Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No. 37/2015-2020
New Delhi, dated the 27th January, 2017
Subject : Export Policy of Sandalwood.
S.O.(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as amended, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments with immediate effect in export policy of sandalwood under Chapter 44 of ITC(HS) Classification – Schedule 2 (Export Policy):
EXISTING ENTRIES:
Chapter 44
Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcol
Sr. No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
182 |
1211 90 504403 99 22 |
M3 |
Sandalwood in any form, but excluding finished handicraft products of sandalwood, machine finished sandalwood products, sandalwood oil: |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported |
183 |
4414 00 004415 00 004419 00 004420 00 004421 90 604421 90 90 |
Kg |
“Finished Handicraft products of(a) Sandalwood(b) Other Spices |
FreeFree |
Subject to provisions of CITESSubject to provisions of CITES |
184 |
4409 00 00 |
Kg |
Machine finished sandalwood products |
Free |
|
185 |
3301 29 37 |
Kg |
Sandalwood Oil |
Free |
Subject to Quantitative ceilings and conditionalities as may be notified by the Director General of Foreign Trade from time to time |
186 |
1211 90 504401 30 00 |
Kg |
Sandalwood De-oiled Spent Dust |
Restricted |
Export permitted under licence subject to conditionalities as may be notified by the Director General of Foreign Trade from time to time. |
187 |
1211 90504403 99 22 |
Kg |
Other forms of sandalwood as specified |
Restricted |
Export permitted under licence subject to conditionalities as may be notified by the Director General of Foreign Trade from time to time |
AMENDED ENTRIES:
Chapter 44
Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcol
S. No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
182 |
1211 90 50 4403 99 22 |
M3 |
Sandalwood in any form, except at Sl. No. 183 to 187 below |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported |
183 |
4414 00 004415 00 004419 00 004420 00 004421 90 604421 90 90 |
Kg |
Finished Handicraft products of(a) Sandalwood(b) Other Spices |
FreeFree |
|
184 |
4409 00 00 |
Kg |
Machine finished sandalwood products |
Free |
|
185 |
3301 29 37 |
Kg |
Sandalwood Oil |
Free |
Subject to Quantitative ceilings and conditionalities as may be notified by the Director General of Foreign Trade from time to time |
186 |
1211 90 504401 30 00 |
Kg |
Sandalwood De-oiled Spent Dust |
Restricted |
Export permitted under licence subject to conditionalities as may be notified by the Director General of Foreign Trade from time to time. |
187 |
1211 90 504403 99 224409 00 00 |
Kg |
Other forms of sandal wood, namely,(a) dust/ flakes obtained as wood scrap / waste after the manufacturing process by manufacturer exporter of value added sandalwood handicraft products and machine finished sandalwood products(b) machine finished chips manufactured from cracked portions of sandalwood billets (each finished chips not exceeding 50 gms per piece)(c) powder obtained from wood scrap / waste after the manufacturing of handicraft products and machine finished goods of sandalwood(d) small pieces of sandalwood (each piece not exceeding 20 gms) obtained from wood scrap/waste after manufacturing of handicraft/ machine finished sandalwood products.(e) sandalwood powder produced from sandalwood wood scrap/waste(f) any other item of sandalwood as may be specified by DGFT in consultation with MOEF&CC. |
Restricted |
Export permitted under licence subject to conditionalities as may be notified by the Director General of Foreign Trade from time to time |
2. Effect of this notification:
Export Policy of sandalwood against Sl. No. 182 to 187, Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Item has been amended to bring clarity for export of specified categories.
(A.K. Bhalla)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from F.N0. 01/91/171/17/AM-06/PC-III/Export cell)
