| ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS;ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES
CHAPTER 15 ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES
CHAPTER NOTES: 1. This Chapter does not cover : (a) Pig fat or poultry fat of heading 0209; (b) Cocoa butter, fat or oil (heading 1804); (c) Edible preparations containing by weight more than 15 % of the products of heading 0405 (generally Chapter 21); (d) Greaves (heading 2301) or residues of headings 2304 to 2306; (e) Fatty acids, prepared waxes, medicaments, paints, varnishes, soap, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, sulphonated oils or other goods of Section VI; or (f) Factice derived from oils (heading 4002). 2 ?Heading 1509 does not apply to oils obtained from olives by solvent extraction (heading 1510). 3.?Heading 1518 does not cover fats or oils or their fractions, merely denatured, which are to be classified in the heading appropriate to the corresponding undenatured fats and oils and their fractions. 4.?Soap?stocks, oil foots and dregs, stearin pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 1522. SUB-HEADING NOTE: 1. For the purpose of sub-headings 1514 11 and 1514 19, the expression “low erucic acid rape or colza oil” means the fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of less than 2% by weight; Supplementary Notes: 1) In this Chapter, “edible grade”, in respect of goods (i.e. edible oil) specified in Appendix B to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955, means the standard of quality specified for such goods in that Appendix. 2) In this Chapter “fixed Vegetable Oil” means oils which cannot easily be distilled without decomposition, which are not volatile and which cannot be carried off by superheated steam (which decomposes and saponifies them). | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | Policy Conditions | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1501 | Pig Fats (including Lard) and Poultry fat, other than that of Heading 0209 or 1503 | | 1501 00 00 | Pig Fats (including Lard) and Poultry fat, other than that of Heading 0209 or 1503 | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1502 | Fats of Bovine Animals, Sheep or Goats, other than those of Heading 1503 | | 1502 00 | Fats of Bovine animals, Sheep or Goats, other than those of heading 1503 | | | | 1502 00 10 | Mutton Tallow | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1502 00 20 | Fats, unrendered (excluding Mutton Tallow) | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1502 00 30 | Rendered or solvent extraction fats | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1502 00 90 | Other | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1503 | Lard Stearin, Lard Oil, Oleostearin, Oleo-Oil and Tallow Oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared | | 1503 00 00 | Lard Stearin, Lard Oil, Oleostearin, Oleo-Oil and Tallow Oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1504 | Fats and Oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | | 1504 10 | Fish Liver Oils and their fractions: | | | | 1504 10 10 | Cod Liver Oil
Other: | Free | | | 1504 10 91 | Squid Liver Oil | Free | | | 1504 10 99 | Other | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1504 20 | Fats and Oils and their fractions of fish, other than liver oils: | | | | 1504 20 10 | Fish Body Oil | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1504 20 20 | Fish Lipid Oil | Free | | | 1504 20 30 | Sperm Oil | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1504 20 90 | Other | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1504 30 00 | Fats and Oils and their fractions of marine mammals | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1505 | Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) | | 1505 00 | Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin): | | | | 1505 00 10 | Wool alcohol (including lanolin alcohol) | Free | | | 1505 00 20 | Wool grease, crude | | | | 1505 00 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1506 | Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | | 1506 00 | Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified: | | | | 1506 00 10 | Neats Foot Oil and fats from bone or waste | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1506 00 90 | Other | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1507 | Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | | 1507 10 00 | Crude, whether or not degummed | Free | | | 1507 90 | Other: | | | | 1507 90 10 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1507 90 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1508 | Groundnut Oil and its fractions, whether or not refined but not chemically modified | | 1508 10 00 | Crude | Free | | | 1508 90 | Other: | | | | 1508 90 10 | Deodorized (Salad Oil)
Other : | Free | | | 1508 90 91 | Edible Grade | Free | | | 1508 90 99 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1509 | Olive Oil and its fractions, whether or not refined but not chemically modified | | 1509 10 00 | Virgin | Free | | | 1509 90 | Other: | | | | 1509 90 10 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1509 90 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1510 | Other Oils and their fractions, obtained, solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509 | | 1510 00 10 | Crude oil
