CHAPTER-2
GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
Exports and Imports free unless regulated
2.1
Exports and Imports shall be free, except where regulated by FTP or any other law in force. The item wise export and import policy shall be, as specified in ITC (HS) notified by DGFT, as amended from time to time.
Import of rough diamond from Cote d’Ivoire shall be prohibited in compliance to Paragraph 6 of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1643 (2005).
The import/export of rough diamond (HS Code 710210, 710221 or 710231) from / to Venezuela shall be prohibited in view of voluntary separation of Venezuela from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). No Kimberley Process Certificate shall be accepted / endorsed/ issued for import and export of rough diamonds from / to Venezuela.