TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY  PART-1 SECTION-1 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

 

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 109  (RE2010)/2009-14   DATED:    03  May, 2012

Subject: Amendments in Appendix 37A & Appendix 37D of Handbook of Procedure, Vol.I.

 

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby  makes the following amendments in the  Handbook of Procedures Vol.1 (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014:-

 

2.         Though ITC HS Codes of the following items were renotified vide DGFT Notification No.94 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 02.03.2009, Department of Revenue Notification No. 23/2010- Central Excise (N.T.) dated 20.05.2010 and DGFT Notification No. 51/2004-2009 dated 08.07.2010, the relevant entries in Appendix 37A & Appendix 37D were not accordingly modified. This is being done now in this Public Notice.

 

3.         In Appendix 37A (VKGUY), the ITC HS Codes are being revised at column 4 of table below [existing codes are at column 3]:

 

Table 1F: Minor Forest Produce & Value Added Variants

Sr.No.

VKGUY Product Code

Existing ITC HS Code

Revised ITC HS Code

Description

Effective Date

1.

1

13011010

13019099

Other: Shellac

02.03.2009

2

2

13011020

13019099

Other: Seed Lac

02.03.2009

 

4.         In Appendix 37D (FPS), the revised ITC HS Codes are in column 4 in the table below [existing codes at column 3]:

 

Table 1:

Sr.No.

FPS Product Code

Existing ITC HS Code

Revised ITC HS Code

Description

Effective Date

32

32

53051140

53050040

Coir Pith, Processed in value added forms like briquette, coins, neo disc, grow bags, organic manure and in loose form for use in horticulture or agriculture.

08.07.2010

62

62

85281218

85281219

85287218

 

 

 

85287219

Liquid Crystal Display Television Set of screen size below 63 cm

 

Other: Liquid Crystal Display Television Set of screen size above 63 cm

02.03.2009

 

 

 

02.03.2009

 

Table-4:

98

98

63026000

 

 

 

 

63029900

63026010

63026090

 

 

 

63029900

Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry toweling or similar terry fabric, of cotton.

 

Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of other textiles materials.

20.05.2010

 

 

 

 

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5.         Effect of this Public Notice: ITC (HS) Code of 6 existing products have been revised as appearing in the column 3 of para 3 & 4 above. These new codes would also be eligible for benefits for grant of VKGUY and FPS, as the case may be, if these appear in the Shipping Bills. 

 

 (Anup K. Pujari)

Director General of Foreign Trade

[Issued from F.No.01/91/180/702/AM10/PC-3 (Part)]