Procedure for import of Vegetable Fats, Pepper and Desiccated Coconut under Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement – DGFT prescribes
vanaspati including bakery shortening and margarine – Total quantity of imports will be restricted to 2.5 lakh MT per annum subject to the following conditions:-
a) The quantum of imports of Vanaspati, Bakery Shortening and Margarine for the year 2006-07 will be arrived at by deducting the import of this item already made from Sri Lanka under the Agreement till the date of issue of this Public Notice.
b) application for imports to be made to their Exim Facilitation Committee in the AayaatNiryaat Form.
c) All applications must accompany a pre-purchase agreement from one of the eligible exporter of vanaspati in Sri Lanka. The pre-purchase agreement must indicate the quantity and the duration of fulfillment of the contract.
d) The determination of quarter-wise quantum of export of vanaspati from Sri Lanka would be made between the concerned authorities in Sri Lanka and DGFT.
e) At the time of clearance of the import consignment, the importer in India must produce a Certificate of Origin issued by concerned authorities in Sri Lanka.
Pepper and desiccated coconut – quantum of pepper is restricted to 2500 MT per annum and desiccated coconut restricted to 500 MT per annum.
a) The quantum of import of pepper for the year 2006-07 will be arrived at by deducting the import of this item already made from Sri Lanka.
b) application for imports to be made to the Exim Facilitation Committee in the AayaatNiryaat Form’
c) At the time of clearance of the import consignment, the importer in India must produce a Certificate of Origin issued by concerned authorities in Sri Lanka.
DGFTPUBLIC NOTICE NO. ,Dated: November21, 2006