Amendment in Export Policy condition of Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Chips and Powder and Agar Oil obtained from artificially propagated sources

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.... (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Export Policy Conditions of Agarwood Chips and Powder and Agar Oil : ITC(HS) Code & Description Export Policy Existing policy condition Policy Condition 12119054 Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) (Including chips and Powder) Restricted The annual quota for export of Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Chips and Powder obtained from artificially propagated source (cultivated origin outside forest areas) has been fixed as under: Agarwood Chips and Powder -25000 Kg per a....

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....rwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Chips and Powder obtained from artificially propagated sources (cultivated origin outside forest areas) has been fixed for three financial years, viz, 2024-25 to 2026-27 (i.e. for the period starting from 1st April, 2024 till 31st March, 2027) as under: Agarwood Chips and Powder -1,51,080 Kg per annum. The export of Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) powder and Chips is permitted subject to following conditions: i. Applications for authorization to export agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) sourced from artificially propagated plantations (cultivated outside forest areas) must include: a) An attested copy of a Certificate of Origin issued following a physical inspection by a Fores....

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....should mention that the plantation from which agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) was obtained is registered with the State Government. ii. A certificate of the current position of stocks so procured and available with the applicant given after physical verification of the stocks, by the authority nominated for the purpose by the PCCF, should also accompany the application for an export license iii. A copy of the export order received by the concerned firm. iv. Coloured photograph of products (agarwood) (Aquilaria Malaccensis) duly certified by the concerned officer designated by the Forest Department. v. An undertaking from the firm that items of agaroil proposed to be exported has been harvested from plant....

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.... 2. Export of artificially propagated Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) and Agar Oil shall be allowed from the states of Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Kerala and Others, as per the state-wise revised annual limits (Annexure). 3. This notification shall be effective immediately. Effect of this Notification: State-wise Annual Export Limits for Agarwood (Aquilaria Malaccensis) Chips and Powder obtained from artificially propagated sources is increased from 25,000 Kgs to 1,51,080 Kgs. State-wise Annual Export Limits for Agar Oil is increased from 1,500 Kgs to 7,050 Kgs, subject to the Export Policy conditions as specified. (Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Fore....