MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
NEW DELHI, DATED 9th January, 2006
S.O.
(E) In exercise of
powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation)
Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy – 2004-09, the
Central Government hereby amends the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and
Import Items, 2004-09 as under:
1. The Import
Policy of the following items shall be amended to read as
follows:
|
Exim
Code |
Item Description
|
Policy |
Policy
Conditions |
|
8525 20
17 |
Cellular
telephone |
Free |
Import of Fixed wireless Phones is
free. |
|
8525 20
19 |
Other |
Free |
Radio communication
equipment including VHF, UHF and microwave communication equipment not
permitted to be imported except against a licence to be issued by the WPC
wing of Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology. |
|
8525 20
99 |
Other |
Free |
Not permitted to be imported
except against a licence to be issued by the WPC wing of Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology.
|
2. The Import
Licensing Notes No. (1) of Chapter 85 to Schedule – 1 (Imports) stands deleted.
3. The words
“Ministry of Communication” appearing in Column-4 against Exim Codes – 85251010,
85251020, 85252015 and 85252092 of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import
Items, 2004-09 shall be amended to read as “Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology”.
4. This issues
in public interest.
(K.T.
Chacko)
And Ex-Officio Additional
Secretary to the Govt. of India
(Issued from File
No.01/93/180/47/AM06/PC-1B)