Amendment in Export Policy condition of Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Chips and Powder and Agar Oil obtained from artificially propagated sources

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-23012025-260381 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D3H0x1x2x0 25-260381 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 358] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िनवरी 21, 2025/माघ 1, 1946 No. 358] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025/MAGHA 1, 1946 ubZ fnYyh] 20 tuojh] 2025 — —f=e #i ls mRiUUk lzksr ¼ou {ks=ksa —f=e #i ls mRiUUk lzksr ds ckgj —f"kr mn~xe {ks=½ ls ikzIr ¼ou {ks=ksa ds ckgj —f"kr mnx~ e {ks=½ vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ l s izkIr vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k fpIl vkSj ikmMj ds fu;kZr ds fy, eSykdsfall½ fpIl vkSj ikmMj ds 528 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] okf"kZd dksVk fuEukuqlkj fu/kkZfjr fu;kZr ds fy, okf"kZd lhek rhu foÙkh; fd;k x;k gS% o"kks Z ;kuh 2024&25 l s 2026&27 ¼vFkkZr 1 vizSy] 2024 ls ’kq# gksdj 31 vxjoqM fpIl vkSj ikmMj & 25000 ekpZ] 2027 rd dh vof/k gsrq½ fd-xkz- izfr o"kZA 12119054 fuEukuqlkj fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gS% vxjoqM vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ ikmMj vkSj fpIl ds fu;kZr dh vxjoqM fpIl vkSj ikmMj & ¼,Dohysfj;k eSykdsfall½ vueq fr fuEufyf[kr ‘’krksa Z ds v/khu nh tkrh gS% Ikzfrcaf/kr vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ ¼fpIl vkSj ikmMj lfgr½ ikmMj vkSj fpIl ds fu;kZr dh vueq fr i. —f=e #i ls mRiUUk lzksrksa ¼ou fuEufyf[kr ‘’krksa Z ds v/khu nh tkrh gS% {ks=ks aa ds ckgj —f"kr mn~xe½ l s izkIr vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k i. —f=e #i l s mRiUUk lzksrksa ¼ou {ks=ks aa eSykdsfall½ ds fu;kZr ds fy, ds ckgj —f"kr mn~xe½ l s izkIr fu;kZr ykblasl ds vkosnuksa ds lkFk vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ ds oS/kkfud lzksrksa l s [kjhn dh rkjh[k fu;kZr ds fy, izkf/kdkj&i= gsrq vkSj [kjhnh xbZ ek=k dk fooj.k vkosnuksa es a ‘’kkfey gksuk pkfg,% nrs s gq, lca af/kr jkT; ljdkj tgka d- lca af/kr jkT; ljdkj }kjk izkf/k—r l s LVkWd dh [kjhn@fu;kZr fd;k ou foHkkx vf/kdkjh }kjk izR;{k x;k Fkk] }kjk vf/k—r ou foHkkx fujh{k.k ds ckn tkjh fd, x, ds vf/kdkjh }kjk tkjh mnx~ e dh ,d izek.ki= dh vfHkizekf.kr ifzr;ka vfHkizekf.kr izfrA izek.ki= es a gksuh pkfg,A mn~xe izek.ki= es a oS/kkfud lzksrksa l s dh xbZ [kjhn dh ;g mYys[k gksuk pkfg, fd ftl ek=k vkSj rkjh[k dk fooj.k gksuk ckxku ls vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k pkfg, vkSj ;g lqfuf’pr djs a fd eSykdsfall½ ikzIr fd;k x;k Fkk og ftl ckxku ls vxjoqM izkIr fd;k jkT; ljdkj ls iath—r gSA x;k Fkk og jkT; ljdkj ls iath— ii. LVkWd ds okLrfod lR;kiu ds r gSA ckn vkosnd ds ikl [kjhn s x, [k- ou foHkkx }kjk ukfer lca af/kr vkSj miYkC/k LVkWd dh orZeku vf/kdkjh }kjk fof/kor izekf.kr fLFkfr dk ihlhlh,Q }kjk bl mRiknks a dh jaxhu QksVksxkzQA mí’s; ds fy, ukfer fd, x, izkf/kdkjh }kjk iznku fd;k x;k izek.k i= Hkh fu;kZr ykblasl ds ii. QeZ dh vksj ls ,d fd fy, vkosnu ds lkFk layXu gksuk fu;kZr ds fy, izLrkfor vxjoqM pkfg,A ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ dh enks a dks iii. lca af/kr QeZ }kjk izkIr fu;kZr vxjoqM dh dVkbZ gsr q lhvkbZVhbZ,l vkns’k dh ,d izfrA dh laHkh ’krks Z dk ikyu djrs gq, ckxku ls dkVk x;k gS vkSj okLrfod iv. ou foHkkx }kjk ukfer lacfa/kr fu;kZr ds le; oS/k lhvkbZVhbZ,l vf/kdkjh }kjk fof/kor izekf.kr vueq fr i= ds iLz rqr dju s ij gh mRiknks a dh jaxhu rLohjA fu;kZr fd;k tk,xkA v. QeZ dh vksj ls ,d opuc}rk fd vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ ds fu;kZr ds fy,[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 izLrkfor enksa dks lhvkbZVhb,l dh vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ dh dVkbZ ls lca af/kr lHkh ’krksa Z dk ikyu djrs gq, ckxku ls dkVk x;k gSA —f=e #i ls mRiUUk lzksr ls ikzIr —f=e #i ls mRiUUk lzksr vxj vkW;y ds fu;kZr