Notification No. 102 (RE-2010)/2009-2014

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3, Sub Section (ii)

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Udyog Bhawan

Notification No. 102 (RE-2010)/2009-14

New Delhi, Dated  5^th March, 2012

Subject:- Prohibition on export of cotton(Tariff Codes 5201 and 5203).

S.O. (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments with immediate effect in respect of Sl. No. 161 A {ITC(HS) Classification} in the Notification No. 74(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 12.09.2011 :-

2. The entries against Sl. No. 161 A in Chapter 52 of ITC(HS) Classification} are substituted as follows:-

Chapter 52

3.         Transitional arrangements under para 1.5 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 will not be applicable. Further, export against registration certificates already issued will also not be allowed.

4. Effect of this notification:

(i) Export of cotton [ITC(HS) Codes 5201 & 5203] has been prohibited till further orders.

(ii) Transitional arrangements will not be applicable for the export of cotton.

(iii) Export against registration certificates already issued will also not be allowed.

(Anup K. Pujari)

Director General of Foreign Trade

e-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1194/AM10/Export Cell)