**Summary:**
This notification, No. 35/2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, dated October 7, 2021, announces a relaxation in the export policy of Red Sanders Wood. Specifically, it amends S.No 188, Schedule 2 of ITC HS Export Policy, 2018, to permit the export of 810.1894 MT of Red Sanders Wood in log form, originating from cyclone-felled trees within the Paralakhemundi Forest Division in Odisha. This relaxation is based on recommendations from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha, is authorized to export this quantity and must finalize export modalities within 12 months of the notification date. The effect of this notification is to relax the prohibition on exporting Red Sanders wood in log form, specifically for the designated quantity and exporting body in Odisha. For further information, contact the Director General of Foreign Trade at dgft@nic.in, referencing file number F.No. 0191110008/AM21/EC E-22128.
Key Entities Referenced
Red Sanders Wood: A type of wood, the export policy of which is being relaxed in the notification.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: The Act that confers powers for making amendments to export policies.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: The prevailing foreign trade policy under which the amendment is being made.
ITC HS Export Policy, 2018: Schedule 2 of the ITC HS Export Policy, which is being amended.
Paralakhemundi Forest Division, Odisha: The specific forest division in the state of Odisha from which the red sanders wood originates.
Odisha: The state in India from where the Red Sanders Wood is to be exported.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The ministry whose recommendation led to the export relaxation.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the notification regarding export policy relaxation.
To be Published in 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
UdyogBhawan
New Delhi
Notification No. 35 /2015-2020
See New Delhi, Deateed: 7" October, 2021
Subject: Relaxation in Export Policy of Red Sanders Wood - regarding
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read
with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy. 2015-20, the Central Government
hereby makes following amendment in the S.No 188, Schedule — 2 of ITC (HS) Export
Policy, 2018:
‘The export policy as stipulated in Column 5 against S.No 188 of Chapter 44 of
Schedule — 2 of ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018 shall be relaxed to allow export of
810.1894 MT of red Sanders Wood in the form of log fallen due to cyclone from
Paralakhemundi Forest Division in the state of Odisha”.
2. On the recommendation of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide
O.M. E.F.No.5-10/2019-SU (Pt.) dated 06.08.2021 and dated 21.09.2021, Forest,
Environment & Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha is hereby permitted to
export 810.1894 MT Red Sanders Wood in log form.
3. Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha shall
finalize the modalities for export of the respective quantity within 12 months from the date of
issuance of this notification.
4. Effect of this Notification:
Prohibition on export of Red Sanders wood in log form has been relaxed for export of
810.1894 MT of Red Sanders wood in log form by Forest, Environment & Climate
Change Department, Government of Odisha.
amiable
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Gol
Email- dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/91/110/008/AM21/EC /E-22128)