Amendment in import policy condition of pepper classified under Chapter 09 of ITC (HS), 2017-Schedule-I (Import Policy) - 42/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 42/2015-2020 New Delhi, 06th December 2017 Subject: Amendment in import policy condition of pepper classified under Chapter 09 of ITC (HS), 2017-Schedule-I (Import Policy). In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D R) Act, 1992 , read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 , as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the import policy condition of Pepper classified under Chapter 09 of ITC (HS), 2017 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy) as under: Exim Code Item Description Policy Existing Policy Condition Revised Policy Condition 0904 11 Neither crushed nor ground: 0904 11 10 Pepper, long Free - Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 11 20 Light black pepper Free - 1 [Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram. However, imports under Advance Authorisation Scheme are exempted from the MIP condition when import is for extraction of oleoresin, for re-export, by the manufacturer exporters only, subject to the following condition: a. Light black pepper berries shall have a minimum piperine content of 6% for import into India under AAS for oleoresin. b. The samples shall be drawn by Customs and tested at Spices Board s Quality Evaluation Labs for piperine content as per the ISO 5564 method. c. The yield assessment for oleoresin for AAS shall be done as per the ISO 1108 method at the Quality Evaluation Lab of Spices Board. d. The manufacturer exporters, who import pepper under AAS, for oleoresin purpose shall submit the details of import of pepper viz. quantity of pepper imported, quantity of oleoresin produced, quantity of oleoresin re-exported, balance stock available as well as the details of usage/disposal of spent material on a monthly basis to the Spices Board.] 0904 11 30 Black pepper, garbled Free Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 11 40 Black pepper ungarbled Free - Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 11 50 Green pepper, dehydrated Free - Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 11 60 Pepper pinheads Free - Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 11 70 Green pepper, frozen or dried Free -- Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 11 80 Pepper other than green, frozen Free - Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 11 90 Other Free - Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 0904 12 00 Crushed or ground Free Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram 3. Effect of this Notification: Import of pepper classified under EXIM Code 090411 and 0904 1200 is subject to Minimum Import Price (MIP) of 500 on CIF basis per kg. (Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi) Director General of Foreign Trade [Issued from F.No. 01/53/162/1109/AM-07/F.2/115/PC-2 (B)] ******************** Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No.50/2015-2020 - Dated 05-02-2018, before it was read as, Provided CIF value is 500/- and above per Kilogram