Advance licence conditions require producer capacity certification and restrict spice imports to specified export products with prior import condition.

Advance licences for exports at specified entries require a Spices Board certificate confirming the applicant's or supporting manufacturer's production capacity. Imports of cloves, cinnamon, cassia and clove buds under Advance Licences are permitted only for designated export products and are issued with a prior import condition. Cardamom import licences under the handbook provisions must be issued by Regional Licensing Authorities under prior import condition. Licensing schedules mandate determination of permissible input proportions and require that imported goods correspond to those used or required in the export product.

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