Request for Comments on Alignment of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 with amendments introduced by Finance Act 2025 – regarding

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi Date: April 29, 2025 Trade Notice No. 04/2025-26 To, 1. Industry and Relevant Stakeholders 2. Export Promotion Councils and Commodity Boards Subject: Request for Comments on Alignment of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 with amendments introduced by Finance Act 2025 – regarding. Reference is drawn to the Finance Act, 2025, which introduces key changes to the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, including updates to Chapter Notes, HS Codes, and Product Descriptions. DGFT is in the process of aligning Schedule-II (Export Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 with Finance Act, 2025. 2. In line with Para 1.07 A of FTP 2023, which provides for consultation with stakeholders during the formulation or amendment of Foreign Trade Policy, proposed changes in Chapter Notes as introduced in the Finance Act, 2025 (Annexure-I) and changes in HS Codes and Product Descriptions (Annexure-II) are enclosed to this Trade Notice. This Directorate invites views, suggestions and comments from relevant stakeholders including exporters, industry associations and experts on the proposed amendments. 3. The stakeholders are requested to submit inputs/comments to this Directorate within 7 days from the issuance of this Trade Notice. Submissions may be made via e-mail to export-dgft@nic.in. 4. This Trade Notice is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority in accordance with the provisions of Para 1.07 A of FTP 2023. Enclosures: As Above, (Md Moin Afaque) Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from F.No. 01/91/191/121/AM23/EC/E- 35174) ANNEXURE-I Annexure referred to in DGFT Notification No. dated regarding ‘Schedule-II (Export Policy) of ITC(HS) 2022 in sync with Finance Act 2024’ 1. in Chapter 10,–– after Sub-heading Note, the following Supplementary Note shall be inserted, namely: Supplementary Note: 1. For the purposes of tariff items 1006 30 11 and 1006 30 91, “Rice, GI recognized” refers to the rice varieties defined and recognised by the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (48 of 1999).’; 2. in Chapter 20,–– after Sub-heading Notes, the following Supplementary Note shall be inserted, namely:— Supplementary Note: 1. For the purposes of tariff items 2008 19 21 to 2008 19 29, the term “makhana” means the seed of plant Euryale ferox Salisb. and also commonly known as gorgon nut or fox nut.’; 3. in Chapter 29, — for the Supplementary Note, the following Supplementary Notes shall be substituted, namely:— Supplementary Notes: 1. For the purposes of the tariff item 2906 11 10, the term “Natural Menthol” means an organic compound (C10H20O) which is obtained from the distillation of the Japanese type oil of mint or menthol mint known as Mentha arvensis but does not include those made synthetically through any chemical routes. 2. Tariff item 2916 39 70 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2916 39 : Alphanaphthyl acetic acid, cyclanilide, kresoxim methyl, metofluthrin, permethrin, renofluthrin, transfluthrin. 3. Tariff item 2918 99 30 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2918 99 : 2,4-D amine salt, 2,4-D- ethyl ester, 2,4-D sodium salt, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, prohexadione calcium, s-bioallethrin, sodium acifluorfen. 4. Tariff item 2924 19 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2924 19 : Bendiocarb, carboxin, chlorpropham, fenobucarb (BPMC), fluazaindolizine, methomyl, metolachlor, propamocarb hydrochloride, thiodicarb. 5. Tariff item 2924 21 40 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2924 21 : Bifenazate, carbosulfan, cyflufenamide, fenoxanil, flufenoxuron, ipfencarbazone, lufenuron, metaflumizone, metsulfuron methyl, novaluron, orthosulfamuron, pencycuron,sulfosulfuron, teflubenzuron, triafamone, triasulfuron, trifloxysulfuron sodium. 6. Tariff item 2924 29 70 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2924 29 : Pretilachlor (ISO), anilophos, benalaxyl, benalaxyl M, broflanilide, butachlor, carpropamid, cyclaniliprole, diflubenzuron, dimethenamid-P, diuron, fluxametamide, iprovalicarb, mandipropamid, metalaxyl-M, propanil, propoxur, pydiflumetofen. 7. Tariff item 2926 90 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2926 90 : Alphacypermethrin, beta cyfluthrin, chlorothalonil, cyflumetofen, cyfluthrin, cyhalofopbutyl, cymoxanil, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin (decamethrin), dithianon, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, fluvalinate, hydrogen cyanamide, lambdacyhalothrin, myclobutanil. 8. Tariff item 2930 20 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2930 20 : Cartap hydrochloride (ISO), mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiobencarb (benthiocarb), triallate, ziram. 