**Policy Summary: Withdrawal of Duty-Free Import Authorization (DFIA) Scheme for Raw Sugar**
**Effective Date:** May 1, 2015
**Issuing Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Notification Number:** No. 5/2015-2020
**Subject:** This notification announces the withdrawal of the Duty-Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme for the import of raw sugar.
**Legal Basis:** This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020.
**Amendment to FTP 2015-2020:** Para 4.25 of the FTP 2015-2020 is amended by inserting the following sub-para: "(c) Duty-Free Import Authorisation Scheme shall not be available for import of raw sugar."
**Effect of the Notification:** The import of raw sugar under the DFIA scheme is withdrawn with immediate effect.
**Contact Information:** Pravir Kumar, Director General of Foreign Trade, F. No. 01/94/180/AA/Sugar/AM-09/PC-4
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A trade policy document referenced and amended by the notification.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: An act of the Indian Parliament that provides the legal framework for foreign trade.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Duty Free Import Authorisation DFIA Scheme: A scheme that allowed duty-free import of certain goods, in this case, raw sugar.
Raw Sugar: The commodity whose import under the DFIA scheme is being withdrawn.
Pravir Kumar: Director General of Foreign Trade
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1964 GI/2015 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st May, 2015
No. 5/2015-20
Sub: Withdrawal of Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme for import of raw Sugar.
S.O.1164(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development &
Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central
Government hereby amends the following provisions of FTP 2015-20 :
The following sub para (c) is inserted in Para 4.25 of FTP 2015-20
“(c) Duty Free Import Authorisation Scheme shall not be available for import of raw sugar.”
2. Effect of this Notification:
Import of “raw sugar” under Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) scheme is withdrawn with immediate effect.
[ F. No. 01/94/180/AA-Sugar/AM 09/PC-4]
PRAVIR KUMAR, Director General of Foreign Trade
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