Other: | Free | | | 1510 00 91 | Edible Grade | Free | | | 1510 00 99 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1511 | Palm Oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | | 1511 10 00 | Crude | Free | | | 1511 90 | Other: | | | | 1511 90 10 | Refined bleached deodorised palm oil | Free | | | 1511 90 20 | Refined bleached deodorised palmolein | Free | | | 1511 90 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1512 | Sunflower Seed, Safflower or Cotton Seed Oil and their fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Sunflower Seed or Safflower Oil and fractions thereof : | | 1512 11 | Crude Oil: | | | | 1512 11 10 | Sunflower Seed Oil | Free | | | 1512 11 20 | Safflower Seed Oil (Kardi Seed Oil) | Free | | | 1512 19 | Other: | | | | 1512 19 10 | Sunflower oil, edible grade | Free | | | 1512 19 20 | Sunflower oil, non-edible grade(other than crude oil) | Free | | | 1512 19 30 | Saffola oil, edible grade | Free | | | 1512 19 40 | Saffola oil, non-edible grade | Free | | | 1512 19 90 | Other
Cotton Seed Oil and its fractions: | Free | | | 1512 21 00 | Crude Oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed | Free | | | 1512 29 | Other: | | | | 1512 29 10 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1512 29 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1513 | Coconut (Copra), Palm Kernel or Babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Coconut (Copra) oil and its fractions: | | 1513 11 00 | Crude oil | State Trading Enterprise | Import allowed through STC subject to para 2.11 of Foreign Trade Policy. | | 1513 19 00 | Other
Palm Kernel or Babassu oil and fractions thereof: | State Trading Enterprise | Import allowed through STC subject to para 2.11 of Foreign Trade Policy. | | 1513 21 | Crude Oil: | | | | 1513 21 10 | Palm Kernel Oil | Free | | | 1513 21 20 | Babassu Oil | Free | | | 1513 29 | Other: | | | | 1513 29 10 | Palm Kernel Oil and its fractions | Free | | | 1513 29 20 | Babassu Oil and fractions edible grade | Free | | | 1513 29 30 | Babassu Oil and fractions, other than edible grade | Free | | | 1513 29 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1514 | Rape, Colza or Mustard oil and its fractions thereof, whether or not refined , but not chemically modified
Low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its factions: | | 1514 11 | Crude oil: | | | | 1514 11 10 | Colza Oil | Free | | | 1514 11 20 | Rape Oil | Free | | | 1514 11 90 | Other | Free | | | 1514 19 | Other: | | | | 1514 19 10 | Refined colza oil of edible grade | Free | | | 1514 19 20 | Refined mustard oil of edible grade | Free | | | 1514 19 90 | Other
Other: | Free | | | 1514 91 | Crude oil: | | | | 1514 91 10 | Colza Oil | Free | | | 1514 91 20 | Mustard Oil | Free | | | 1514 91 90 | Rapeseed Oil | Free | | | 1514 99 | Other: | | | | 1514 99 10 | Refined colza oil of edible grade | Free | | | 1514 99 20 | Refined mustard oil of edible grade | Free | | | 1514 99 30 | Refined rapeseed oil of edible | Free | | | 1514 99 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1515 | Other fixed vegetable fats and Oils (including Jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Linseed Oil and its fractions : | | | | | | | 1515 11 00 | Crude Oil | Free | | | 1515 19 | Other: | | | | 1515 19 10 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1515 19 90 | Other
Maize (Corn) Oil and its fractions: | Free | | | 1515 21 00 | Crude oil | Free | | | 1515 29 | Other: | | | | 1515 29 10 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1515 29 90 | Other | Free | | | 1515 30 | Castor Oil and its fractions: | | | | 1515 30 10 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1515 30 90 | Other | Free | | | 1515 40 00 | Tung Oil and its fractions | Free | | | 1515 50 | Seasame oil and its fractions: | | | | 1515 50 10 | Crude oil
Other: | Free | | | 1515 50 91 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1515 50 99 | Other | Free | | | 1515 90 | Other: | | | | 1515 90 10 | Fixed vegetable oils, namely the following:Chul moogra oil, Mawra oil, Kokam oil, Tabacco seed Oil, Sal Oil | Free | | | 1515 90 20 | Fixed vegetable Oils, namely the following: Neem Seed Oil, Karanj Oil, Silk cotton Seed Oil, Khakhon Oil, Water Melon Oil, Kusum Oil, Rubber seed Oil, Dhup Oil, Undi Oil, Maroti Oil, Pisa Oil, Nahar Oil | Free | | | 1515 90 30 | Fixed Vegetable Oils, namely the following : Cardamom Oil, Chillies/ Capsicum Oil, Turmeric Oil, Ajwain Seed Oil, Niger Seed Oil, Garlic Oil | Free | | | 1515 90 40 | Fixed Vegetable Oils of edible grade namely: Mango Kernel Oil, Mahua Oil, Rice bran Oil
Other: | Free | | | 1515 90 91 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1515 90 99 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1516 | Animal or Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or eladlnised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | | 1516 10 00 | Animal fats and oils and their fractions | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1516 20 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: Cotton Seed oil : | | | | 1516 20 11 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1516 20 19 | Other
Ground nut oil: | Free | | | 1516 20 21 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1516 20 29 | Other
