Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 19/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated 5th August 2017
Subject: Amendment in import policy of Pigeon Peas (Cajanus Cajan)/Toor Dal under Chapter 7 of the ITC (HS)2017, Schedule- I (Import Policy).
S.O. 2490(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 of items of Chapter 7 of the ITC(HS)2017, Schedule- I (Import Policy), as under:-
| Exim Code | Item Description | Existing Policy | Existing policy condition | Revised Import policy | Revised Policy Condition |
| 0713 60 00 | Pigeon Peas (Cajanus cajan)/ Toor Dal | Free | – | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition 2 of this Chapter |
| 0713 90 | Other: | ||||
| 0713 90 10 | Split | Free | – | Free except Pigeon Peas cajan)/Toor Dal which is Restricted | Import of Pigeon Peas is subject to Policy Condition 2 of this Chapter |
| 0713 90 90 | Other | Free | – | Free except Pigeon Peas (Cajanus cajan)/Toor Dal which is Restricted | Import of Pigeon Peas is subject to Policy Condition 2 of this Chapter |
Policy Condition 2: Import shall be subject to an annual (fiscal year) quota of 2 lakh MT as per procedure to be notified. This restriction will not apply to Government’s import commitments under any bilateral/regional Agreement/MOU.
2. Effect of this Notification: Import policy of Pigeon Peas (Cajanus cajan)/Toor Dal under EXIM Codes: 0713 60 00, 0713 90 10 and 0713 90 90 is revised from ‘free’ to ‘restricted’.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
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