The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has issued an instruction on June 2, 2025, announcing the immediate removal of previous restrictions and testing requirements for various types of leather exports. This decision, conveyed via Instruction No. 13/2025-Customs, refers to an Office Memorandum from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) dated May 26, 2025. Specifically, port restrictions on the export of finished leather, wet blue leather, and El tanned leather have been revoked. Additionally, the mandatory requirement for testing and certification by the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) for finished leather, wet blue leather, crust leather, and El tanned leather has been abolished. This instruction supersedes and withdraws the earlier CBIC instruction dated April 16, 2013, which had established inspection procedures to prevent the misdeclaration of semi-processed leather as finished leather. CBIC has urged all customs authorities to inform their officers about these changes, simplifying the export process for these leather categories.
F. No. 450/39/2012-Cus.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
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Instruction No. 13/2025-Customs | Dated: 02.06.2025
To
All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Preventive)/Customs & Central Taxes.
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs /Customs (Preventive).
All Pr. Director General/Director Generals under CBIC.
Subject: Removal of Port Restrictions and Testing Requirements for Export of Finished Leather, Wet Blue Leather, El Tanned Leather and Crust Leather- Regarding.
Madam/Sir,
Reference is invited to CBIC Instruction dated 16-4-2013, issued from file F. No. 450/39/2012-Cus.-IV, regarding inspection procedure put in place to check export of semi-processed leather in the guise of finished leather.
2. In this matter, DGFT vide O.M. No. 15/2025-26 dated 26.05.2025 (copy attached), has removed the port restriction and testing requirement for Export of Finished Leather, Wet Blue Leather, El Tanned Leather and Crust Leather. It further stated that the following export conditions have been revoked with immediate effect-
i. Port restrictions on export of Finished Leather, Wet Blue Leather and El tanned leather.
ii. Requirement for Testing and certification by Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) for Finished Leather, Wet Blue Leather, Crust Leather and El tanned leather.
3. In view of the above, it is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter.
4. Further, the earlier Instruction dated 16-4-2013, issued from file F.No. 450/39/2012-Cus.-IV stands withdrawn.
5. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Hindi version follows.
Yours faithfully,
(Neeraj Goyal)
OSD (Cus-III)
Email: uscus.3-dor@gov.in
Tele: 011 23094012
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