Cotton Export Restriction Withdrawn from 1 October 2010

[DGFT Notification No. 58 dated 17th August 2010]

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, and also read with Notification No. 26 (RE 2008)/2004-09 dated 22.7.2008 and Notification No. 44/2009-14 dated 21.05.2010, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Schedule 2, Table B of ITC HS Classifications of Export and Import Items as under:-

2.   With immediate effect, existing entries against S. No. 161 A of the table at the end of Para 2 of Notification No. 44 /2009-14 dated 21.05.2010 shall be substituted as follows:

“Chapter 52

S. No.

Tariff Item Code

Unit

Item of Description

Export Policy

Nature of Restriction

161 A

5201

Cotton, not carded or combed

The contracts for export of cotton shall be registered with the Textile Commissioner prior to shipment. Clearance of cotton consignments by Customs should be after verifying that the contracts have been registered.

5201 00

Cotton, not carded or combed Indian cotton:

Free

5201 00 11

Bengal deshi

Free

5201 00 12

Indian cotton of staple lengths 20.5 mm (25/32”) and below (e. g. oomras, yellow picking, Assam Comillas)

Free

5201 00 13

Indian cotton of staple length exceeding 20.5mm (26/32") and but not exceeding 24.5mm (30/32")

Free

5201 00 14

Indian cotton of staple length over 24.5 mm (31/32”) to 28 mm

Free

5201 00 15

Indian cotton of staple length 28.5 mm (14/32”) and above but below 34.5 mm

Free

5201 00 19

Indian cotton of all staple length 34 5 mm and above (112/32”)

Free

5201 00 20

Cotton, other than Indian, of all staple lengths

Free

5202

Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

The contracts for export of cotton shall be registered with the Textile Commissioner prior to shipment. Clearance of cotton consignments by Customs should be after verifying that the contracts have been registered.

5202 10 00

Yarn waste (including thread waste)

Free

Other:

5202 91 00

Garnetted stock

Free

5202 99 00

Other

Free

 

5203

5203 00 00

 

Cotton, carded or combed

Cotton, carded or combed

 

Free

The contracts for export of cotton shall be registered with the Textile Commissioner prior to shipment. Clearance of cotton consignments by Customs should be after verifying that the contracts have been registered.

3.   The above shall come into effect from 1st October, 2010.

4.   This issues in public interest.