Foreign Trade Policy - Agarbattis- handicrafts not chemicals
DGFT has amended Appendix 2 of the Handbook of Procedures Vol.I by which “The product “Agarbattis”, presently appearing under the jurisdiction of Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL) under Sr. No. 2 of Appendix-2 of HBP Vol.I is hereby removed from the jurisdiction of Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL) and allocated under the jurisdiction of Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) appearing under Sr. no. 10 of HBP Vol. I.”
Incidentally ‘presently' does not mean, ‘at present'; it actually means, ‘in the immediate future'.
DGFT Public Notice No. 20/20009-14; Dated: November 23, 2009