**Policy Summary: Extension of "Free" Import Policy for Urad Beans**
**Date:** March 01, 2025
**Issuing Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Subject:** Extension of the "Free" import policy for Urad Beans (SPP Vigna Mungo L. Hepper) under ITC HS Code 07133110 (ITC HS 2022, Schedule I – Import Policy).
**Notification No.:** 64/2024-25
**Legal Basis:** This notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992), read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, as amended from time to time.
**Policy Change:** The Central Government hereby amends the import policy condition for Urad Beans (ITC HS Code 07133110) to extend the "Free" import policy.
**Details of Amendment:**
| ITC HS Code | Item Description | Existing Policy | Revised Policy |
|-------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 07133110 | Urad Beans of SPP Vigna Mungo L. Hepper | Import is 'Free' up to 31.03.2025. | Import is 'Free' up to 31.03.2026. |
**Effect of the Notification:** The "Free" import policy for Urad Beans is extended until March 31, 2026.
**Approval:** This notification is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce and Industry.
**Contact Information:**
Santosh Kumar Sarangi
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
F. No.M-50123002002-PC2-AVE1657
Key Entities Referenced
Urad Beans of SPP Vigna Mungo L. Hepper: A type of bean whose import policy is the subject of the notification.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: The Act of Parliament that confers powers to amend import policy.
Foreign Trade Policy FTP, 2023: The prevailing Foreign Trade Policy document which provides the framework for import/export regulations.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for amending the Import Policy conditions.
Minister of Commerce Industry: The approving authority for the changes to the import policy.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India, the signatory of the notification.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The organization responsible for implementing and regulating foreign trade policy.
New Delhi: Location of publication for the notification
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-l, Section-3, Sub-Section (l)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce &I ndustry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
Notification No. 64/2024-25
New Delhi, Dated:)o March, 2025
Subject: Extension in "Free" Import Policy of Urad ([Beans of SPP Vigna Mungo
(L.) Hepper]) (ITC (HS) Code 07133110] under ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule -I(Import
Policy) -reg
S.0.(E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of
the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992), read
with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, as
amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the Import Policy
conditions as under:
ITC(HS) Item Description Import Existing PolicyRevised Policy
Code Policy Condition Condition
|07133110 |Urad [Beans of SPPFree Import is Free' uplmport is 'Free' up to
Vigna Mungo (L.) to 31.03.2025. 31.03.2026.
Hepper]
Effect of the Notification: The "Free" import policy of Urad stands extended upto
31.03.2026.
This is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[lssued from F. No.M-5012/300/2002/PC-2[AVE-1657]