Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 42/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 6 December, 2017
Subject: Amendment in import policy condition of pepper classified under Chapter 09 of ITC (HS), 2017–Sehedule-1 (Import Policy).
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the import policy condition of ‘Pepper’ classified under Chapter 09 of ITC (HS), 2017 – Schedule – 1 (Import Policy) as under:
| Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | Existing Policy Condition | Revised Policy Condition |
| 0904 11 | Neither crushed, nor ground | |||
| 0904 11 20 | Pepper, long | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 20 | Light black pepper | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 30 | Black pepper, garbled | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 40 | Black pepper, ungarbled | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 50 | Green pepper, dehydrated | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 60 | Pepper pinheads. | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 70 | Green pepper, frozen or dried. | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 80 | Pepper, other than green frozen | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 11 90 | Other | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
| 0904 12 00 | Crushed or ground | Free | — | Provided CIF value is Rs. 500/- and above per Kilogram |
3. Effect of this Notification: Import of pepper classified under EXIM Code 090411 and 0904 1200 is subject to Minimum Import Price (MIP) of Rs 500 on CIF basis per kg.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
[Issued from F. No. 01/53/162/1109/AM-07/F.2/115/PC-2 (B)]