Hydrogenated Castor oil (opal wax): | Free | | | 1516 20 31 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1516 20 39 | Other
Other: | Free | | | 1516 20 91 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1516 20 99 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1517 | Margarine; edible mixture or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516 | | 1517 10 | Margarine, excluding liquid margarine: | | | | 1517 10 10 | Of Animal Origin
Of Vegetable Origin: | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1517 10 21 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1517 10 22 | Linoxyn | Free | | | 1517 10 29 | Other | Free | | | 1517 90 | Other: | | | | 1517 90 10 | Sal fat (processed or refined) | Free | | | 1517 90 20 | Peanut butter | Free | | | 1517 90 30 | Imitation lard of animal origin | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1517 90 40 | Imitation lard of Vegetable origin | Free | | | 1517 90 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1518 | Animal or Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in Vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516 : inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included
| | 1518 00 | Animal or Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in Vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516 : inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included
Lin Seed Oil: | | | | 1518 00 11 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1518 00 19 | Other
Castor oil dehydrated: | Free | | | 1518 00 21 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1518 00 29 | Other
Other Vegetable Oil and its fats: | Free | | | 1518 00 31 | Edible grade | Free | | | 1518 00 39 | Other | Free | | | 1518 00 40 | Other | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1519 | Omitted | | | | | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1520 | Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes | | 1520 00 00 | Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1521 | Vegetable Waxes (other than triglycerides),beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured | | 1521 10 | Vegetable Waxes:
Carnauba Waxes: | | | | 1521 10 11 | Edible wax for waxing fresh fruits and vegetables | Free | | | 1521 10 19 | Other | Free | | | 1521 10 90 | Other | Free | | | 1521 90 | Other: | | | | 1521 90 10 | Beewax whether or not coloured | Free | | | 1521 90 20 | Shellac wax whether or not coloured | Free | | | 1521 90 90 | Other | Free | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1522 | Degras: residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes | | 1522 00 | Degras: residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes | | | | 1522 00 10 | Degras | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1522 00 20 | Soap stocks | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | 1522 00 90 | Other | Prohibited | Not permitted to be imported | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | Import Licensing notes: (1) All Oils which are included in the PFA Act as also all solvent extracted Oils conforming to the standards specified in the Third Schedule of Solvent Extracted Oil, Deoiled Meal and Edible Flour Control Order, 1967 except coconut oil, RBD palm oil, RBD palm stearin and palm kernel oil are freely importable. Import of coconut/copra oil is permitted through State Trading Enterprises. (2) Irrespective of the policy indicated in this chapter, import of sulphonated fish oil is freely permitted without in import licence. (3) Policy relating to import of Crude Palm Stearin is given below as per public notice no. 14 (PN)/97-02 dated 6.6.1997 and as per public notice no. 38(RE-2001)-97-2001 dated 1.10.2001 Public Notice No. 14 (PN)/97-02 dated 6th June, 1997 Attention is invited to the Public Notice No. 284 (PN)/92-97 dated 3lst March, l995 and as amended by Public Notice No. 3l0 (PN)/92-97 dated l4.8.l995. In supersession of the conditions and procedures as laid down in the above Public Notice, import of Crude Palm Stearin shall be permitted as under:- 2. Non-edible Industrial grade Crude Palm Stearin may be imported without a licence in accordance with the conditions set out in the following paragraphs of this Public Notice: (i) Imports may be made by only those importers who hold an industrial licence or an risation from the Secretariat of Industrial Approvals of the Department of Industrial Development, Government of India or a DGTD registration for the manufacture of fatty acids or registration with Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable oils and Fats and who have the facility to split Crude Palm Stearin into fatty acids and glycerol. (ii) Only Crude Palm Stearin admixed with at least 10% free fatty acids (FFA) will be allowed to be imported. (iii) Actual User condition shall apply to the imported Crude Palm Stearin, which shall be split into fatty acids and glycerol at the importer's own splitting facility. The imported Crude Palm Stearin shall be used only for being split into fatty acids and glycerol and it shall not be utilised, sold, transferred or disposed of in any other manner without the prior permission in writing of the Director General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. (iv) Fatty acids and glycerol manufactured out of the imported