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

Notification No. 29 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 28 August, 2018
 

Subject: Export Policy of Bio-fuels.

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the export policy of biofuels under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2018, Schedule - 2 (Export Policy).

2. New entries at SI. No. 115A, 115B and 115C are inserted in Chapter 27 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items as follows:

S.No.

Tariff Item HS Code

Unit

Item Description

Present Policy

Revised Policy

Policy Condition

115A

2207 20 00

Kg/u

Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength.

Free

Restricted

1[Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes. However, Export of Biofuel from Special Economic Zones (SEZ)/ Export Oriented Units (EoUs), are allowed for Fuel as well as Non-Fuel purposes without any restriction when produced using only imported feed stock.]

old[Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes]

115B

2710 20 00

Kg/u

 

Petroleum    oils    and    oils obtained    from    bituminous minerals (other than crude) and preparations not elsewhere specified      or      included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic   constituents   of   the preparations,         containing biodiesel,  other than  waste oils.

Free

Restricted

1[[Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes, However, Export of Biofuel from Special Economic Zones (SEZ)/ Export Oriented Units (EoUs), are allowed for Fuel as well as Non-Fuel purposes without any restrictions when produced using only imported feed stock].

old[Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes]

115C

3826 00 00

Kg/u

Biodiesel     and     mixtures thereof,   not containing   or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals.

Free

Restricted

1[[Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes. However, Export of Biofuel from Special Economic Zones (SEZ)/ Export Oriented Units (EoUs), are allowed for Fuel as well as Non-Fuel purposes without any restriction when produced using only imported feed stock.]

old[Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes]

3. Effect of this Notification:

Export Policy of bio-fuels is revised from 'Free' to 'Restricted' as per the National Policy on Biofuels-2018.
 

(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
 

(Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/21/AM-18/EC)

 

 

Refer: Trade Notice No. 44/2018-19 dated 31.01.2019

1. Substituted Vide: Notification no. 62/2015-20 dated 22.03.2023