To be published in 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
Notification No. 22/2023
New Delhi, Dated: 31st July, 2023
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Food Supplements containing botanicals.
S.O (E) - S.O.(E) The Central Government, in exercise of the 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, 2023 hereby amends the schedule -2 of ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018, as under :-
| S.No. | ITS HS codes | Description | Present Policy | Policy conditions |
| 89A | 1302 |
Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products. |
Free |
The export of Food Supplements containing botanicals to European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) originating in or consigned from India and intended for human or animal consumption, allowed subject to issuance of the official certificate issued by Export Inspection Council (EIC)/ Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs), the designated Competent Authority for issuance of official certificate. The official certificate will be issued based on the satisfactory analytical test report from EIC/EIC approved laboratories for the purpose as per the requirement laid down by EU. |
| 93A (1) | 2106 |
Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included. |
Free |
2. Effect of This Notification:
Policy conditions for Export of Food Supplements containing botanicals under ITC
HS code 1302 and 2106 intended for human or animal consumption to European Union
and United Kingdom is notified.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director
General of Foreign Trade
Ex- Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
Email : dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/027/AM22/EC/30745)