Relaxation in export policy for export of Red Sanders wood by Government of Karnataka under Sl. No. 188, Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import 2012 - 40/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 40/2015-2020 New Delhi Dated the 27 th November, 2017 Subject: Relaxation in export policy for export of Red Sanders wood by Government of Karnataka under Sl. No. 188, Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import 2012. S.O. 3754 (E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 , the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in respect of Sl. No. 188 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2012 read with Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 and Notification No. 25/2015-2020 dated 02.09.2016 as under: The condition stipulated in Column 5 against S. No. 188 of Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items shall be relaxed to allow export of 186.588 MT of Red Sanders wood in the form of log, obtained out of confiscated/seized stock by the Police and Forest Departments, State Government of Karnataka . 2. (i) Government of Karnataka is hereby permitted to export 186.588 MTs of Red Sanders wood in log form, either by itself or through any entity/entities, so authorized by them, for the purpose. (ii) Such entity/entities or Government of Karnataka, as the case may be, shall be granted export authorization by the concerned Regional Authority of DGFT upon production of quantity allocation letter from the State Government of Karnataka. 1 [ 3. State Government of Karnataka shall finalize the modalities including allocation of quantities to various entities, as applicable, for export of the balance quantity of Red Sanders wood and shall complete the whole process of export latest by 4 [ 31st December, 2021 ]] 4. Effect of this notification: Prohibition on export of Red Sanders wood in log form has been relaxed for export of 186.588 MTs of Red Sanders wood, in log form, through State Government of Karnataka. (Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: [email protected] (Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/1380/AM12/Export Cell) ********** Notes 1. Substituted vide Notification No. 48/2015-2020 dated 03-01-2019 before it was read as 3. State Government of Karnataka shall finalize the modalities including allocation of quantities to various entities, as applicable, for export of the respective quantities within 6 months of issue of this notification and such export must be completed within 6 months thereafter. The whole process of export shall be completed within twelve months from the date of issue of this Notification. 2. Substituted vide Notification No. 12/2015-2020 dated 29-07-2019 before it was read as 30th April, 2019 3. Substituted vide Notification No. 56/2015-2020 dated 30-03-2020 before it was read as 2 [31 st December 2019] 4. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 59/2015-2020 dated 11-03-2021 before it was read as 3 [ 31st December 2020 ]