**Policy Summary: Exemption of Exports to Bhutan**
This notification, No. 81/RE/2013-2009/2014, issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, on June 13, 2014, exempts Bhutan from export bans imposed by India on specific commodities.
Under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government allows the export of the following items to Bhutan, free from any export restrictions:
* Milk powder
* Wheat
* Edible oils
* Pulses
* Non-Basmati rice
This exemption removes all quantitative restrictions on the export of these items to Bhutan.
This notification supersedes earlier Notifications No. 87 dated 05.12.2011 and No. 104 dated 05.03.2012.
The issuing authority is the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Export Cell). The file number for this notification is F. No. 01/91/180/1097/AM12/Export Cell. Pravir Kumar, Director General of Foreign Trade, signed the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Bhutan: Country to which certain export bans are being exempted.
Milk Powder: Item for which export ban is being exempted to Bhutan.
Wheat: Item for which export ban is being exempted to Bhutan.
Edible Oils: Item for which export ban is being exempted to Bhutan.
Pulses: Item for which export ban is being exempted to Bhutan.
Non-Basmati Rice: Item for which export ban is being exempted to Bhutan.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: Act under which the Central Government is exercising its powers to provide the stated exemption.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014: Policy read with the Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992, that provides context for the notification.