The DGFT vide Notification No. 38/2024-25 dated October 23, 2024 notifies the Policy conditions for the export of sesame seeds to the United States of America (USA). The stated Export Policy conditions shall come into effect from November 16, 2024.
In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, and in continuation of the Notification No. 37/2015-20 dated 03.02.2016 and Notification No. 39/2015-20 dated 11.02.2016, the Central Government hereby amends the Export Policy Condition for Sesame seeds with effect from 16.11.2024 as under:
Additional Policy Conditions for Export of Sesame seeds to the United States of America (USA) under Chapter 12 of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 are inserted as under:
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HS Code |
Description of Goods |
Additional Export Policy Conditions |
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120740 – Sesamum seeds |
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12074010 |
Of Seed Quality |
Export of items to the United States of America (USA) shall be permitted subject to the following conditions: – i. India Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) is designated as competent authority to issue export certification. ii. The IOPEPC shall issue export certification within two working days of receiving the request from exporter subject to a ‘Certificate of Analysis’ by a NABL accredited laboratory. |
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12074090 |
Other |
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The procedure for the export of sesame seeds to the United States of America (USA) has been outlined in the document ‘Procedure for Control of Contamination of Residues of Pesticides in Sesame Seeds for Export to United States of America (USA)’ which is available under Department of Commerce Public Notice dated 10.07.2024.
Effect of this notification: Policy conditions for the export of sesame seeds to the United States of America (USA) have been notified. The stated Export Policy conditions shall come into effect from 16th November 2024.
The Notification can be accessed at: https://a2z-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/Notification_No._38-2024-25_dated_23.10.2024_-Eng.pdf