Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Guar Gum - regarding
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes following amendment in the Notification No. 31/2015-20 dated 29.09.2017 related to export of Guar Gum:
2. The revised table in respect of SI. No. 89 of Chapter 13, Schedule - 2 of ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018 is as under:
1302 32 30
(a) the original analytical report of testing of Pentachlorophenol (PCP) issued by any of the following agencies certifying that product does not contain more than 0.01 mg per Kg of PCP on sampling done by the authorized representative of the competent authority:
> Vimta Labs, Hyderabad; and
> Export Inspection Agency (EIA) Lab, Chennai
(b) the original analytical report of testing of ETO: Ethylene Oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethaniol expressed as ethylene oxide) issued by the following agency certifying that product does not contain more than 0.02 mg per Kg of ETO on sampling done by the authorized representative of the competent authority:
> Vimta Labs, Hyderabad;
> EIA Lab, Mumbai
3. Effect of this Notification:
The Export of Guar Gum to European Union and UK will now be allowed subject to issuance of Official Certificate in place of Health Certificate with immediate effect.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Gol
Email- dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/020/AM-22/EC /E-30417)