Prohibition on export of milk powders(including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods), Casein and Casein products
(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
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No 23(RE – 2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated: 18th February, 2011
Subject:- Prohibition on export of milk powders(including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods), Casein and Casein products.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government, with immediate effect, makes the following amendments in Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Items.
2. A new entry at Sl. No. 33 B in Chapter 4 relating to “Dairy produce; bird's eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included” of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) shall be added as follows:
S.No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
33 B |
0402 |
Milk and Cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported |
3. A new chapter 35 with Sl. No. 140 B is inserted in Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) as follows:
Chapter 35
Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
S.No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
140 A |
3501 |
Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported |
4. Effect of this notification:
The export of milk powders (including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods), Casein and Casein products has been prohibited and hence not allowed to be exported till further orders.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/1237/AM’07/PC-III/Export Cell)