DGFT issued amendments in the Export Policy of Red Sanders wood

The DGFT vide Notification No. 25/2023 dated August 03, 2023 has issued amendments in the Export Policy of Red Sanders wood exclusively sourced from cultivation origin obtained from private land (including Pattaland) and Confiscated source.

In exercise of powers conferred byย Section 3ย read withย section 5ย ofย Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read withย paragraph 1.02ย andย 2.01ย of theย Foreign Trade Policy, 2023,ย as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the policy condition of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santulinus) underย Chapter 44ย ofย ITC (HS), 2018, Schedule – 2 (Export Policy).

Policy condition against Sl. No. 188A inย Chapter 44ย ofย Schedule 2 of ITC (HS)ย Classification of Export & Import Items is amended as follows (changes made are in bold letters):

S. No. HS Code Unit Item Description Export Policy Current Policy Condition

Revised Policy Condition

188A

44039918

44079990

 

Kg

Red Sanders wood in log form and roots, exclusively of cultivation origin obtained from private land (including Pattaland) Restricted Export permitted underย license subject to theย following conditionsย /documentation:

(i) Applications forย export license should beย accompanied byย attested copies ofย certificate of originย issued by the Principalย Chief Conservator ofย Forests (PCCF) of theย State from where the stocks were procured /ย exported, giving details ofย the date of procurementย from legal sources andย quantities procured;

(ii) A certificate of theย current position ofย stocks so procured andย available with theย applicant given afterย physical verification ofย the stocks, by theย authority nominated forย the purpose by theย PCCF, should alsoย accompany applicationย for export license.

(iii) The applicationsย shall be considered onย merits for issue ofย export license, whichย shall be subject to anyย other conditions such asย MEP, quantity ceilingsย requirements underย CITES, etc. as may beย prescribed from time toย time;

(iv) As per theย recommendation ofย CITES Managementย Authority India, theย MOEF & CC will fixย an yearly quota, whichย may be reviewed basedย on NDF study orย recommendations of theย Government agencies;ย 

 

Export permitted underย license subject to theย following conditionsย /documentation:

(i) Applications forย export license should beย accompanied byย attested copies ofย certificate of originย issued by the Principalย Chief Conservator ofย Forests (PCCF) of theย State from where the stocks were procured /ย exported, giving details ofย the date of procurementย from legal sources andย quantities procured;

(ii) A certificate of theย current position ofย stocks so procured andย available with theย applicant given afterย physical verification ofย the stocks, by theย authority nominated forย the purpose by theย PCCF, should alsoย accompany applicationย for export license.

(iii) The applicationsย shall be considered onย merits for issue ofย export license, whichย shall be subject to anyย other conditions such asย MEP, quantity ceilingsย requirements underย CITES, etc. as may beย prescribed from time toย time;

(iv) As per theย recommendation ofย CITES Managementย Authority India, theย MOEF & CC will fixย an yearly quota, whichย may be reviewed basedย on NDF study orย recommendations of theย Government agencies;ย 

In accordance with the recommendations of the BSI NDF Report, MoEF & CC, the following annual export quotas for red sanders (Pterocarpus santulinus) is allowed :

(a)ย  An annual export quota (April to March)ย  of 900 MT for Tamilnadu for artificially Propagated red sanders: and

(b) a zero export quota for wild specimens of red sanders :

subject to the following conditions:-

(i) State Govt shall develop a digital platform with Geo referenced sites and MIS giving the no of trees, their age and diameter at breast height.

(ii) The working plan Guidelines of States need to include specific management plans/ harvest Plans with approved rotation periods for sustainable harvest of red sanders wood from plantations in forest and non-forest areas

Effect of this Notification:

An annual export quota (April to March) of 900 MT for Tamil Nadu for artificially Propagated red sanders; and a zero export quota for wild specimens of red sanders, subject to conditions as mentioned above is notified.

The Notification can be accessed at:ย https://a2z-bucket.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DGFT-Notification-No.-25-2023-dated-03.08.2023-English.pdf

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