Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has issued Public Notice No. 52/2024-2025, dated March 27, 2025, amending Appendix-4J of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023. The amendment involves the deletion of the entry for “Walnut in any form” listed at Serial No. 1 and 3 in Appendix-4J. This change has been made under the authority of Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023. The removal of walnuts from Appendix-4J is aimed at simplifying trade procedures and enhancing ease of doing business.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 52/2024-2025-DGFT |Dated: 27 March, 2025
Subject: Amendment in Appendix-4J of Handbook of Procedures (HBP-2023)
F. No. 01/94/180/075/AM24/PC-4- In the exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends the Appendix-4J of Handbook of Procedures 2023 as follows:
“The entry at Serial No. 1,3 (Walnut in any form) in Appendix-4J has been deleted.”
Effect of the Public Notice: The item ‘Walnut in any form’ has been removed from Appendix-4J for ease of doing business.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
e-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/075/AM24/PC-4)
