(To be published in the gazette of India extraordinary part-1 section-1)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. 22/2015-2020
New Delhi, dated: 31 August, 2017
Subject: Corrections/Amendments in Table 2 of Appendix 3B Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following corrections/ amendments in Table 2 of Appendix 3B (notified through Public Notice No.61 dated 07.03.2017 and subsequently amended through Public Notice No. 17 dated 22.08.2017). The changes under this Public Notice shall be applicable for exports w.e.f 01.01.2017:
2. The existing ITC (HS) Codes/ Product description are corrected as below:
| Sl.No as per Public Notice 61dated 07.03.2017 | Existing ITC(HS) Code as per PN 61/07.03.2017 | Existing product Description as per PN 61/07.03.2017 | Corrected ITC(HS) Code as per ITC(HS) 2017 | Corrected Description as per lTC(HS)2017 |
| 25 | 03028930 | pomfret | 03028930 | Pomfret --MEIS Benefits Subject To Export Policy Restrictions |
| 49 | 03038950 | Pomfret (White or silver or black) | 03038950 | Pomfret (White or Silver or Black) - MEIS Benefits subject To Export Policy Restrictions |
| 3918 | 61044400 | of artificial Fibres, whichever is higher | 61044400 | Of artificial fibres |
| 3923 | 61045300 | of Synthetic Fibres, whichever is higher | 61045300 | Of synthetic fibres |
| 6694 | 85043400 | Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650 kva | 85043400 | Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 500 kva |
|
82 |
03061100 | Rock lobster and other sea craw fish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) | 03061100 | Frozen Rock lobster and other sea craw fish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.). MEIS Benefits Subject To Export Policy Restrictions |
| 83 | 03061210 | Whole, cooked | 03061210 | Frozen-Whole, cooked. MEIS Benefit Subject To Export Policy Restrictions |
| 84 | 03061400 | Crabs | 03061400 | Frozen Crabs. MEIS Benefits Subject To Export Policy Restrictions |
| 85 | 03061500 | Norway lobsters (Nehrops norvegicus) | 03061500 | Frozen Norway lobsters (Nehrops norvegicus) |
| 86 | 03061610 | Accelerated Freeze Dried (AFD) | 03061610 | Accelerated Freeze Dried (AFD)-Frozen |
| 91 | 03061900 | Other, including flours, meals and pellets, of crustaceans, fit for human consumption | 03061900 | Frozen- Other, including flours, meals and pellets, of crustaceans, fit for human consumption |
| 92 | 03061400 | Crabs | 03063300 | Crabs- Live, fresh or chilled. MEIS Benefits Subject To Export Policy Restrictions |
| 93 | 03063500 | Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) | 03063500 | Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)-Live, Fresh or Chilled |
| 95 | 03071900 | Other | 03071900 | Other Oysters |
| 96 | 03072100 | Live, fresh or chilled | 03072100 | Scalops Chlamys Live Frsh/Chld |
| 97 | 03072900 | Other | 03072900 | Scalops Chlamys Othr Than Live Frsh/Chlld |
| 103 | 03074910 | Cuttle fish | 03074330 | Squid Tubes Frozen |
| 104 | 03074920 | Whole squids, frozen | 03074320 | Whole Squids Frozen |
| 105 | 03074990 | Other | 03074310 | Frozen Cuttle Fish |
| 106 | 03075900 | Other | 03075900 | Other- MEIS Benefits Subject To Export Policy Restrictions |
| 108 | 03077900 | Other | 03077900 | Other Clam, Cockles |
| 110 | 03081900 | Other | 03081900 | Other Sea Cucumbers |
| 685 | 22029020 | Fruit Pulp or Fruit Juice | 22029920 | Fruit Pulp or Fruit Juice Based Drinks |
| Based | ||||
| Drinks | ||||
| 686 | 22029090 | Other | 22029990 | Other |
| 1731 | 30044970 | Theophylline and ephedrine | 30044970 | Theophylline |
| 2779 | 40117000 | Other kinds of Tyres Used on Agri or fores try Vehicle/Machines | 40119000 | Other kinds of Tyres Used on Agri or fores try Vehicle/Machines |
