

Revised Export Policy

1101

Wheat Flour (Atta), Maida, Samolina (Rava / Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta

Free. However, export of wheat flour (atta) is subject to recommendation of Inter- Ministerial Committee (IMC) on export of wheat.

Free. However, export of all items is subject to recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) constituted for allowing export of wheat.

Export of all the shipments approved by IMC shall be allowed subject to issuance of Quality Certificate by Export Inspection Council (EIC) or its EIAs at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

2. The Notification will come into effect from 14^th of August, 2022. The provisions as under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 regarding transitional arrangement shall not be applicable under this Notification. During the period from 8^th August, 2022 till 14^th August, 2022 the following consignments of Maida, Samolina (Rava/Sirgi), will be allowed to be exported:

Export Policy of items [Wheat Flour (Atta), Maida, Samolina (Rava / Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta] under HS Code 1101 remains ‘Free’, but export shall be subject to recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) constituted for allowing export of wheat. The provisions as under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 regarding transitional arrangement shall not be applicable under this Notification. Necessary modalities with regard to quality of these items will be notified separately.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in