4.14 A request for an import certificate shall be made in the form given in Appendix-7. The import certificate in the form given in Annexure to Appendix-7 may be issued by the ICIA directly to the importer with a copy to (i) Ministry of External Affairs (AMS Section), New Delhi, (ii) Department of Electronics, New Delhi; and (iii) Directorate General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. However, this import certificate will not be regarded as a substitute for an import licence in respect of the items mentioned as restricted in ITC(HS) and an import licence will have to be obtained wherever required for such items.