| 2780 | 40118000 | Other kind of tyres used on Constrn or Industrial vehicle/machines with Rim size less than 61 cm. | 40119000 | Other kind of tyres used on Constrn or Industrial vehicle/machines |
| 2781 | 40118000 | Other kind of tyres used on Constrn or industrial vehicles/machines with rim size more than 61 Cm. | 40119000 | Other kind of tyres used on Constrn or industrial vehicles/machines |
| 2935 | 44109090 | Other | 44109040 | Veneer particle board of Coir |
| 2936 | 44109090 | Other | 44109090 | Veneer particle board of Jute |
| 2965 | 44219190 | Other | 44219990 | Other Articles Of Wood |
| 3278 | 52093110 | Lungis | 52095110 | Lungis |
| 3389 | 53110019 | Other | 53110015 | Of coir including Log form and Geo textiles |
| 3643 | 56029000 | Other | 56029010 | Of Rubberised Coir, Neddled Felt |
| 3730 | 57039090 | Other | 57039090 | Carpets and floor covering of Coir |
| 4246 | 63022900 | Of other textile materials | 63022100 | other bed linen, printed : of cotton |
| 4974 | 72251900 | Other | 72251900 | Hot Rolled/Cold Rolled |
| 4975 | 72251900 | Other | MEIS Entry Deleted | |
| 7714 | 94038100 | Of bamboo or rattan | 94038200 | of bamboo |
3. The ITC (HS) Classification had been revised w.e.f 01.01.2017. The ITC(HS) Codes/Export products as per ITC(HS) 2012 which were covered in Table 2 of Appendix 3B of FTP 2015-20 were harmonised with the ITC(HS) Codes/Export products of ITC(HS) 2017 on 07.03.2017. Subsequently, it has come to the notice of this Directorate that some of the HS Codes of 2012 had been bifurcated and subdivided/slightly undergone description changes. In order to provide coverage to all such products which were eligible for benefits as per ITC (HS) 2012, amendment is being made to Table 2 of Appendix 3B of FTP 2015-20 as notified on 07.03.2017 and modified on 22.08.2017 by providing coverage to the following products under ITC(HS) 2017. The benefit under MEIS to the following items will for exports w.e.f 01.01.2017
| MEIS Sl.No | Code as per ITC(HS) | Description as per ITC(HS) 2017 | MEIS Rate |
| 2017 | |||
| 7996 | 3049600 | Dog fish and other sharks. MEIS Benefits subject to export policy restrictions | 5 |
| 7997 | 3049700 | Rays and skates (Rajidae). MEIS Benefits subject to export policy restrictions | 5 |
| 7998 | 3055200 | Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurusspp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) | 5 |
| 7999 | 3055300 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod ( Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | 5 |
| 8000 | 3055400 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies(Engrau!is spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), Sword fish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marl ins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae) | 5 |
| 8001 | 3069300 | Other Crabs. MEIS Benefits Subject To Export Policy Restrictions | 5 |
| 8002 | 3071200 | Frozen Oysters | 5 |
| 8003 | 3072200 | Frozen Scalops Chlamys | 5 |
| 8004 | 3073200 | Frozen Mussels | 5 |
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| 8005 | 3074910 | Other Cuttle Fish | 5 |
| 8006 | 3075200 | Frozen Octopus . MEIS Benefits Subject To Export Policy Restrictions | 5 |
| 8007 | 3077200 | Frozen Clam, Cockles Etc. | 5 |
| 8008 ■ | 3081200 | Frozen Sea Cucumbers | 2 |
| 8009 | 8052200 | Clementines | 5 |
| 8010 | 8052900 | Other | 5 |
| 8011 | 30044100 | Ephedrine | 3 |
| 8012 | 87021012 | Integrated monocoque vehicle, non-air conditioned | 2 |
| 8013 | 94038300 | of rattan | 5 |
Effect of Public Notice:- Certain corrections have been made to Table 2 of Appendix 3B of FTP 2015-20 in line with the ITC(HS) codes 2017 for exports made w.e.f 01.01.2017.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/61/180/178/AM17/PC-3)