Government puts Ban on import of Agarbatti

Amendment of import policy of "Agarbatti" 

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section -3, Sub Section (ii)

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce UdyogBhawan, New Delhi Notification No. 15/2015-2020

Dated the 31st August, 2019

Subject : Amendment of import policy of "Agarbatti" and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning under Exim code 33074100 and 33074900 of ITC (HS) 2017 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy).  S.O. (E) : In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015- 2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends of import policy of "Agarbatti" and other odoriferous preparations of ITC (HS) 2017 - Schedule -1 (Import Policy) as under : 2. Effect of this Notification : Import policy of "Agarbatti" and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning under Exim code 3307 4100 and "Others" under Exim Code 33074900 of ITC (HS) 2017 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy) is revised from 'Free' to 'Restricted'. This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Alok Vardhan Charturvedi) Director General of  Foreign Trade E-mail : [email protected]