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F.No.01/91/110/128/AM03/PC.III/2705

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

UDYOG BHAWAN, NEW DELHI

 

                                                                                                Dated 19th December, 2002.

To,

Shri Bijay Kumar,

Addl. Commissioner of Customs,

For DEPB (Exports)

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,

Custom House, 15/1, Strand Road,

Kolkata- 700 001.

 

Subject: - Export to Iraq by Indian exporters in the capacity of 3rd party exporters under, UN Food for Oil Program under para 2.2 of Handbook of Procedure, under proper UN Sanctions Committee approval.

 

Sir,

 

            It is hereby informed that the matter has been examined by this office in consultation with Ministry of External Affairs and it is informed that there is nothing in the UN Sanctions Committee’s procedures which would preclude the export of goods to Iraq by third parties.  In view of which it is clarified that consignments of third party exports being undertaken by Indian exporters may be cleared by Customs subject to the condition that the exporter submits a copy of the following documents to Customs: -

(a)    A copy of Indian Exporters Agreement with the foreign company.

(b)   A copy of original UN approval in favour of the foreign company.

 

2.                  The payment would be realised by the Indian exporters in free foreign exchange as per the undertaking given the exporter in GR form while exporting the goods and within the time limit stipulated by RBI.

 

3.                  All prohibitions / restrictions on exports as notified in Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Import and Export items, 2002-2007 shall continue to apply, for which necessary permission / licences as applicable shall have to be separately obtained.

 

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

( Raj Kamal)

Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

 

 

 

Endtt.No.01/91/110/128/AM03/PC III/                                   Dated 19th December 2002

 

 

Copy to: -

(i)                  All Commissioners of Customs.

(ii)                All Regional Licensing Authorities.

(iii)               Shri Anil K. Aggarwal, Co-Chairman, India-Iraq, Joint Business Council, FICCI, Federation House, Tanseng Marg, New Delhi-110001 with the request to bring this to the notice of the exporters.

(iv)              Shri Rajeet Mitter, Joint Secretary (Gulf/Haj), Ministry of External Affairs, South Block, New Delhi for information w.r.t. his letter No.1775/JS(Gulf)/Haj/02 dated 9.12.2002.

 

Sd/-

( Raj Kamal )

Joint Director General of Foreign Trade