Amendment in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-2009 - Ban on export of Cement lifted partially - 13 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 - Foreign Trade Policy

(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II SECTION 3, SUB SECTION (ii) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISRY OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOTIFICATION No. 13 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 NEW DELHI, THE 27MAY, 2008 S.O. (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes, with immediate effect, the following amendments to the Notifications No.4 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 11 th April, 2008 read with Notification No.12 dated 21 st May, 2008: 2. The entry at Sl. No. 72A, Chapter 25, under Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items stands amended as follows:- 2 [Sl. No. Tariff Item HS Code Unit Item Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction" 72A 2523 Kg. Cement Free 2523 10 00 2523 21 00 2523 29 2523 29 10 2523 29 20 2523 29 30 2523 29 40 2523 29 90 2523 30 00 2523 90 ` 2523 90 10 2523 90 20 2523 90 90 1 [ 2.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in Para 2 above, export of cement by M/s IDEB Projects (P) Limited, Bangalore shall be allowed from Tuticorin Port, for a quantity of 41,100 bags of 50 Kg each, to Maldives for construction of Indian-Maldives Friendship Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies Centre, under a bilateral agreement signed with Government of Maldives. The quantity and schedule of export of Cement (Specifications: OPC conforming to IS: 269, PPC conforming to IS: 1489 or PSC conforming to IS: 455: 1989) shall be as under: - (Quantity: 50 kg. Per bag) (a) November, 2008 9,100 bags (b) December, 2008 10,000 bags (c) January, 2009 12,000 bags (d) February, 2009 10,000 bags" 2. This issues in Public Interest. Sd/- (R.S. GUJRAL) Director General of Foreign Trade And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India ( Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/91/AM09/Export Cell ) --------------------------------------------- Notes:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No 61 (RE-2008)/2004-09, dated 20/11/2008 2. Amended vide Notification No. 73 (RE-2008)/2004-2009, dated 19/12/2008, before it was read as:- S.No. Tariff Item HS Code Unit Item of Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction 72 A 2523 2523 10 00 2523 21 00 2523 29 2523 2910 2523 29 20 2523 2930 2523 29 40 2523 29 90 2523 30 00 2523 90 2523 90 10 2523 90 20 2523 90 90 Kg. Cement Prohibited Not permitted to be exported. (i) However, this restriction shall not apply to supplies of Cement from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to units in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) or SEZ Developers/Co-Developers for use within the SEZ only. (ii) The existing ban on export of cement and cement clinker shall not be applicable to export to Nepal. (iii) The existing ban on export of cement and cement clinkers shall not be applicable to export from Ports of Gujarat.