TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
(PART-I, SECTION-I)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 9(RE-2008)/2004-2009
NEW DELHI, DATED THE 24th April 2008
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures, Vol. I (RE2008):
1. Attention is invited to Public Notice No. 5(RE2008)/2004-09 dated 17.4.2008. Consequently, following amendments are made in Appendix 37A.
a. VKGUY Product Code 02 is amended to read as under:
“All items covered by ITC HS Codes 0407, 0408 and 0409”
b. VKGUY Product Code No 10.7 – “ICE CREAM & OTHR EDBL ICE W/N CONTNG COCOA, covered under ITC HS Code 2105” stands deleted.
c. In the description given in column 5 of VKGUY Product Code 10.26, for exports w.e.f 17.4.2008, the sentence ‘Note: For exports w.e.f 17.4.2008, ITC HS Codes 19011001 (*Malted Milk (including Powder) & 19011010 (Malted Milk (including Powder) are excluded from this entry.’ is added at end.
2. It is clarified that export of ‘Casein’, as mentioned in Public Notice No 5(RE2008)/2004-09 dated 17.4.2008, was not eligible for VKGUY benefits since it was never listed in Appendix 37A.
3. Consequently, for exports w.e.f 17.4.2008, export of Milk and value added Milk Products (covered under ITC HS codes 0401 to 0406, 19011001, 19011010 & 2105) shall not be entitled to VKGUY scheme benefits.
This issues in Public interest.
Sd/-
(R.S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade and
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
(Issued from File No.01/91/180/161/AM09/PC-3)
