Prohibited Items

4.1.13

Prohibited items of imports mentioned in ITC(HS) shall not be imported under Advance Authorisation / DFIA. Further items reserved for imports by STEs cannot be imported against Advance Authorisation / DFIA. However those items can be procured from STEs against ARO or Invalidation letter.

STEs are also allowed to sell goods on High Sea Sale basis to holders of Advance Authorisation / DFIA holder.

In addition, STEs are permitted to issue “No Objection Certificate (NOC)” for import by advance Authorisation/ DFIA holder. Authorisation Holder would be required to file Quarterly Returns of imports effected against such NOC to concerned STE and STE would submit half-yearly import figures of such imports to concerned administrative Department for monitoring with a copy endorsed to DGFT.

Similarly prohibited items of exports mentioned in ITC(HS) shall not be exported under Advance Authorisation / DFIA scheme. Export of restricted items shall be subject to all conditionalities or requirements of Export Authorisation or permission, as may be required, under Schedule II of ITC (HS).