Amendment in Paragraph 2.31 of FTP, 2009-14 to allow export of samples as part of passenger baggage
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTEE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
PART – II, SECTION – 3, SUB SECTION (ii)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
UDYOG BHAWAN
NOTIFICATION No. 45 (RE-2010)/2009-2014
NEW DELHI, THE 3rd MAY, 2011
Subject: Amendment in Paragraph 2.31 of FTP, 2009-14 to allow export of samples as part of passenger baggage.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) as amended in 2010, and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014:
2. The following sub-para is added to the existing Para 2.31 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014:
“Samples of such items that are otherwise freely exportable under FTP may also be exported as part of passenger baggage without an Authorisation.”
3. The effect of this Notification:-
Exporters can now take bonafide trade samples as part of their passenger baggage.
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(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
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