| 1207 |
w.e.f. 1 May 2022- BCD against tariff item 1207 91 00 the entry substituted by 20%
[Clause 98(b) of Finance Act 2022]
|
| Preferential rate of 20/60% applicable in this heading |
| Basic Duty Exemption on Shea Nuts in 1207 99 90
[SNo(32AD) in Ntfn 50-Customs/2017 dated 30.06.2017] |
| Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (i.e. Palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, Castor oil seeds, Sesamum seeds, Mustard seeds, Saffower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds, Melon seeds, Poppy seeds, Ajams, Mango kernel, Niger seed, Kokam) whether or not broken, of seed quality.
[SNo(85) in Ntfn 02-IGST/28.06.2017] |
| Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (i.e. Palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, Castor oil seeds, Sesamum seeds, Mustard seeds, Saffower (Carthamustinctorius) seeds, Melon seeds, Poppy seeds, Ajams, Mango kernel, Niger seed, Kokam) whether or not broken, other than of seed quality
[SNo 70 in Sch I of Ntfn 01-IGST/28.06.2017] |
| *Import Policy: Restricted – Policy Condition (4): Import permitted for sowing without a licence subject to the new Policy on Seed Development, 1988 and in accordance with import permit granted under Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Imports into India) Order, 2003; |
| **Melon Seeds Imported for Sowing under HS Code
1207 70 90:
i. Imports subject to Policy Condition (4) of the Chapter.
ii. Import Policy of Melon Seeds is 'Free' with effect from 01st May 2024 up to 30 June 2024. Consignments with 'shipped on board' Bill of lading issued till 30th June 2024 shall be treated as "Free" to import.
iii. Imports shall be permitted only on 'Actual User' basis to Processors o1 Melon Seeds only.
iv. Imports shall be permitted only against a valid FSSAI Manufacturer Licence for Melon Seeds in line with FSSAI Order RCD- 12005/1/2021-Regulatory-FSSAI-Part(2) (E-1638) dated 15.03.2024.
v. All imports shall be subject to compulsory registration under Melon Seeds Import Monitoring System (MS-IMS).
[Import Allowed Freely from 1 May to 30 June, 2024 subject to Compulsory Registration under Import Monitoring System by DGFT Notification No 05 dated 05.04.2024
[See Watermelon Seeds Import Procedure under HS Code 12077090 at chapter end - DGFT Public Notice No. 41/2023 dated 14 February 2024 and Public Notice No. 42/2023 dated 14 February, 2024]
[Water Melon Seeds Import Shifted to Free from Restricted List till 30 Sept 2022 – Imports Restricted to Kandla and Mundra Port only by DGFT Ntfn 13/21.06.2022]
[Water Melon Seeds Import Shifted to Restricted from Free. Import Subjected to Policy Condition (4) of the Chapter by DGFT Notification No. 03/2015-2020 dated 26 April 2021] |
| ***Poppy seeds- Free – Import subject to policy condition (3). Please see end of this Chapter for detail. |
