| 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. 102 (RE-2013)/2009-14 |
| New Delhi, Dated 8 December, 2014 |
Subject:- Prohibition on export of cotton(Tariff Codes 5201 and 5203).
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, 2009-14, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments with immediate effect in respect of Sl. No. 161 A {ITC(HS) Classification} in the Notification No. 74(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 12.09.2011 :-
2. The entries against Sl. No. 161 A in Chapter 52 of ITC(HS) Classification} are substituted as follows:-
Chapter 52
|
S. No. |
Item Tariff Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
|
161 A |
5201 |
Cotton, not carded nor combed |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported. |
|
|
5203 |
Cotton, carded or combed |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported. |
3. Transitional arrangements under para 1.5 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 will not be applicable. Further, export against registration certificates already issued will also not be allowed.
4. Effect of this notification:
(i) Export of cotton [ITC(HS) Codes 5201 & 5203] has been prohibited till further orders.
(ii) Transitional arrangements will not be applicable for the export of cotton.
(iii) Export against registration certificates already issued will also not be allowed.
| (Anup K. Pujari) |
| Director General of Foreign Trade |
| e-mail: dgft@nic.in |
| (Issued from File No. 01/91/180/1194/AM10/Export Cell) |