Import of sandalwood - procedure
1. Import of Sandal Wood under Exim Code No. 44039922 will be restricted and subject to a ceiling of 5,000 cum in each licensing year.
2. Imports will be permitted only against an Import Licence issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
3. The Import Licence shall be issued in consultation with the Ministry of Environment and Forest .
4. The ceiling of Sandal Wood for each financial year will be monitored by the Ministry of Environment and Forest to ensure that it is not exceeded.
5. The licence will be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue. No further revalidation of such licence shall be allowed.
Procedure for obtaining licence:
(i) Applicant will submit the application in the Aayaat Niryaat Form to the DGFT (Headquarters office), Udyog Bhawan , New Delhi – 110 011.
(ii) The applicant will be required to declare the quantity of sandalwood and their specifications to be imported species-wise, quantity-wise and the country from which it is to be imported.
(iii) The purpose of import must be specified. If the importer is having sandalwood – based unit, it must be legally established and registered with the concerned State / UT Forest Department.
(iv) In case the importer is a trader not having his own sandalwood based unit, the past performance and antecedents must be given for necessary verification.
(v) Utilisation Certificate specifying the details and necessary ‘Transit Permit' regarding the earlier import must be specified by the applicant, for seeking permission for import of sandalwood second time
Before clearance of the import consignment, the customs authorities are required to verify the following documents.
(i) The ‘Certificate of Origin' from the country of export;
(ii) The necessary phytosanitary certificate;
(iii) A certificate from the Government authorities of country of export stating that export of sandalwood is legally permitted from the concerned country.
DGFT POLICY CIRCULAR NO. 23 (RE-2007)/ 2004-09, Dated: December 31, 2007