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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

17-August-2011 17:35 IST

Procuring Red Sandal

Andhra Pradesh had requested to include Red Sandals wood furniture items(wood procured from legal sources) and Red Sanders wood Handicrafts and Utility oriented items (wood procured from legal sources) under permissible items for exports. The office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) has clarified that these items are covered under HS Codes 970119091 and 970119099 failing under Handicrafts category. It has further been clarified that product profile-wise as well as category-wise codes are not available for these items due to short product list.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply to a question, in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Export classification of red sandalwood items under handicrafts HS codes confirms permissibility for export despite limited product-specific codes. Items of red sandalwood procured from legal sources and fashioned as furniture or utility-oriented handicrafts are classifiable under HS Codes 970119091 and 970119099 within the Handicrafts category and are permissible for export, while no further product-profile-specific codes exist due to a short product list.