**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on October 3, 2025, amends the export policy related to agricultural commodities. Effective immediately and until further notice, exports of specified agricultural commodities to Bhutan are exempted from all restrictions or prohibitions. This amendment is made in accordance with the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, and the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Export Policy:** Section (I) of the 'General Note to Export Policy', Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 is amended.
* **Exemption for Exports to Bhutan:** Exports to Bhutan of the agricultural commodities listed in the notification are exempted from any restrictions or prohibitions.
* **Effective Date:** The exemption is effective immediately and will remain in effect until further orders.
* **List of Commodities:** The notification lists specific agricultural commodities identified by ITC(HS) codes. The following list is non-exhaustive.
* Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
* Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
* Potatoes, fresh or chilled.
* Tomatoes Fresh or Chilled
* Onions and shallots
* Tea, whether or not flavoured
* Wheat and meslin - Durum Wheat: Other
* Wheat And Meslin, Other (Excluding Seed for Sowing and Durum Wheat
* Rice
* Wheat Or Meslin Flour
* Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
* Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
* Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form.
* Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar
* Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water
Common Salt (Incl. Iodised Salt)
**Impact Analysis**
**Bhutanese Consumers and Businesses**
* **Impact:** Increased availability and potentially lower prices of listed agricultural commodities from India.
* **Action Required:** Monitor the availability and pricing of imported agricultural goods from India.
**Indian Agricultural Exporters**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to increase exports of listed agricultural commodities to Bhutan without facing restrictions.
* **Action Required:** Take advantage of the exemption to expand export operations to Bhutan.
**Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)**
* **Impact:** Need to monitor the implementation of the exemption and its impact on trade.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the notification and address any issues arising from its implementation.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023: A policy document outlining guidelines and regulations for India's foreign trade, used as the basis for amendments regarding agricultural commodity exports to Bhutan.
Bhutan: The recipient country for exports of agricultural commodities exempted from restrictions/prohibitions under this notification.
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992: The Indian law that provides the legal framework for regulating and developing foreign trade.
ITC(HS) 2022: Indian Trade Clarification based on Harmonized System of Coding, Schedule II (Export Policy). A classification system used for trade and export policies, amended to allow exemptions for agricultural commodities to Bhutan.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to trade and industry, under which the Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued this notification.
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ऄसाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4390] नइ ददल्ली, िुक्रवार ऄक त बू र 3, 2025/अजव न 11, 1947
No. 4390] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025/ ASVINA 11, 1947
वाजणज्य एव ंईद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(जवदिे व्यापार महाजनदिे ालय)
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 3 ऄक्टूबर, 2025
स.ं 36/2025-26
जवषय :भटू ान को कृजष पण्य वस्ट्त ओंु के जनयाता हते ुछूट के सबं धं म।ें
का.अ. 4516(ऄ).—जवदेि व्यापार (जवकास एवं जवजनयमन) ऄजधजनयम, 1992 की धारा 5 के साथ पठित