Crude Palm Stearin are, however, freely transferable. (v) Non-edible industrial grade Crude Palm Stearin admixed with at least 3.5% free fatty acids (FFA) will also be allowed to be imported without an import licence by only those importers who are registered with the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats subject to the condition that the imported Crude Palm Stearin shall be used only for being split into fatty acids and glycerol and it shall not be utilised, sold, transferred or disposed of in any other manner without the permission of the Director General of Foreign Trade. Fatty acids and glycerol manufactured out of such imported Crude Palm Stearin shall be sold only to the actual users of such fatty acid and glycerol. (vi) The importer shall furnish quarterly statements to the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils & Fats (DVVO&F) giving full details of (i) quantities and value of CPS imported;
(ii) quantities of fatty acids and glycerol manufactured;
(iii)names and addresses of the companies to whom the fatty acids and glycerol were supplied together with the quantities supplied;
(iv) quantities of fatty acids and glycerol consumed internally; and
(v) opening and closing stocks of CPS, fatty acids and glycerol in the format annexed to this Public Notice (Annexure - A ). 3. Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats will issue certification of utilisation by the imported Crude Palm Stearin (Non-edible industrial grade) admixed with atleast 3 importer/actual user after satisfying itself about the information furnished in respect of.5% free fatty acids only. The nature of Utilisation Certificate will determine the eligibility of the importer for further imports of the Crude Palm Stearin (Non-edible industrial) admixed with atleast 3.5% free fatty acids (Annexure - B ). 4. Actual users may also use the services of the State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) for the import of Crude Palm Stearin. The STC may import Crude Palm Stearin without a licence, approval or authorisation from the Government and arrange for its splitting into fatty acids and glycerol.
ANNEXURE TO PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 14(PN)/97-2002 DATED 6TH JUNE, 1997 ANNEXURE - A Quarterly return to be furnished by the importer of Crude Palm Stearin (C.P.S) for the quarter ending March, June, September and December.
Quantity in MT
C.P.S. Glycerol Fatty Acid 1) Opening Stock 2) Quantity imported a) FOB Value per tonne of C.P.S b) Analysis report of C.P.S i) F.F.A %
ii) Moisture & Volatile matter %
iii) Other relevant analytical characteristics c) Consumption of C.P.S and production of Glycerol and Fatty Acid. 3) Names and Addresses of the companies to whom Glycerol and fatty acids were supplied alongwith the quantities. 3A) Consumption of fatty acids and glycerols. 3) Closing stock We hereby confirm that the information furnished by us is correct and nothing has been concealed. We are fully conscious that any misrepresentation of facts and/or any violation of the term and conditions set out in this Public Notice will make us liable to penal action which may also include disentitlement to further import. Signature of the applicant:
Name:
Designation:
Full Office Address:
ANNEXURE TO PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 14(PN)/97-2002 DATED 6TH JUNE, 1997 ANNEXURE - B Government of India
Ministry of Civil Supplies
Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable oils & Fats Block-2, 5th Floor,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003.
Dated: CERTIFICATE 1. Certified that the under-mentioned quantities of Crude Palm Stearin (C.P.S) have been utilised by M/S---- --------------- for production of Fatty Acid & Glycerol as indicated below during the period from ------------- to ------------ (In M.T)
PRODUCTION
Consumption of Fatty Acid
Glycerol
Crude Palm Stearin 2. Quantity of C.P.S authorised for further import during the period from ---------- to ------- Officer not below the rank of Dy.Director. (4) All edible oils which are presently freely importable under various Exim Code Heading shall be freely importable subject to the condition that the importer shall have to intimate within 15 (FIFTEEN) days from the date of import indicating the following information to the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats:-
(i) Type of oil
(ii) Date of contract and actual import
(iii) Quantity
(iv) Price;and
(v) Origin. In addition to the above information, importer will have to submit monthly statement in enclosed format with this Notification giving the relevant information about the actual import having taken place latest by the 7th of every month. PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 38 (RE-2001)/1997-2002 dated 1st October, 2001 In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment to the Public Notice No. 14(PN)/97-2002 dated 06.06.1997, namely: “1. The following shall be added at the end of paragraph 3 of the aforementioned public notice:
‘The authorization to make future imports shall be given by the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats on annual basis.’ (4) Any item importable under this chapter shall not contain animal tallow in any form. |
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