Subject: Import policy for Electronics and IT Goods under Schedule - I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS), 2017.
S.O.(E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends Note No 2(c) under the General Notes Regarding Import Policy and inserts Policy Condition No 2 under Chapter 84 and as Policy Condition No. 5 under Chapter 85 of ITC (HS) 2017 as under:
The import of Notified Goods under the "Electronics and Information Technology Goods (requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012, as amended from time to time, will be allowed subject to registration with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), or on specific exemption letter from Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for a particular consignment, as per provisions of Gazette Notification SO No. 3022 dated 11.09.2013. Accordingly, import of unregistered/ non- compliant notified products as in CRO, 2012, as amended is "prohibited".
Import consignments without valid registration with BIS shall be reexported by the importer failing which Customs shall deform the goods and dispose them as scrap under intimation to MeitY.
The import of Goods (new as well as second hand, whether or not refurbished, repaired or reconditioned) notified under the "Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012, as amended from time to time, is prohibited unless they are registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and comply to the 'Labelling Requirements' published by BIS, as amended from time to time', or on specific exemption letter from Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for a particular consignment, as per provisions of Gazette Notification SO No. 3022 dated 11.09.2013.
The importer shall re-export such prohibited Goods reaching Customs Ports else the Customs Authorities shall deform the goods beyond use and dispose of the goods as scrap under intimation to MeitY.
Policy Condition: As under Chapter 84 and 85 of ITC (HS) 2017:
2 Further, Para 2.31(1) (a) of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 is revised as under:-
ii. refurbished/ re-conditioned spares of re-furbished parts of Personal Computers/ Laptops iii. Air Conditioners iv. Diesel generating sets
(ii) Import of unregistered / non-compliant notified products as in CRO, 2012, as amended from time to time is "prohibited",
3. Effect of this Notification: Import Policy and Policy condition for import of Electronics and IT Goods is laid down.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce and Industry.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from file No. 01/89/180/39/AM-13/PC-2(A)/e 2261]
Note: The principal notification No. 36/2015-2020, dated the 17th January, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 172 (E), dated the 17th January, 2017 and amended vide notification No. 50/2015-2020, dated the 8th January, 2019 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 128(E) dated the 8th January, 2019.