ds fy, okf"kZd ¼ou {ks=ksa ds ckgj —f"kr mnx~ e {ks=½ dksVk fuEukuqlkj fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k l s izkIr vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k gS% eSykdsfall½ l s fudkys x, vxj vkW;y vxj vkW;y& ds fu;kZr ds fy, okf"kZd lhek rhu foÙkh; o"kksa Z ;kuh 2024&25 l s 2026&27 ¼vFkkZr 1 vizSy] 2024 ls ’kq# gksdj 31 ekpZ] 2027 rd dh vof/k gsrq½ vxj vkW;y ds fu;kZr dh vuqefr fuEukuqlkj fu/kkZfjr dh xbZ gS% fuEukuqlkj ’krksaZ ds v/khu nh tkrh gS% i. —f=e #i ls mRiUUk lzksrksa 33013010 ¼ou {ks=ksa ds ckgj vxj vkW;y ds fu;kZr dh vuqefr vxj vkW;y Ikzfrcaf/kr —f=e mn~xe½ l s izkIr vxjoqM fuEukuqlkj ’krksaZ ds v/khu nh tkrh gS% ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ l s fudkys i. —f=e #i ls mRiUUk lkzsrksa x, vxj vkW;y ds fu;kZr ds fy, ¼ou {ks=ks aa ds ckgj —f"kr mn~xe½ l s ykblasl ds vkosnu ds lkFk oS/kkfud izkIr vxj vkW;y ds fy, lkzsrksa l s [kjhn dh rkjh[k vkSj [kjhnh izkf/kdkj&i= gsrq vkosnuksa es a ‘’kkfey xb Z ek=k dk fooj.k nrs s gq, lca af/kr gksuk pkfg,% jkT; ljdkj tgka l s LVkWd dh [kjhn ;k fu;kZr fd;k x;k Fkk }kjk vf/k—r d- lca af/kr jkT; ljdkj }kjk izkf/k—r ou foHkkx ds vf/kdkjh }kjk tkjh ou foHkkx vf/kdkjh }kjk izR;{k mn~xe izek.ki= dh vfHkizekf.kr fujh{k.k ds ckn tkjh fd, x, izfr;ka gksuh pkfg,A mn~zxe izek.ki= dh ,d es a ;g mYys[k gksuk pkfg, fd ftl vfHkizekf.kr izfrA izek.ki= es a ckxku ls vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k oS/kkfud lzksrksa l s dh xbZ [kjhn dh eSykdsfall½ ikzIr fd;k x;k Fkk og ek=k vkSj rkjh[k dk fooj.k gksuk jkT; ljdkj ls iath—r gSA pkfg, vkSj ;g lqfuf’pr djs a fd ftl ckxku ls vxjoqM izkIr fd;k ii. LVkWd ds okLrfod lR;kiu x;k Fkk og jkT; ljdkj ls ds ckn vkosnd ds ikl [kjhns x, iath—r gSA vkSj miYkC/k LVkWd dh orZeku fLFkfr dk ihlhlh,Q }kjk bl mís’; ds fy, [k- ou foHkkx }kjk ukfer lca af/kr ukfer fd, x, izkf/kdkjh }kjk iznku vf/kdkjh }kjk fof/kor izekf.kr fd;k x;k izek.k i= Hkh fu;kZr mRiknks a dh jaxhu QksVksxkzQA ykblalsa ds fy, vkosnu ds lkFk lya Xu gksuk pkfg,A ii. QeZ dh vksj ls ,d fd iii. lca af/kr QeZ }kjk izkIr fu;kZr ds fy, izLrkfor vxjoqM fu;kZr vkn’sk dh ,d izfrA ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ ds enksa dks iv. ou foHkkx }kjk ukfer vxjoqM dh dVkbZ gsr q lhvkbZVhbZ,l lca af/kr vf/kdkjh }kjk fof/kor dh laHkh ’krk sZ dk ikyu djrs gq,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] izekf.kr mRiknks a ¼vxjoqM½ ¼,fDoysfj;k ckxku ls dkVk x;k gS vkSj okLrfod eSykdsfall½ dh jaxhu rLohjA fu;kZr ds le; oS/k lhvkbZVhbZ,l vueq fr i= ds iLz rqr dju s ij gh v. QeZ dh vksj ls ,d fu;kZr fd;k tk,xkA opuc)rk fd vxj vkW;y ds fu;kZr ds fy, izLrkfor enksa dks lhvkbZVhbZ,l dh vxjoqM ¼,fDoysfj;k eSykdsfall½ dh dVkbZ ls lca af/kr lHkh ’krksaZ dk ikyu djrs gq, ckxku ls dkVk x;k gSA 2- vle] f=iqjk] ef.kiqj] ukxkySaM] dukZVd] e?s kky;] dsjy vkSj vU; jkT;ks a ls —f=e #i ls mRiUUk vxjoqM ¼,Dohyfsj;k eSykdsfall½ ds fu;kZr dh vuqefr jkT;okj la’kksf/kr okf"kZd lhek ¼vuqyXud½ ds vuqlkj nh tk,xhA 3- ;g vf/klwpuk rRdky izHkko ls ykxw gksxhA bl vf/klwpuk dk izHkko% —f=e #i ls mRiUu lzksrks a ls izkIr vxjoqM ¼,fDoyfsj;k eSykdsfall½ fpIl vkSj ikmMj ds fy, jkT;&okj okf"kZd fu;kZr lhek 25]000 fdyksxzke ls c<k+dj 1]51]080 fdyksxzke dj nh xbZ gSA vxj vkW;y ds fy, jkT;&okj okf"kZd fu;kZr lhek 1]500 fdyksxzke ls c<k+dj 7]050 fdyksxzke dj nh xbZ gS] tks ;Fkk fofufnZ"V fu;kZr uhfrxr ’krksZa ds v/khu gSA [ ] vle 1,19,400 5,560 f=iqjk 22,500 1,047 ef.kiqj 4,000 200 ukxkySaM 3,400 180 dukZVd 1,200 35 e?s kky; 200 9 dsjy 80 4 vU;* 300 15 1,51,080 7,050 *[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department Of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th January, 2025 No. 52/2024-25 Subject:—Amendment in Export Policy condition of Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Chips and Powder and Agar Oil obtained from artificially propagated sources – reg. S.O. 361(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Export Policy