Focus Product Benefits for Finished Leather

[DGFT Public Notice No. 06 dated 30th August 2010]

Subject: Inclusion of Finished Leather in the Focus Product Scheme of FTP 2009-14:- Appendix 37D of Handbook of Procedure Vol. 1 and some minor corrections in Appendix 37A.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures Vol.1 (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014:-

1.   In Appendix 37D of Focus Product Scheme, the following is added at the end in Table 4 for exports made w.e.f 1.4.2010:

TABLE 4: NEW FOCUS PRODUCTS

Sr. No.

FPS Product Code

ITC (HS) Code

Description

159

159

4107

FINISHED LEATHER:

LEATHER FURTHER PREPARED AFTER TANNING/ CRUSTING, INCLUDING PARCEMENT-DRESSED LEATHER OF BOVINE (INCLUDING BUFFALO) OR EQUINE ANIMALS, WITHOUT HAIR ON, WHETHER OR NOT SPLIT (OTHER THAN LEATHER OF HEADING 4114).

160

160

4112

FINISHED LEATHER:

LEATHER FURTHER PREPARED AFTER TANNING / CRUSTING, INCLUDING PARCEMENT-DRESSED LEATHER OF SHEEP/LAMB WITHOUT WOOL ON, WHETHER OR NOT SPLIT (OTHER THAN LEATHER OF HEADING 4114).

161

161

4113

FINISHED LEATHER:

LEATHER FURTHER PREPARED AFTER TANNING CRUSTING, INCLUDING PARCEMENT-DRESSED LEATHER OF OTHER ANIMALS, WITH OUTER WOOL/ HAIR ON, WHETHER OR NOT SPLIT (OTHER THAN LEATHER OF HEADING 4114).

2.   In Public Notice No. 2/(RE2010)/2009-14 dated 23.8.2010, Instant Tea and CSNL Cardanol have been included in Appendix 37A. The Sr. Nos. and VKGUY product code for ‘Instant Tea’ is corrected to read as 5 and that for ‘CSNL Cardanol’ as 6.

This issues in public interest.