DGFT Notifies New Policy for Issue of Import licences for Rough Marble Blocks
AFTER considering representations from various Associations of Marble Manufacturers/Processors for reviewing the regime governing import of marbles, the Central Government has amended Import Licensing Note No. (2) inserted at the end of Chapter 25 of the Schedule-I (Imports) to the ‘ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items' to notify the amended Policy provisions which will henceforth be applicable for import of Rough Marble Blocks for the FY 2010-11.
EXIM Code Nos. 25151100 and 25151210 indicated in Schedule-1 (Imports) of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items relates to import of Marble and Travertine - Crude or Roughly trimmed and merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks of a rectangular (including square) shape. Import of these items is restricted and subject to import licensing procedures.
Marble import policy undergoes frequent changes and in a recent case, the HC of Delhi after going through the policy provisions, remarked “ The frequency of policy changes, the number of circulars and notifications over a short span bear testimony to hectic behind-the scene lobbying by the two broad categories of marble traders, i.e. importers and domestic manufacturers, and even their sub-groups.”
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DGFT Notification No. 36/2009-2014, Dated: March 31, 2010