FOREIGN TRADE NOTIFICATION
2018-19

Notification No. 21/2015-2020, Dated, 25th July, 2018

Subject: Amendment in policy condition of pepper classified under Chapter 09 of ITC (HS), 2017-Schedule-1 (Import Policy).

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the policy condition of 'Pepper' classified under Chapter 09 of ITC (HS), 2017 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy) as under:

Exim Code	Item Description	Policy	Existing Policy Condition	Revised Policy Condition
0904 11	Neither crushed nor ground:	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg.	However, import is free if CIF value is above Rs.500/ per kg. MIP, however, will not be applicable for imports under Advance Authorisation Scheme, imports by 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and units in the SEZ.
0904 11 10	Pepper, long	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 11 20	Light black pepper	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs 500/ per kg. Further, imports under Advance Authorisation Scheme is 'Free' and are exempted from the MIP condition when import is for extraction of oleoresin, for reexport, by the manufacturer exporters only, subject to the following condition: a. Light black pepper berries shall have a minimum piperine content of 6% for import into India under AAS for oleoresin. B. The samples shall be drawn by Customs and tested at Spices Board's Quality Evaluation Labs for piperine content as per the ISO 5564 method. c. The yield assessment for oleoresin for AAS shall be done as per the ISO 1108 method at the Quality Evaluation Lab of Spices Board d. The manufacturer exporters, who import pepper under AAS, for oleoresin purpose shall submit the details of import of pepper viz. quantity of pepper imported, quantity of oleoresin produced, quantity of oleoresin re-exported, balance stock available as well as the details of usage/disposal of spent material on a monthly basis to the Spices Board.	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg. MIP conditions, however, will not be applicable for imports under Advance Authorisation Scheme, imports by 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and units in the SEZ. Further, Imports under Advance Authorisation Scheme is 'Free' and are exempted from the MIP condition when import is for extraction of oleoresin, for re-export, by the manufacturer exporters only, subject to Policy Condition No.3 of the Chapter.
0904 11 30	Black pepper, garbled	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs 500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 11 40	Black pepper ungarbled	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 11 50	Green pepper, dehydrated	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 11 60	Pepper pinheads	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 11 70	Green pepper, frozen or dried	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 11 80	Pepper other than green, frozen	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 11 90	Other	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	As under Exim code 0904 11.
0904 12 00	Crushed or ground	Prohibited	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg	However, import is free if CIF is above Rs.500/ per kg. MIP conditions, however, will not be applicable for imports under Advance Authorisation Scheme, imports by 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and units in the SEZ.

Policy Condition No.3: Further, imports under Advance Authorisation Scheme is 'Free' and are exempted from the MIP condition when import is for extraction of oleoresin, for re-export, by the manufacturer exporters only, subject to the following condition:

Light black pepper berries shall have a minimum piperine content of 6% for import into India under AAS for oleoresin.

b. The samples shall be drawn by Customs and tested at Spices Board's Quality Evaluation Labs for piperine content as per the ISO 5564 method.

c. The yield assessment for oleoresin for AAS shall be done as per the ISO 1108 method at the Quality Evaluation Lab of Spices Board

d. The manufacturer exporters, who import pepper under AAS, for oleoresin purpose shall submit the details of import of pepper viz. quantity of pepper imported, quantity of oleoresin produced, quantity of oleoresin re-exported, balance stock available as well as the details of usage/disposal of spent material on a monthly basis to the Spices Board.

Effect of this Notification: Import of pepper under Advance Authorisation Scheme, imports by 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and units in the SEZ are 'Free' and are exempted from the MIP condition.

(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)

Director General of Foreign Trade

[Issued from F.No. 01/53/162/1109/AM-07/F.2/115/PC-2 (B)/e- 6695]