**Policy Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, amends the import policy conditions for potatoes under Exim code 0701 90 00 of Chapter 07 of the ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule I (Import Policy). The notification, dated July 4, 2022, extends the period for the free import of potatoes from Bhutan, without requiring an import license, until June 30, 2023. This revises the previous policy condition which permitted free import up to June 30, 2022. The notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020. For further information, contact Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Gol, at dgft@nic.in, referencing F. No. 01/89/180/02/AM-17/PC-2[AE3200].
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
Foreign Trade Policy FTP 2015-2020: The prevailing foreign trade policy during the period 2015-2020, guiding import and export regulations.
Foreign Trade Act, 1992: The Act of Parliament that empowers the Central Government to make provisions relating to import and export.
ITC HS, 2022: Indian Trade Classification based on Harmonized System of Coding, 2022 version, used for classifying goods in import and export.
Chapter 07: Refers to a specific chapter within the ITC HS code, likely pertaining to edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers.
Exim code 07019000: The specific code under the ITC HS classification for Potatoes.
Bhutan: Country from which import of Potatoes is permitted without license
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
To be published in the 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
Notification No. /7/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 4 “July, 2022
Subject: Amendment of import policy conditions for item under Exim code 07019000 of
Chapter 07 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule —-I (Import Policy).
S.O. (E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3and Section 5 of Foreign
Trade(D&R)Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)
2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the policy
conditions of item under Chapter 07 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule —I (Import Policy) as follows -
ITC(HS)|Description|Import [Existing Policy Condition Revised Policy
code Policy Condition
0701 90|\Potatoes, |Restricted|Import of Potatoes from Bhutan|Import of Potatoes from
00 fresh or] is permitted freely, without any license,/Bhutan
chilled = - up to 30th June, 2022 is permitted freely, witho
Other ut any license, up to 30th
June, 2023
Effect of the Notification: Import of Potatoes under ITC(HS) Code 0701 90 00, is allowed
from Bhutan without Import License up to 30" June 2023.
This issues with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Gol
Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/02/AM-17/PC-2(A)/E-3200)