Central Government hereby amends the export policy of biofuels under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2018, Schedule – 2 (Export Policy). Export Policy of bio-fuels is revised from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’ as per the National Policy on Biofuels – 2018. Notification No. 29 /2015-2020 Dated 28 August, 2018
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 29/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 28 August, 2018
Subject: Export Policy of Bio-fuels.
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 export policy of biofuels under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2018, Schedule – 2 (Export Policy).
2. New entries at Sl. No. 115A, 115B and 115C are inserted in Chapter 27 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items as follows:
| S.No. | Tariff Item HS Code | Unit | Item Description | Present Policy | Revised Policy | Policy Condition |
| 115A | 2207 20 00 | Kg/u | Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength. | Free | Restricted | Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes |
| 115B | 2710 20 00 | Kg/u | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude) and preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, containing biodiesel, other than waste oils. |
Free | Restricted | Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes |
| 115C | 3826 00 00 | Kg/u | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals. | Free | Restricted | Export is permitted under license only for non-fuel purposes |
3. Effect of this Notification:
Export Policy of bio-fuels is revised from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’ as per the National Policy on Biofuels – 2018.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade&
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Governnient of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/21/AM-18/EC)