Conditions of Agarwood Chips and Powder and Agar Oil : Export Existing policy condition Policy Condition ITC(HS) Code & Policy Description The annual quota for export of The annual limits for export of Agarwood (Aquilaria Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Malaccensis) Chips and Powder Chips and Powder obtained from obtained from artificially propagated artificially propagated sources source (cultivated origin outside (cultivated origin outside forest areas) forest areas) has been fixed as under: has been fixed for three financial Agarwood Chips and Powder – years, viz, 2024-25 to 2026-27 (i.e. for 25000 Kg per annum. the period starting from 1st April, 2024 The export of Agarwood (Aquilaria till 31st March, 2027) as under: Malaccensis) powder and Chips is Agarwood Chips and Powder – permitted subject to following 1,51,080 Kg per annum. conditions: The export of Agarwood (Aquilaria i. Applications for an export license Malaccensis) powder and Chips is for the export of agarwood (Aquilaria permitted subject to following Malaccensis) obtained from conditions: artificially propagatie.d i. Applications for sources (cultivated origin outside authorization to export agarwood forest areas) should be accompanied (Aquilaria Malaccensis) sourced from 12119054 by attested copies of certificate of artificially propagated plantations Agarwood origin issued by an Officer of the (cultivated outside forest areas) must (Aquilaria Forest Department, authorized by include: Malaccensis) Restricted concerned State Government from a) An attested copy of a Certificate (Including chips where stocks were procured/exported, of Origin issued following a and Powder) giving details of the date of physical inspection by a Forest procurement from legal sources and Department officer authorized by quantities procured. The certificate of the relevant State Government. The origin should mention that the certificate must detail the date and plantation from which agarwood quantity of procurement from legal (Aquilaria Malaccensis) was obtained sources and confirm that the is registered with the State plantation from which the Government. agarwood was sourced is registered ii. A certificate of the current position with the State Government. of stocks so procured and available b) A coloured photograph with the applicant given after of the products, duly certified by physical verification of the stocks, by the designated officer of the Forest the authority nominated for the Department. purpose by the PCCF, should ailis.o ii. An undertaking from the accompany the application for an firm that items of Agarwood export license. (Aquilaria Malaccensis) proposed to iii. A copy of the export order be exported has been harvested from received by the concerned firm. plantation following all conditions of iv. Coloured photograph of products CITES for harvesting of Agarwood6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] duly certified by the concerned and export shall be carried out only officer designated by the Forest upon submission of a valid CITES Department. permit at the time of actual export. v. An undertaking from the firm that items of agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) proposed to be exported has been harvested from plantation following all conditions of CITES for harvesting of agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis). The annual quota for export of Agar The annual limits for export of Agar Oil obtained from artificially Oil extracted from agarwood propagated source has been fixed as (Aquilaria Malaccensis) obtained from under: artificially propagated Agar Oil – 1,500 Kg per annum. sources (cultivated origin outside The export of Agar Oil is permitted forest areas) has been fixed for three subject to following conditions: financial years, viz, 2024-25 to 2026- i. Applications for an export license 27 (i.e. for the period starting