Amendment in Import Policy Condition of Urea under Exim Code 31021000 in the ITC (HS) 2017, Schedule- I (Import Policy) - 23/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 23/2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated: 11th October, 2019 Subject: Amendment in Import Policy Condition of Urea under Exim Code 31021000 in the ITC (HS) 2017, Schedule- I (Import Policy) -regd. S.O. (E): 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 policy conditions of the following Exim Code as under: Exim Code Item Description Policy Existing Policy Condition Revised Policy Conditions 3102 10 00 Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution State Trading Enterprise Import allowed through STC and MMTC subject to Para 2.20 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020. However, import of Urea for industrial / non- agricultural / technical grade shall be Free with Actual User Condition. Import allowed through STC, MMTC and RCF subject to Para 2.20 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020. However, import of Technical Grade Urea (TGU) meant for non - agriculture purpose / Industrial use/ NPK Manufacturing shall be Free . 2 . Effect of this Notification: Import Policy for Urea for industrial or non-agricultural use, besides Technical Grade Urea (TGU) and Industrial Urea shall be free with immediate effect and M/s Rashtriya Chemicals Fertilizers (RCF) is designated as STE for import of Urea on Government account. This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce Industry. (B B Swain) Director General of Foreign Trade ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India E- mail: [email protected] F. No:01/89/180/102/AM-02/PC-2 (A) -Part-III Note: The principal notification No. 36/2015-2020, dated the 17th January, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 172 (E), dated the 17th January, 2017 and last a mended vide Notification No. 41/2015-2020 dated 5th October, 2018 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 5146 (E) dated 5th October, 2018.