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Withdrawn from 1 October 2010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:
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S. No. |
Tariff Item Code |
Unit |
Item of Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
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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. |
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5201 00 |
Cotton, not carded or combed
Indian cotton: |
Free |
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5201 00 11 |
Bengal deshi |
Free |
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5201 00 12 |
Indian cotton of staple lengths
20.5 mm (25/32”) and below (e. g. oomras, yellow
picking, Assam Comillas) |
Free |
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5201 00 13 |
Indian cotton of staple length
exceeding 20.5mm (26/32") and but not exceeding 24.5mm (30/32") |
Free |
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5201 00 14 |
Indian cotton of staple length
over 24.5 mm (31/32”) to 28 mm |
Free |
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5201 00 15 |
Indian cotton of staple length
28.5 mm (14/32”) and above but below 34.5 mm |
Free |
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5201 00 19 |
Indian cotton of all staple length
34 5 mm and above (112/32”) |
Free |
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5201 00 20 |
Cotton, other than Indian, of
all staple lengths |
Free |
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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. |
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5202 10 00 |
Yarn waste
(including thread waste) |
Free |
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Other: |
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5202 91 00 |
Garnetted stock |
Free |
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5202 99 00 |
Other |
Free |
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5203 5203 00 00 |
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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.