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Public Notice No. 52\/2024-2025<\/a>, Dated 27-03-2025<\/em><\/p>\n

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a public notice amending Appendix-4J of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 under the authority of Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023. The entry at Serial No. 13 (Walnut in any form) in Appendix-4J has been deleted.<\/p>\n

The item “Walnut in any form” has been removed from Appendix-4J for ease of doing business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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