(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-1, Section-I)

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan

Public Notice No. 15/2023

New Delhi, Dated 19^th June, 2023

Subject:- Amendment in Paragraph 10.16 (A) in the Handbook of Procedures 2023 to amend the procedure for General Authorisation for Export of Chemicals and related Equipments (GAEC).

In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and Paragraph 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby makes amendment to Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 amending the paragraph 10.16(A) as mentioned below with immediate effect.

2. A new entry as Para 10.16.A.(II)c.(iv) is added as below :

(iv) Any subsequent transfer/export/re-export under GAEC to the list of applicable countries specified in the Appendix 10(N) is only for civilian end use.

3. Two new entries as Para 10.16.A.(II)d and 10.16.A.(II)e are added as below:

d. A declaration is to be submitted by the exporter on Letter Head duly signed and stamped stating that export shall only be done for civilian end use.

e. A declaration from the Indian exporter stating that that the transfers/exports/re-exports in the entire supply chain would be only for eligible list of countries as provided in Appendix 10(N).

Effect of this Public Notice : Para 10.16(A) of HBP 2023 has been amended to add more chemicals (Appendix 10N) under General Authorisation of Export of Chemicals (GAEC).

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in

Issued from File No. 01/91/180/01 /AM22/EC(S)

Appendix 10 (N)

Note 1:

Export of chemicals/Mixture of Chemicals (excluding Software and Technology) listed above is allowed to the countries specified in the relevant column above on the basis of a one-time General Authorization for Export of Chemicals and related equipment (GAEC) issued by DGFT, subject to the following conditions (in addition to the existing procedure) and the procedure as prescribed from time to time:

I. The exporter is required to register and obtain General Authorization for Export of Chemicals/Mixture of Chemicals and related equipment only once during the validity period. Subsequent transfer/export/re-export to the countries specified below is subject to post reporting(s) on quarterly basis to relevant Government authorities;

II. General Authorization for Export of Chemicals/Mixture of Chemicals and related equipment issued for export/ re-export of SCOMET items under the above Categories I Sub Categories (excluding software and technology) shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue of General Authorization for Export of Chemicals and related equipment subject to subsequent post reporting(s) on quarterly basis to be reported within 30 days from the last quarter.