Notification No 37/2015-20 Dated 03/02/2016
Procedure for export of sesame seeds to the European Union countries.
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment, Amended[with effect from 10.03.2016] OLD[with immediate effect], in Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items relating to export of sesame seeds to the European Union countries.
2. The new entries at Sl. No. 68A and 68B shall be inserted in Chapter 12 of schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items as follows:
Sl. No. |
Tariff Item
HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of-
Restriction |
68A 68B |
12074010 12074090 |
Kg |
Sesame seeds whether
or not
broken of
seeds quality
Other sesame
seeds whether or not
broken |
Free Free |
Export of items
both at Sl. No. 68A and 68B to
European Union countries shall be permitted
subject to following conditions:- (i)
Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export
Promotion Council (IOPEPC) is designated as competent authority to issue export certification. (ii)
The
IOPEPC shall issue export certification
within two working days of receiving the
request from
exporter subject to a
‘Certificate of Analysis’
by a NABL accredited laboratory. (iii)
The
procedure for export of sesame seeds to
the European Union
countries has been
outlined in the document
‘Procedure for Control of Contamination
of Salmonella in Sesame Seeds for Export to
EU’ which is available on the website of DGFT
at http://dgft.gov.in/. |
3. . Effect of this notification:
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail:
(F.No. 01/91/180/155 /AM16/Export Cell)