Date: 2021-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Inclusion of Ports of Import in continuation to Notification No.
20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021, Notification No. 23/2015-20 dated
03.09.2021 and Notification No. 32/2015-2020 dated 25.09.2021.
**Policy Summary**
**Subject:** Inclusion of Ranaghat Railway Station as an Import Port
**Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Date:** October 8, 2021
**Notification Number:** 36/2015-2020
**Purpose:** This notification amends previous notifications (20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021, 23/2015-20 dated 03.09.2021, 25/2015-20 dated 13.09.2021 and 32/2015-2020 dated 25.09.2021) to include an additional port for imports.
**Amendment:** Para 3 of Notification no. 20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021 is amended to include Ranaghat Railway Station (INRNG2) as an approved port for imports. This adds to the seven ports previously designated in the aforementioned notifications.
**Effect:** Allows imports under Notification No. 20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021 to be processed through Ranaghat Railway Station (INRNG2).
**Conditions:** All other conditions stipulated in Notification No. 20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021 and subsequent related notifications (23/2015-20 dated 03.09.2021, 25/2015-20 dated 13.09.2021 and 32/2015-2020 dated 25.09.2021) remain in effect.
**Legal Basis:** Exercised under powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, and paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended.
**Approval:** Approved by the Minister of Commerce and Industry.
**Contact:** Amit Yadav, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India. File No. M-5012/300/2002-PC.2[A]/Part-VIII/E-29098. To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3, Sub Section II.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A policy governing import and export activities, amended periodically.
FTDR Act, 1992: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, which provides the legal framework for foreign trade in India.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and regulation of commerce and industry.
Notification No. 36/2015-2020: The specific notification being analyzed.
Ranaghat Railway Station, West Bengal: A port included for allowing imports as stated in the notification.
Amit Yadav: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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. 36 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: _ 8"" October, 2021
Subject: Inclusion of Ports of Import in continuation to Notification No. 20/2015-20 dated
24.08.2021, Notification No. 23/2015-20 dated 03.09.2021 and Notification No. 32/2015-2020
dated 25.09.2021.
S.O.(E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of FT (D&R) Act,
1992 and paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time
to time, the Central Government hereby amends the provision in Para 3 of Notification no.
20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021 read with Notification No. 23/2015-20 dated 03.09.2021,
Notification No. 25/2015-20 dated 13.09.2021 and Notification No. 32/2015-2020 dated
25.09.2021 as under:
The following (1) port is included in addition to the existing (7) ports as stated in the
Notifications mentioned above —
i. Ranaghat Railway Station (INRNG2)
2 All other conditions as mandated under Notification No. 20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021
read with Notification No. 23/2015-20 dated 03.09.2021, Notification No. 25/2015-20 dated
13.09.2021 and Notification No. 32/2015-2020 dated 25.09.2021 shall continue to apply.
Effect of the Notification: The port of Ranaghat Railway Station (INRNG2) has been
additionally included for allowing imports under Notification No. 20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.
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(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade&
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
(File No. M-5012/300/2002/PC-2[A]/Part-VIII/E-29098)