Withdrawal of Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme for import of raw Sugar.

(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification No. 5 / 2015-20

New Delhi, Dated the 1st May, 2015

Sub: Withdrawal of Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme for import of raw Sugar.

S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby amends the following provisions of FTP 2015-20 : The following sub para (c) is inserted in Para 4.25 of FTP 2015-20 “

(c) Duty Free Import Authorisation Scheme shall not be available for import of raw sugar.” 2. Effect of this Notification:

Import of “raw sugar” under Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) scheme is withdrawn with immediate effect.

(Pravir Kumar)

Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/94/180/AA-Sugar/AM 09/PC-4)