Circular No. 07/2012-Customs
F. No. 524/19/2012-STO (TU)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
229-A, North Block,
New Delhi, the 9th March, 2012.
To
All Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.)/ C&CE,
All Directors General of CBEC,
All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.) / C&CE
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise (Appeals).
Subject: Ban on export of Cotton (Tariff Code 5201 and 5203)- reg.
Sir / Madam,
Attention is invited to Board™s Circular No. 6/2012-Cus dated 06-03-2012 regarding imposition of ban on export of Cotton (TH 5201 and 5203) vide DGFT Notification No.102 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 05.03.2012.
2. In this regard DGFT has issued another Circular No. 58(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09-03-2012 to clarify that the consignments of Cotton for which ˜Let Export Orders™ have been issued by Customs authorities till 2400 hrs. on Sunday, 04-03-2012 will be outside the purview of the Notification No.102 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 05.03.2012.
3. Accordingly, Board desires that the field formations shall allow the export of consignments of Cotton (TH 5201 and 5203) for which ˜Let Export Orders™ have already been issued till 2400 hrs. on 04-03-2012.
Yours faithfully,
(A.K.Goel),
Senior Technical Officer
Tariff Unit