from 1st for the export of agaroil extracted April, 2024 till 31st March, 2027) as from agarwood (Aquilaria under: Malaccensis) obtained from Agar Oil – 7,050 Kg per annum. artificially propagated The export of Agar Oil is permitted sources (cultivated origin outside subject to following conditions: forest areas) should be accompanied i. Applications for authorization to by attested copies of certificate of Agar Oil sourced from artificially origin issued by an Officer of the propagated plantations (cultivated Forest Department authorized by outside forest areas) must include: concerned State Government from a) An attested copy of a Certificate where stocks were procured/exported, of Origin issued following a giving details of the date of physical inspection by a Forest procurement from legal sources and Department officer authorized by quantities procured. The certificate of the relevant State Government. The origin should mention that the certificate must detail the date and plantation from which agarwood quantity of procurement from legal 33013010 Restricted (Aquilaria Malaccensis) was obtained sources and confirm that the Agar Oil is registered with the State plantation from which the Government. agarwood was sourced is registered ii. A certificate of the current position with the State Government. of stocks so procured and available b) A coloured photograph of the with the applicant given after products, duly certified by the physical verification of the stocks, by designated officer of the Forest the authority nominated for the Department. purpose by the PCCF, should also ii. An undertaking from the firm that accompany the application for an items of Agar Oil proposed to be export license exported has been harvested from iii. A copy of the export order plantation following all conditions of received by the concerned firm. CITES for harvesting of Agarwood iv. Coloured photograph of products and export shall be carried out only (agarwood) (Aquilaria Malaccensis) upon submission of a valid CITES duly certified by the concerned permit at the time of actual export. officer designated by the Forest Department. v. An undertaking from the firm that items of agaroil proposed to be exported has been harvested from plantation following all conditions of CITES for harvesting of agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis).[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 2. Export of artificially propagated Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) and Agar Oil shall be allowed from the states of Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Kerala and Others, as per the state-wise revised annual limits (Annexure). 3. This notification shall be effective immediately. Effect of this Notification: State-wise Annual Export Limits for Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Chips and Powder obtained from artificially propagated sources is increased from 25,000 Kgs to 1,51,080 Kgs. State-wise Annual Export Limits for Agar Oil is increased from 1,500 Kgs to 7,050 Kgs, subject to the Export Policy conditions as specified. [F. No. 01/91/180/60/AM21/EC/Agarwood/E-26475] SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI, Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Addl. Secy. Annexure to Notification No. 52/2024-25 dated 20.01.2025 State-wise Annual Export Limits for Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) obtained from artificially propagated sources:— State Agarwood chips/ powder/ saw dust (non-exhausted) (in kgs) Agar Oil (in kgs) Assam 1,19,400 5,560 Tripura 22,500 1,047 Manipur 4,000 200 Nagaland 3,400 180 Karnataka 1,200 35 Meghalaya 200 9 Kerala 80 4 Others* 300 15 Total 1,51,080 kgs 7,050 kgs *The State-wise limits for all other states is collectively included in “Others” because the harvest in these states is comparatively very less. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.