Annual Bhutan Quota for Milk Powder, Wheat, Rice, Pulses and Edible Oil

[DGFT Notification No. 87 dated 5^th December 2011]

Subject: Exemption of Bhutan from the application of export bans by India on export of Milk Powder, Wheat, Edible Oils, Pulses and Non Basmati Rice.

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby exempts the following items to Bhutan from any export ban, with the annual limits indicated against each:

(i) Milk powder: 1,600 Metric Tonnes

(ii) Wheat: 24,000 Metric Tonnes

(iii) Edible oil: 2,400 Metric Tonnes

(iv) Pulses: 1,200 Metric Tonnes

(v) Non-basmati rice: 21,200 Metric Tonnes

2. Effect of this Notification

Export of above items to Bhutan with prescribed annual limits will be exempted from any ban.