**Policy Summary**
**Subject:** Amendment in import policy of items under HS Code 1511 90 of Chapter 15 of ITC HS, 2017, Schedule I Import Policy.
**Issuing Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Notification Number:** 46/2015-2020
**Date:** December 20, 2021
**Purpose:** To extend the "Free" import policy for specific items under HS Code 1511 90.
**Details:** The notification extends the "Free" import policy for the following items until December 31, 2022:
* **1511 90 10:** Refined bleached deodorised palm oil
* **1511 90 20:** Refined bleached deodorised palmolein
* **1511 90 90:** Other (under HS Code 1511 90)
**Restriction:** Imports of these items are not permitted through any port in Kerala.
**Legal Basis:** The notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of ET DR Act, 1992, and read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time.
**Effective Period:** The extension of the "Free" import policy is valid until December 31, 2022.
**Contact:** Director General of Foreign Trade (Ex officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India).
**File Number:** E.No. 0189180Misc52AM06PC2APartI. e19847
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to commerce and industry.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: A policy document outlining the framework for India's foreign trade, including import and export regulations.
ET DR Act, 1992: Refers to the Exports (Control) and Development and Regulation Act, 1992, an Indian law governing export regulations.
HS Code 1511 90: A Harmonized System code classifying specific types of palm oil products for import and export purposes.
ITC HS, 2017, Schedule I Import Policy: Indian Trade Clarification based on Harmonized System of Coding, 2017, Schedule I, which pertains to Import Policy.
Kerala: A state in India where imports of specified palm oil products are restricted to certain ports.
December 31, 2022: The date until which the free import policy for specific items under HS Code 1511 90 is extended.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section e0)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 46 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 20" December, 2021
Subject: Amendment in import policy of items under HS Code 1511 90 of Chapter 15 of ITC (HS),
2017, Schedule — I (Import Policy).
S.O.: In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of ET (D&R) Act, 1992,
and read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from
time to time, the Central Government hereby extends the “Free” import policy of the following
items under HS Code 1511 90 of Chapter 15 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule — I (Import Policy),
for the period up to 31st December 2022, as under:
Exim Item Description |Import | Revised Policy condition
Code Policy
151190 |Other:
1511 90 10|Refined bleached Free Import is free for a period up to 31.12.2022.
deodorised Imports are not permitted through any port in
palm oil Kerala.
1511 90 20|Refined bleached Free Import is free for a period up to 31.12.2022.
deodorisedpalmolein Imports are not permitted through any port in
Kerala.
1511 90 90|Other Free Import is free for a period up to 31.12.2022.
Imports are not permitted through any port in
Kerala.
2. Effect of the Notification: “Free” import policy of items under HS code 15119010,
15119020 and 15119090 is extended for a period up to 31.12.2022.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.
Co New
Director General of Foreign Trade&
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
(E.No. 01/89/180/Misc-52/AM-06/PC-2(A)/Part-I. /e-19847)