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Export policy of sugar

Dated April 20, 2015 | Notification No. 3 /2015-2020 | 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 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government, with immediate effect, hereby makes the following amendments in Chapter 17 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items. 2. Existing entries as per Notification No. 88(RE-2013)/2009-2014 Dated 04.07.2014 Existing entries: Sugars and Sugar Confectionery-The Dollar Business * Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However, export of Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose IP/BP/EP/USP/JP and (ii) Sucrose AR & LR] and Speciality Sugar [(i) Sugar cubes (ii) Sugar sachets (white & brown) (iii) Castor sugar (iv) Demerara sugar (v) Light brown sugar (vi) Icing sugar (vii) Fondant icing sugar (viii) Kathali sugar (ix) Candy sugar (x) Rainbow sugar (xi) Pearl sugar and (xii) Trimoline (invert sugar)] would not be subject to registration requirement. Export Licensing Note of Chapter 17 Note 1 Deleted. Note 2 Export of organic sugar without any quantity limits, will be permitted till the time export of sugar is “Free”. Such export will be subject to following conditions: (i) The sugar should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar; (ii) Prior registration of quantity with DGFT through online system. Amended entries: Sugars and Sugar Confectionery-The Dollar Business2 * Sugar includes Organic Sugar. However, export of Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar [(i) Sucrose IP/BP/EP/USP/JP and (ii) Sucrose AR & LR] and Speciality Sugar [(i) Sugar cubes (ii) Sugar sachets (white & brown) (iii) Castor sugar (iv) Demerara sugar (v) Light brown sugar (vi) Icing sugar (vii) Fondant icing sugar (viii) Kathali sugar (ix) Candy sugar (x) Rainbow sugar (xi) Pearl sugar and (xii) Trimoline (invert sugar)] would not be subject to registration requirement. Export Licensing Note of Chapter 17 Note 1 Deleted. Note 2 Export of organic sugar without any quantity limits, will be permitted till the time export of sugar is “Free”. Such export will be subject to following conditions: (i) The sugar should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar; (ii) Prior registration of quantity with DGFT through online system. 3. Effect of this notification: Export of Preferential Quota sugar to EU and USA has been moved from “STE” to “Free” regime subject to the conditions indicated in Nature of Restrictions.

Sd/- (Pravir Kumar) Director General of Foreign Trade

F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/Export Cell)(Part) Issued by: Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce New Delhi   Source: DGFT Original release

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