Most Immediate

F.No.524/19/2010-STO (TU)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise & Customs

129-A, North Block,

New Delhi, dated 15^th December, 2010.

To

All Chief Commissioners of Customs.

All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise.

All Commissioners of Customs.

All Commissioners of Customs (Export).

All Commissioners of Customs / Central Excise (Prev.).

Subject:  Export of cottonregarding.

Sir / Madam, 

            Please find enclosed herewith a copy of Ministry of Textiles D.O. letter No.12015/3/2010-IT/Cotton dated 10^th December, 2010 on the above mentioned subject.

2.         In this regard, Ministry of Textiles has stated that the validity of the export authorization registration contracts (EARCs) is upto 15.12.2010 and requested the Board to ensure that cotton export shipments should not be permitted following the expiry of EARCs till Government decides future policy on the subject.

 3.        In view of the above, you are requested to take further necessary action in the matter at the earliest. 

Yours faithfully,

Enclosure:                                                                                       

D.O. Letter from Ministry of Textiles

(G.S. Sinha)

OSD (Tariff Unit)