Arrangements made with a view to promote Indo-China Border Trade - DGFT - 20 /2006

Arrangements made with a view to promote Indo-China Border Trade PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 20/2006 Dated 13/06/2006 In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following arrangements with a view to promote Indo-China Border Trade. 1 [ 1. In terms of the provisions contained in the Foreign Trade Policy, import/export of the following locally produced commodities by the people living along both sides of Indo - China Border as per the prevailing customary practice will be allowed freely" is amended to read as" In terms of the provision contained in the Foreign Trade Policy, Import/Export of the following commodities by residents of border districts who are issued trade passes, as per the prevailing customary practice will be allowed freely. ] Imports: i. Wool ii. Goat Cashmere (Pasham) iii. Goat Skins iv. Sheep Skins v. Yak Tails vi. Goats vii. Sheep viii. Yak Hair ix. Horses x. Salt xi. Borax xii. Szaibelyita xiii. China Clay xiv. Butter xv. Silk Exports: 1. Agricultural implements 2. Blankets 3. Copper Products 4. Clothes 5. Textiles 6. Cycles 7. Coffee 8. Tea 9. Barley 10. Rice 11. Flour 12. Dry Fruit 13. Dry and fresh vegetables 14. Vegetable Oil 15. Gur and Misri 16. Tobacco 17. Snuff 18. Cigarettes 19. Canned Food 20. Agro Chemical 21. Local herbs 22. Dyes 23. Spices 24. Watches 25. Shoes 26. Kerosene Oil 27. Stationery 28. Utensils 29. Wheat (Ua Buck). 2. Imports of Goat Skins, Sheep Skins and Yak Tails, Goats, Sheep, Yak Hair and Horses will be subject to the provisions of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Imports and exports will be subject to any other law for the time being in force. 3. Imports and exports under the Indo-China Border Trade Agreement will be allowed only through the following ports : (a) Gunji, (b) Namgaya Shipkila, and (c) Nathula. This issues in public interest. Sd/- (K. T. Chacko) Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from F.No. 01/89/180/Misc-57/AM-06/PC-I(A) ----------------------------------------------- Notes:- 1. Amended vide Public Notice No. 48 /2009-2014, dated 05/03/2010, before it was read as:- In terms of the provisions contained in the Foreign Trade Policy, import/export of the following locally produced commodities by the people living along both sides of the Indo - China border as per the prevailing customary practice will be allowed freely :