धारा 3 और समय-समय पर यथा संिोजधत जवदेि व्यापार नीजत (एफटीपी), 2023 के पैरा 1.02 और 2.01 द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए केन्द्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा अआटीसी (एचएस) 2022 ऄनुसूची-II (जनयाात नीजत), 'जनयाात नीजत
की सामान्द्य ठटप्पीणी', की धारा (I) म ें तत्काल प्रभाव स े जनम्नानुसार संिोधन करती ह:ै
1. भूटान को जनम्न जलजखत ताजलका म ें सूचीब्ध कृजष पण् य वस्ट् तुओं का जनयाात तत्क ाल प्रभाव से और ऄगल े अदेिों तक
दकसी भी प्रजतबंध ऄथवा जनषधे से छूट प्राप् त रहगे ा।
क्र.स.ं अआटीसी(एचएस) पण्य वस्ट्त ु
कोड
1 1000 0401 दधू और क्रीम, न तो सादं रत हो और न ही आसमें चीनी या ऄन्द्य मीिा पदाथा जमलाया गया हो।
2000 0401
6644 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
4000 0401
5000 0401
2 1010 0402 दधू और क्रीम, सांदरत या चीनी या ऄन्द्य मीिा पदाथा जमला हुअ - जस्ट्कम्ड दधू - जििुओं के जलए दधू
1020 0402 युि भोजन – ऄन्द्य
1090 0402
3 2100 0402 पाईडर, कजणकाओं या ऄन्द्य िोस रूपों में, वसा की मात्रा, वजन के ऄनुसार, 1.5 प्रजतित से ऄजधक:
-- आसमें ऄजतठरि चीनी या ऄन्द्य मीिा पदाथा नहीं जमलाया गया ह।ै
4 9110 0402 दधू और क्रीम ,सांदरत या चीनी या ऄन्द्य मीिा पदाथा जमला हुअ ,ऄन्द्य :चीनी या ऄन्द्य मीिा पदाथा
9190 0402 जमला हुअ नहीं :सांदरत दधू
5 9910 0402 दधू और क्रीम, सांदरत या आसमें चीनी या ऄन्द्य मीिा पदाथा जमलाया गया हो, दकसी भी िोस रूप के
9920 0402
ऄलावा, ऄन्द्य
9990 0402
6 1000 0701 अलू ,ताजा या िीजतत।
9000 0701
7 0000 0702 टमाटर ताजा या िीजतत।
8 1011 0703 प्याज और छोटे प्याज।
1019 0703
1020 0703
9 4000 0713 सूखी फलीदार सजजजयााँ, जछलके सजहत, चाह ेजछलका सजहत या कटी-फटी हुइ हों – दालें
10 1010 0902 चाय, चाह ेफ्लेवडा हो या न हो
1020 0902
1030 0902
1090 0902
2010 0902
2020 0902
2030 0902
2040 0902
2090 0902
3010 0902
3020 0902
3030 0902
3090 0902
4090 0902
11 1900 1001 गेह ंऔर मेजस्ट्लन - ड्यूरम गेहं: ऄन्द्य
12 9910 1001 गेह ंऔर मेजस्ट्लन, ऄन्द्य (बुवाइ के जलए बीज और ड्यूरम गेहं को छोड़कर)
9920 1001
13 1010 1006 चावल
1090 1006
2000 1006
3011 1006
3012 1006
3019 1006
3091 1006[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
3092 1006
3099 1006
14 0000 1101 गेह ंया मेजस्ट्लन का अटा
15 1000 1507 सोयाबीन तेल और ईसके ऄंि, चाह ेपठरष्कृत हों या नहीं, लेदकन रासायजनक रूप से पठरवर्ततत नहीं।
9010 1507
15079090
16 1000 1508 मूंगफली का तेल और ईसके ऄंि, चाह े पठरष्कृत हों या नहीं, लेदकन रासायजनक रूप से पठरवर्ततत न
9010 1508 हों।
9091 1508
9099 1508
17 1000 1511 पाम तेल और ईसके ऄंि, चाह ेपठरष्कृत हों या नहीं, लेदकन रासायजनक रूप से पठरवर्ततत नहीं।
9010 1511
9020 1511
15119030
9090 1511
18 1910 1512 सूरजमुखी के बीज, कुसुम या कपास के बीज का तेल और ईसके ऄंि, चाह े पठरष्कृत हों या नहीं,
1920 1512 लेदकन रासायजनक रूप से पठरवर्ततत नहीं।
1930 1512
1940 1512
1990 1512
19 1110 1514 रेप, कोल्जा या सरसों का तेल और ईसके ऄंि, चाह े पठरष्कृत हों या नहीं, लेदकन रासायजनक रूप से
1120 1514 पठरवर्ततत नहीं।
1190 1514
1910 1514
1920 1514
1990 1514
9110 1514
9120 1514
9190 1514
9910 1514
9920 1514
9930 1514
9990 1514
20 2011 1516 पिु, वनस्ट्पजत या सूक्ष्मजीवी वसा और तेल और ईनके ऄंि, अंजिक या पूणातः हाआड्रोजनीकृत, आंटर-
2019 1516 एस्ट्टरीकृत, री-एस्ट्टरीकृत या एलाआजडनीकृत, चाह े पठरष्कृत हों या नहीं, लेदकन अग े तैयार नहीं
2021 1516 दकए गए हों।
2029 1516
2031 1516
2039 1516
2091 1516
2099 1516
21 1200 1701 गन्ना या चुकंदर चीनी और रासायजनक रूप से िु्ध सुक्रोज ,िोस रूप में।
1310 17014 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
1320 1701
1390 1701
1410 1701
1420 1701
1490 1701
9100 1701
9910 1701
9990 1701
22 1000 1703 चीनी के जनष्कषाण या िोधन से प्राप्त िीरा
9010 1703
9090 1703
23 25010010 नमक (टेबल सॉल्ट और जवकृत नमक सजहत) और िु्ध सोजडयम क्लोराआड, चाह े जलीय घोल में हो
या नहीं या ईसमें एंटी-केककग या फ्री-फ्लोआंग एजेंट जमलाए गए हों; समुरी जल-साधारण नमक
(अयोडीन युि नमक सजहत)
आस ऄजधसचू ना का प्रभाव: भटू ान को ईपयुाि ताजलका में ईजल्लजखत कृजष पण्य वस्ट्तओंु के जनयाात पर प्रजतबंध/जनषेध स े
तत्काल प्रभाव स ेऔर ऄगले अदेि तक छूट प्रदान की जाती ह।ै
[फा. स.ं 01/91/191/15/एएम25/इसी/40693]
ऄजय भाद,ू ऄपर सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd October, 2025
No. 36/2025-26
Subject: Exemptions for Export of Agricultural Commodities to Bhutan-regarding.
