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CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council
(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)
Jhansi Castle, 4th floor, 7-Cooperage Road, Mumbai - 400 001.
Tel :+91-22-69821200 to 206 Membership Helpline No : 7738933059
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E-mail: info@chemexcil.in
Website: http://www.chemexcil.in
EPC:FTA:IND-SRI LANKA:2023-24 28th November, 2023
To
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
To Seek Inputs on Sri Lanka’s Negative List Under ISLFTA- Regarding
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Greetings from Chemexcil!
Chemexcil is in receipt of communication from Department of Commerce informing the negative list of HS CODES of Sri Lanka under ISLFTA.
The India and Sri Lanka has re-launched negotiations on Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA).
India already has a FTA with Sri Lanka i.e. ISLFTA. In this regard, the Ministry of MSME has received a list of 7 HS codes of Chemicals which are falling under CHEMEXCIL’s purview.
The List is tabulated below..
CODES |
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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330610
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Dentifrices
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330620
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Yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss),in individual retail packages
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330690
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Preparations for oral or dental hygiene (incl. denture fixative), nes
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340111
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Soap and organic surface-active products in bars, etc, for toilet use
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340119
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Other
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340120
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Soap in other forms, nes
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350510
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Dextrins and other modified starches
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Just for your information India’s Export to Sri Lanka for these products is as under.
India's Export to SriLanka (USD MILLION) |
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Products
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Exported value in 2019
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Exported value in 2020
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Exported value in 2021
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Exported value in 2022
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3306
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0.0015
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0.0008
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0.0016
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0.0002
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3401
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0.002
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0.0012
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0.0014
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0.0007
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3505
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0.0002
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0.0003
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0.0004
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0.0006
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As per data, India’s export to Sri Lanka is found to be negligible for these products. Additionaly, Sri Lanka’s Import for these products from other countries was also discovered as negligible.
Therefore, Members are requested to provide INPUTS/information w.r.t whether the products must remain in negative list (Not covered by the FTA means that these chemicals will be subject to tariffs). or not ? with reasons to pw@chemexcil.in with copy at ad.del@chemexcil.in on or before 2nd December 2023 for onward submission.
Thanks and Regards
Raghuveer Kini
Director General
CHEMEXCIL
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