FOREIGN TRADE NOTIFICATION
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Body Notification No. 5/2023, Dated 8th May, 2023

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Subject: Amendment in import policy condition of Apples under ITC (HS) 08081000 of Chapter-08 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy)

S.O.(E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the import policy condition under ITC(HS) 08081000 of Chapter-08 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy) as under:

HS Code	Item Description	Existing policy	Revised Policy Condition	Existing policy condition	Revised policy condition
08081000	-Apples	Free	Prohibited	Nil	However, import is 'Free' if CIF value is above Rs.50/- per kilogram. Minimum Import Price (MIP) conditions shall not be applicable for imports from Bhutan.

Effect of this Notification: Import of Apples under ITC (HS) 08081000 is 'Prohibited' wherever the CIF Import Price is less than equal to Rs. 50/- per kilogram. Minimum Import Price (MIP) conditions shall not be applicable for imports from Bhutan.

This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)

Director General of Foreign Trade &

Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

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