Wild Life Act and CITES Prohibition Extended to New Items
[DGFT
Notification No. 13 dated 14th October 2009]
Subject: Import Policy of wild animals (including their parts and
products).
In exercise of powers conferred
under section 5, read along with Section 3 (2) of the Foreign Trade (Development
and Regulation) Act, 1992, also read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2009-14, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments
in the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items :
1. Import Licensing Note No. (6),
(2), (2), (2) and (1) at the end of Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4 and 41 respectively are
amended as follows and an Import Licensing Note No. (1) is
inserted at the end of Chapter 96 as follows:
“Import of wild animals (including their parts and products) as defined
in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 is prohibited and in respect of those
species listed in CITES, is subject to the provisions of CITES.”
2. Import Licensing Note No. (1) is inserted at the end of Chapter 14 to read as follows:
“Import of the item ‘Red Sanders Powder’ shall be subject to the
provisions of CITES.”
3. Import Policy for the
following items is amended as follows:
|
Exim Code |
Item Description |
Policy |
Policy Conditions |
|
4301 10 00 |
Of mink, whole, with or without
head, tail or paws |
Free |
Imports are subject to Wild
Life (Protection) act, 1972 and CITES. |
|
4301 30 00 |
Of lamb, the following :
Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and Similar lamb,
Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without head, tail
or paws |
Free |
Imports are subject to Wild
Life (Protection) act, 1972 and CITES. |
|
4301 60 00 |
Of Fox, whole, with or without
head, tail or paws |
Free |
Imports are subject to Wild
Life (Protection) act, 1972 and CITES. |
|
4301 80 00 |
Other furskins,
whole, with or without head, tail or paws |
Free |
Imports are subject to Wild
Life (Protection) act, 1972 and CITES. |
|
4301 90 00 |
Heads, tails, paws and other
pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use |
Free |
Imports are subject to Wild
Life (Protection) act, 1972 and CITES. |
4. This issues in public
interest.