S.O. 4516(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3, read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, and paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, as
amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends Section (I) of the ‘General Note to Export
Policy’, Schedule-II(Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 as under with immediate effect :
1. Export of the agricultural commodities listed in Table below, to Bhutan shall be exempted from any restrictions or
prohibitions with immediate effect and until further orders: -
Sl. No. ITC(HS) Code Commodity
1 0401 1000 Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter
0401 2000
0401 4000
0401 5000
2 0402 1010 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter -
Skimmed Milk - Milk food for babies - Other
0402 1020
0402 1090
3 0402 2100 In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1.5[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
percent: -- Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
4 0402 9110 Milk and Cream, Concentrated or Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter,
Other: Not Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter
0402 9190
5 0402 9910 Milk and Cream, Concentrated or Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter-
Other
0402 9920
0402 9990
6 0701 1000 Potatoes, fresh or chilled.
0701 9000
7 0702 0000 Tomatoes Fresh or Chilled
8 0703 1011 Onions and shallots
0703 1019
0703 1020
9 0713 4000 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split - Lentils
10 0902 1010 Tea, whether or not flavoured
0902 1020
0902 1030
0902 1090
0902 2010
0902 2020
0902 2030
0902 2040
0902 2090
0902 3010
0902 3020
0902 3030
0902 3090
0902 4090
11 1001 1900 Wheat and meslin - Durum Wheat: Other
12 1001 9910 Wheat And Meslin, Other (Excluding Seed for Sowing and Durum Wheat
1001 9920
13 1006 1010 Rice
1006 1090
1006 2000
1006 3011
1006 3012
1006 3019
1006 3091
1006 3092
1006 30996 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
14 1101 0000 Wheat Or Meslin Flour
15 1507 1000 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
1507 9010
15079090
16 1508 1000 Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
1508 9010
1508 9091
1508 9099
17 1511 1000 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
1511 9010
1511 9020
15119030
1511 9090
18 1512 1910 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not
refined, but not chemically modified
1512 1920
1512 1930
1512 1940
1512 1990
19 1514 1110 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not
chemically modified.
1514 1120
1514 1190
1514 1910
1514 1920
1514 1990
1514 9110
1514 9120
1514 9190
1514 9910
1514 9920
1514 9930
1514 9990
20 1516 2011 Animal, Vegetable or Microbial Fats and Oils And their Fractions, Partly or Wholly
Hydrogenated, Inter-Esterified, Re-esterified Or Elaidinised, whether or Not Refined,
1516 2019
But Not Further Prepared
1516 2021
1516 2029
1516 2031
1516 2039
1516 2091
1516 2099[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 7
21 1701 1200 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form.
1701 1310
1701 1320
1701 1390
1701 1410
1701 1420
1701 1490
1701 9100
1701 9910
1701 9990
22 1703 1000 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar
1703 9010
1703 9090
23 25010010 Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in
aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water -
Common Salt (Incl. Iodised Salt)
Effect of this notification: Exports of the agricultural commodities listed in the Table above to Bhutan are exempted
from the applicable restrictions and prohibitions, with immediate effect and until further orders.
[F. No. 01/91/191/15/AM25/EC/40693]
AJAY BHADOO, Addl. Secy.
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