Wheat Export through Non-EDI Land Customs Stations on Bangladesh and Nepal Border Allowed with DGFT Registration

[DGFT Notification No. 99 dated 23^rd February 2012]

Subject: Permission for export of wheat through Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the column “Nature of Restriction” of para 2 of Notification No. 72 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09.09.2011.

SNo.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
46 A
	1001 10	Kg	Durum wheat:	Free	Export permitted through Custom EDI ports only. Export shall also be permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. RAs Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity.
	1001 10 90	Kg	Other	Free
	1001 90	Kg	Other:	Free
	1001 90 20	Kg	Other wheat	Free
	1001 90 39	Kg	Other	Free

2. Effect of this notification

Notification No. 72 dated 09.09.2011 made export of wheat free but only through Custom EDI ports. Now export of wheat is also being permitted from non-EDI Land Custom Stations on Bangladesh and Nepal border. The only requirement will be registration of quantity with DGFT.