**Summary:**
This notification, dated February 10, 2025, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, amends the export policy of raw human hair, specifically under HS codes 05010010 and 05010020. The export policy is revised from "Restricted" to "Prohibited." However, an exception is made: export of human hair (HS code 05010010) remains "Free" if the Free on Board (FOB) value is US Dollar 65 or above per kilogram. This amendment takes effect immediately.
For further information, contact Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, at dgft@nic.in. The notification was issued from File No. 01/91/171/34/AM19/EC E-20669. This amendment is made in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing the foreign trade policy.
New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, likely referring to New Delhi, Delhi.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act 1992: An Indian law regulating foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: The prevailing foreign trade policy of India, as amended.
Raw Human Hair: The subject of the export policy amendment.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
Gazette of India: The official government gazette where government notifications are published.
[To be published in Gazette of India Extraordinary Part -II, Section -3, Sub-Section (ii)]
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department Of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 5 4_/2024-25
Dated: 10" February, 2025
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Raw Human Hair -reg
S.O (E): In exercise of the 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 the Export Policy of Raw Human Hair :
TCHS) [Item Description Previous [Revised Revised Policy
\Code Export Export Condition
Policy [Policy
(05010010 |--- Human hair However, export is ‘Free’
lunworked, whether or if FOB value is US Dollar
[Restricted — |Prohibited
Inot washed or scoured 65 or above per Kilogram.
(05010020 |--- Waste of human
hair
2, This shall come into force with immediate effect.
Effect of This Notification: The Export Policy of raw Human hair is amended from
‘Restricted’ to *’Prohibited’. However, export shall be ‘Free’ if FOB value is US Dollar 65
or above per Kilogram.
Cw. woted
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
& Ex- Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/34/AM19/EC /E-20669)