This notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, ...

India Updates Areca Nut Import Policy: 17,000 Metric Tonnes Annually from Bhutan, New Customs Stations Added.

September 19, 2024

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This notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, amends the import policy condition under ITC(HS) 08028010 of Chapter 08 of ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy). The revised policy condition allows import of 17,000 Metric Tonnes of Fresh (green) Areca Nut without Minimum Import Price (MIP) condition from Bhutan every year through four designated Land Customs Stations: LCS Jaigaon, LCS Chamurchi, LCS Hatisar, and LCS Darranga. Such imports shall be subject to a valid port-specific Registration Certificate issued by DGFT. This amendment adds two new Land Customs Stations, LCS Hatisar and LCS Darranga, to the existing two ports for facilitating the import of Fresh (green) Areca Nut from Bhutan.

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