Andhra, TN and Maharashtra get timeline to export red sandal wood By Express News Service | Published: 26th May 2017 05:41 AM NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu will have to finalise the modalities for export of red sanders (red sandal) wood, which has an estimated value of Rs 30-40 lakh a tonne in the global market , within a stipulated time-frame, the government said. According to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, dated May 23, Andhra Pradesh will have to complete the process for export of red sandal by April 30, 2019, while Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu will have to do so by April 30, 2018. The development will have “major revenue implications for the states and would require strategic planning by state governments”, said Vijay Sardana, a noted agriculture economist. A case is currently in the Madras High Court on a public interest litigation filed in 1996 oppo