F.No. 401/79/2022-Cus-III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
Room No. 229 A, North Block, New Delhi
Instruction No. 20/2022 -Customs | Dated: 31-08-2022
To
All Principal Chief Commissioner/ Chief Commissioner of Customs/ Customs (Preventive)/ Customs & Central Tax
All Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs/ Customs (Preventive)
All Pr. Director /Director Generals under CBIC
Subject: – Instruction regarding inclusion of Bamboo sticks (less than 6mm thickness) in the list of processed items that do not require Plant Quarantine Clearance.
Madam/Sir,
Reference is invited to F.No.99-16/2012-F QD dated 24.05.2022 enclosed with Annexure-1 regarding the list of Processed Items (Plant Production) which does not require Plant Quarantine Clearance from the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) (copy enclosed).
2. Vide the above communication, DA&FW have stated that in compliance of the DA&FW letter no. 8-18/2021-PP.II dated 19.05.2022, all the Plant Quarantine Stations have been informed that the Competent Authority in DA&FW has approved the inclusion of bamboo stick less than 6 mm in the list of processed items that do not require PQ clearance and enclosed the revised list of processed items in Annexure-1.
3. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction.
4. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Hindi version follows.
Encl: as above
Yours faithfully,
DHANANJAY SINGH
(Dhananjay Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.99–16/2012–POD
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &Storage
Faridabad (Haryana) – 121 001
Date: 24.05.2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Inclusion of Bamboo sticks (less than 6 mm thickness) in the list of processed items that do not require Plant Quarantine Clearance -reg.
In compliance to the DA&FW letter no. 8-18/2021-PP.II dated 19.05.2022, all the Plant Quarantine Stations are hereby informed that the Competent Authority in DA&FW has approved the inclusion of bamboo stick less than 6 mm thickness in the list of processed items that do not require PQ Clearance. The revised list of processed items (Annexure-1) is enclosed herewith.
Hence. all the RPQS In-charges are hereby bring it to the notice of PQ Stations under their respective jurisdictions.
This is issued with the approval of the PPA.
End.: As above
(Sanjay Arya)
Joint Director (PQ)
Copy to:
1. Director (PP), DA&FW for information.
2. All RPQS In-charges for necessary action.
3. PS to PPA
Annexure-1
List of Processed Items (Plant Products) which does not require Plant Quarantine Clearance
| Si No. | Processed Items |
| 1. | Asafoetida ( I ling) & Exudes (gum) ‘ extracts of various trees including Gambier extract and Tea saponin extract |
| 2. | Agar agar extract, ingredient for dehydrated culture media |
| 3. | Baskets, hat, mats and handicraft articles woven with less than 6 mm thick sticks |
| 4. | Bleached and dried Scandinavian mosses (steam sterilized) for decorative purpose |
| 5. | Cooked items hermetically packed |
| 6. | Fruit- Crystallized, infused with sugar |
| 7. | Dead yeast |
| 8. | Derivatives of sugarcane like sugar and molasses |
| 9. | Bleached plant fiber including waxed/bleached coir bristle fiber, processed jute products, natural waxed coconut fiber, processed cotton linter pulp |
| 10. | Extruded cereals (Flakes, Porridge) hermetically packed |
| 11. | Foods tuffs ready for consumptions- Jelly, Jam, Marmalade, Sauces. Mashed potatoes (dried). Soup (dried), Papad |
| 12. | Fruits and vegetables- Canned juice, pulp and puree |
| 13. | Fruit and vegetables – Cooked, canned and preserved |
| 14. | Fruits, vegetables, flowers and nuts in brine, vinegar, oil or other preservatives |
| 15. | Fruits and vegetables – Frozen for consumption |
| 16. | Fruits and vegetables- Minced, ground or sliced (dried or dehydrated or dried chips) including vacuum dried carrot flakes |
| 17. | Ice cream sticks, match sticks, tooth picks, veneer peeler cores, saw dust, wood wool and shavings and thin wood pieces, wood chips, Bamboo stick (less than 6 mm thickness) |
| 18. | Paper bags |
| 19. | Coated nuts in hermetically packed |
| 20. | Soybean lecithin including Soya protein isolate |
| 21. | Starch hermetically packed* |
| 22. | Vegetable Oils, essences |
| 23. | De-hulled oat steamed above 95″C for 10-15 minutes including processed oat flakes |
| 24. | Medium density fiber board, processed ply wood, particle board, oriental strand hoard, veneer |
| 25. | Dietary food health supplement in capsule form |
| 26. | Marigold pellets undergone processing |
| 27. | Malted Grains hermetically packed |
| 28. | Processed Soy Fiber hermetically packed |
| 29. | Jatamasi-Root extract |
| 29. | Sugandhkokila berry extract |
| 30. | Sugandh‘Nal rhizome extract |
| 31. | Timur berry extract |
| 32. | Pea fiber |
| 33. | Spray dried corn steep powder |