9. Tariff item 2930 90 92 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2930 90 : Acephate (ISO), phorate (ISO), captan, clethodim, diafenthiuron, ethion, malathion, oxydemeton-methyl, phenthoate, profenophos, temephos, thiophanate-methyl. 10. Tariff item 2932 20 30 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2932 20 : Brodifacoum, bromadiolone, coumachlor, coumatetralyl, flocoumafen, milbemectin, spiromesifen. 11. Tariff item 2933 19 92 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 19 : Cyenopyrafen, fenpyroximate, fipronil, fluxapyroxad, penflufen, pyraclostrobin, pyroxasulfon, tetraniliprole, tolfenpyrad, topramezone. 12. Tariff item 2933 29 60 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 29 : Imidacloprid (ISO), fenamidone, imazamox, imiprothrin, iprodione, prochloraz. 13. Tariff item 2933 31 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 31 : Florpyrauxifen benzyl, fluroxypyr meptyl, halauxifen-methyl, haloxyfop-R-methyl, paraquat dichloride, pyrifluquinazon, triclopyr acid, triclopyr butotyl ester. 14. Tariff item 2933 39 23 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 39 : Afidopyropen, boscalid, chlorpyriphos, chlorpyriphos methyl, clodinafop-propargyl, cyantraniliprole, flonicamid, florpyrauxifen-benzyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, fluopicolide, fluopyram and its metabolite, forchlorfenuron, haloxyfop-P-methyl, picoxystrobin, pyridalyl, pyriofenone, pyriproxyfen, sulfoxaflor. 15. Tariff item 2933 59 50 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 59 : Bispyribac-sodium (ISO), ametroctradin, azoxystrobin, benzpyrimoxam, buprimate, florasulam, polyoxin D zinc salt, primiphos-methyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyrithiobac sodium, triflumezopyrim. 16. Tariff item 2933 69 60 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 69 : Ametryn, atrazine, carfentrazone ethyl, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, flusilazole, hexaconazole, hexazinone, indaziflam, iodosulfuron methyl sodium, mefentrifluaconazole, metamitron, metribuzin, paclobutrazol, propiconazole, pymetrozin (FI), TIM, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, tricyclazole, triticonazole. 17. Tariff item 2933 99 20 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 99 : Carbendazim (ISO), bitertanol, chlorfenopyr, chlorfluazuron, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, flufenzine, flupyradifurone, penconazole, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, triazophos. 18. Tariff item 2934 99 40 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2934 99 : Bentazone, bixlozone, clomazone, dazomet, dimethomorph, etoxazole, fluensulfone, flufenacet, flumioxazin, hexythiazox, indoxacarb, isocycloseram, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, phosalone, pinoxaden, thiacloprid, thiocyclam hydrogen oxalate, valifenalate. 19. Tariff item 2935 90 40 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2935 90 : Amisulbrom, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron methyl, chlorimuron ethyl, cyazofamid, cyzofamide, diclosulam, flucetosulfuron, helosulfuron methyl, mesosulfuron methyl, penoxsulam, pyrazosulfuron ethyl, pyroxsulam, sulfentrazone, sulfosulfuron, triafamone, triasulfuron.’; 4. in Chapter 38,–– i. in Supplementary Note 1, for the words, brackets, letters and figures “Acetamiprid (ISO) conforming to IS-15981”, the following shall be substituted, namely:— “Acetamiprid (ISO) conforming to IS-15981; Afidopyropen conforming to IS 18873; Alphacypermethrin conforming to IS 15616; Azadirachtin (Neem products) conforming to IS 14299; Beta cyfluthrin conforming to IS 14156; Carbosulfan conforming to IS 14940; Chlorpyriphos conforming to IS 8963; Chlorpyriphos methyl conforming to IS 15693; Cyfluthrin conforming to IS 14156; Cyphenothrin conforming to IS 15978; Deltamethrin (Decamethrin) conforming to IS 12005; Dicofol conforming to IS 5278; Diflubenzuron conforming to IS 14185; D-trans allethrin conforming to IS 13146; Ethion conforming to IS 10369; Ethofenprox (Etofenprox) conforming to IS 14249; Ethylene dichloride and Carbon tetrachloride mixture conforming to IS 634; Fenitrothion conforming to IS 5280; Fenpropathrin conforming to IS 15161; Fenvalerate conforming to IS 12003; Fipronil conforming to IS 18389; Fluvalinate conforming to IS 13097; Imiprothrin conforming to IS 16921; Indoxacarb conforming to IS 15984; Lambdacyhalothrin conforming to IS 14509; Malathion conforming to IS 1832; Methomyl conforming to IS 15614; Novaluron conforming to IS 17125; Oxydemeton- Methyl conforming to IS 8258; Phenthoate conforming to IS 8293; Phosalone conforming to IS 8488; Primiphos-methyl conforming to IS 13080; Profenophos conforming to IS 15238; Pyriproxyfen conforming to IS 16141; Spiromesifen conforming to IS 16674; Temephos conforming to IS 8701; Thiacloprid conforming to IS 16710; Thiodicarb conforming to IS 16956; Thiomethoxam conforming to IS 15983; Triazophos conforming to IS 14936; Zinc Phosphide conforming to IS 1251.”; ii. for Supplementary Note 2, the following shall be substituted, namely:— 2. Tariff item 3808 91 42 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 91: