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