**Summary:**
This Public Notice, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on December 2, 2022, announces an amendment to Appendix 4J of the Handbook of Procedures 2015-2020. Specifically, it modifies Serial Number 10 of Appendix 4J, which pertains to the Export Obligation Period with pre-import condition from the date of import. The amendment excludes Shea Nut or Shea Butter from the import items listed under Serial Number 10 of Appendix 4J with immediate effect. The original entry required customs clearance for each import consignment with a 90-day export obligation period, except for Shea Nut or Shea Butter. This notice is issued in exercise of powers conferred under paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020, as amended. For further information, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The notice originates from File No. 01/94/180/115/AM17/PC4.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy FTP, 2015-2020: A trade policy governing import and export activities.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The organization responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Appendix 4J of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020: A section of the Handbook of Procedures which provides guidelines and procedures related to foreign trade.
Shea Nut: An import item that is excluded from serial number 10 of Appendix 4J
Shea Butter: An import item that is excluded from serial number 10 of Appendix 4J
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
New Delhi: Location of issuance of the Public Notice, Union Territory of Delhi
ITCHS Classification: Classification of Import and Export Items
(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. /2015-2020
New Delhi, dated the /}2 December, 2022
Subject:- Amendment in Appendix 4J of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20- reg.
In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 & 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy (FTP), 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign
Trade hereby makes the following amendment in Appendix 4J of Handbook of Procedures,
2015-2020:
i The existing entry at Sl.no. 10 of Appendix 4J is amended to be read as under:
Export Obligation Period with pre-
Serial import condition from the date of
Import Item(s) 5 ;
No. clearance of each import consignment
by Customs Authority
Import items (except Shea Nut or Shea butter)
las allowed under notified SION/prior fixation of
10 norms by NC for export of all items covered 90 days
under Chapter 7 and Chapter 15 of ITC(HS)
Classification.
Effect of this Public Notice:
The import item Shea Nut or Shea Butter is excluded from serial number 10 of Appendix 4J
with immediate effect.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/115/AM17/PC-4)