**Summary:**
This Public Notice, No. 46/2023, issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade on March 6, 2024, amends the implementation procedures for the Yellow Peas Import Monitoring System (YPIMS) concerning yellow peas with ITC HS Code 07131010 arriving at Indian ports after March 31, 2024. Specifically, it supersedes paragraph b of Public Notice 35/2023 dated December 13, 2023. Instead of requiring YPIMS registration five days before the expected arrival date, importers must now register within seven days from the date of the Bill of Lading or seven days from the date of this Public Notice, whichever is later. The notice also mandates the declaration of "Shipped on Board" details from the Bill of Lading during YPIMS registration, allowing for multiple Bills of Lading under a single registration. Finally, importers are required to upload all copies of Bills of Lading (Shipped on Board) during registration, with the option to mask exporter details. This notice is issued under the authority of paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 and references Notifications 50/2023 and 61/2023. For further information, contact the Director General of Foreign Trade at dgft@nic.in, referencing File No. M-50123/0020/02-PC-2[A]/Part-VI/E-9019.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the public notice, responsible for foreign trade policy.
Foreign Trade Policy FTP 2023: The overarching policy document governing foreign trade, under which the public notice is issued.
Yellow Peas Import Monitoring System YPIMS: A system for monitoring the import of yellow peas into India.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry under which the Department of Commerce and Directorate General of Foreign Trade operate.
New Delhi: Location of publication of the public notice.
Indian Port: Refers to any port within India through which goods are imported.
Import Monitoring System: A system to track and regulate the import of specific goods into the country, in this instance Yellow Peas.
[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
Public Notice No. 46 /2023
New Delhi, Dated 06 March, 2024
Subject: Amendments in Implementation of Yellow Peas Import Monitoring
System-reg.
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, and in reference to Notification
50/2023 dated 08.12.2023 and Notification 61/2023 dated 23.02.2024, the Director
General of Foreign Trade hereby amends the procedures for registration of import
consignments under Yellow Peas Import Monitoring System (YP-IMS) for import
consignments which are to arrive at the Indian Port after 31.03.2024 as follows —
Para (b) of Public Notice 35/2023 dated 13.12.2023 shall not be applicable. In
lieu of YP-IMS registration 5 days before the expected date of arrival of import
consignment, the Importer shall undertake YP-IMS registration within 7 days from
the date of Bill of Lading or 7 days from the date of this Public Notice, whichever
is later.
ii. Bill of Lading (Shipped on Board) details shall be declared in the YP-IMS
registration. Multiple Bills of Lading (Shipped on Board) details may be specified
under a single YP-IMS registration.
iii. All copies of Bills of Lading(Shipped on Board) should be mandatorily uploaded
during the registration process. The Importer may choose to mask the Exporter
details on the said Bills of Lading copies.
Effect of this Public Notice: Timelines and procedures for registration of import of
Yellow Peas (ITC (HS) Code 07131010) under the Import Monitoring System (YP-IMS)
arriving at Indian Port after 31.03.2024 are amended.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[File No. M-5012/300/2002/PC-2[A]/Part-VI/E-9019]