Import of Menthol under Advance Authorisation/DFIA - DGFT - 35/2024-25

Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Public Notice No. 35/2024-25 New Delhi, Dated 24 th December, 2024 Subject: Import of Menthol under Advance Authorisation/DFIA - reg. S. O. (E) - In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 , the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments to Handbook of Procedures (HBP) and Standard Input-Output Norms (SION) with immediate effect. 2. The SION/Adhoc norms for import of Menthol, suspended vide Public Notice No. 48/2023 dated 7 March 2024 , are re-instated and shall now be covered under the following ITC(HS) codes read with Supplementary Note No. 1 of Chapter 29 , ITC(HS), 2022 Schedule -I (Import Policy) : ITC(HS) Code Item Description 2906 11 10 --Menthol:--- Natural Menthol 2906 11 90 --Menthol:--- Other 3. The RAs and NCs may now consider the cases for issuance and fixation of Advance Authorization/DFIA and Adhoc norms as per policy and procedure. Effect of this Public Notice: SION/Adhoc norms in respect of Menthol, now covered under ITC(HS) codes 29061110 and 29061190 , have been re-instated with immediate effect. (Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India e-mail: [email protected] [Issued from File No. 01/89/180/Misc-3/AM-04/PC-2[A]/Vol.-III/E-141]