(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 22 (RE – 2013)/2009-2014

Subject: Amendment in Notification No 39(RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 25^th March, 2013 relating to export of edible oils.
 

S.O.(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 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby amends, with immediate effect, Notification No 39(RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 25^th March 2013 relating to Sl. No. 92 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Items.
 
2.         Export of edible oils was initially prohibited for a period of one year with effect from 17.03.2008 vide Notification No. 85 dated 17.03.2008 which was extended from time to time. Vide Notification No. 24(RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 19^thOctober 2012, prohibition on export of edible oil has been extended till further orders.
 
3.         Following exemptions are permitted from the prohibition on export of edible oils:
 

4.         Export of edible oils in branded consumer packs of upto 5 Kgs is permitted with a Minimum Export Price of USD 1500 per MT.

5.         The prohibition will not apply to export of Peanut Butter, ITC (HS) Code 15179020.  [This already stands notified at Sl. No. 10 of the Table in Para 1 of Notification No. 31(RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 4^th February, 2013]
 
6.       Effect of this notification:
Export of coconut oil is being permitted through all Land Custom Stations(LCS) on Indo-Nepal, Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Pakistan borders in addition to export through all EDI ports.  
 
 
 

(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/774/AM10/Export Cell)