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NOTIFICATION NO. 111/2010, DT. 18/04/2012

Indian Trade Classification(Harmonised System) of Export and Import Items, 2012 [ITC(HS),2012]

S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, the Central Government hereby notifies ‘Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) of Export and Import Items, 2012’ [ITC (HS), 2012] as enclosed in the Annexure to this Notification.

2. ITC (HS), 2012 contains ‘Schedule 1 - Import Policy’ and ‘Schedule 2 - Export Policy’. Against each item of these two schedules, the current import / export policy has been indicated; alongwith policy conditions to be fulfilled, if any.

3. This shall come into force with immediate effect.

Effect of this Notification:

ITC (HS) 2012 is being notified incorporating the changes till now and after harmonising it with both the HS 2012 of World Customs Organisation and Tariff Schedule of Customs.

Sd/-

(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
e-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/66/AM-12/PC.2A)

Annexure to the
Notification No. 111/RE(2010)/2009-2014 dated 18.4.2012

ITC(HS) Schedule-1 (Import Policy)

ITC (HS), 2012 CONTENTS
Schedule 1 - Import Policy

Chapter No.	Chapter Descriptions
Explanatory Note for Row and Column Description of this Schedule
Schedule 1 - Import Policy
	General Notes Regarding Import Policy
	Section I - Live Animals; Animal Products
1	Live Animals
2	Meat and Edible Meat Offal
3	Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic Invertebrates
4	Birds"Eggs; Natural Honey; Edible Products of Animal Origin, not elsewhere specified or included
5	Products of Animal Origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Section II - Vegetable Products
6	Live Trees and other Plants; Bulbs Roots and the Like; Cut Flowers and Ornamental Foliage
7	Edible Vegetables and certain Roots and Tubers
8	Edible Fruit and Nuts; Peel of Citrus Fruit or Melons
9	Coffee, Tea, Mate and Spices
10	Cereals
11	Products of the Milling Industry; Malt; Starches; Inulin Wheat Gluten
12	Oil Seeds and Oleaginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Grains, Seeds and Fruit; Industrial or Medicinal Plants; Straw and Fodder
13	Lac; Gums, Resins and Other Vegetable Saps and Extracts
14	Vegetable Plaiting Materials; Vegetable Products not elsewhere specified or included
Section III - Animals or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes
15	Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes
Section IV - Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar; Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substituted
16	Preparations of Meat, of Fish or of Crustaceans, Molluscs or other Aquatic Invertebrates
17	Sugars and Sugar Confectionery
18	Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations
19	Preparations of Cereals, Flour, Starch or Milk; Pastrycook"s Products
20	Preparations of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts or other Parts of Plants
21	Miscellaneous Edible Preparations
22	Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar
23	Residues and Waste from the Food Industries; Prepared Animal Fodder
24	Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes
Section V - Mineral Products
25	Salt; Sulphur; Earths and Stone; Plastering Materials, Lime and Cement
26	Ores, Slag and Ash
27	Mineral Fuels; Mineral Oils and Products of their Distillation; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Waxes
Section VI - Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries
28	Inorganic Chemicals; Organic or Inorganic Compounds of Precious Metals, of Rare-earth Metals, of Radioactive Elements of Isotopes
29	Organic Chemicals
30	Pharmaceutical Products
31	Fertilisers
32	Tanning or Dyeing Extracts; Tannins and their Derivatives; Dyes, Pigments and other Colouring Matter; Paints and Varnishes; Putty and other Mastics; inks
33	Essential Oils and Resinoids; Perfumery Cosmetic or Toilet Preparations
34	Soap, Organic Surface- Active Agents, Washing Preparations, Lubricating Preparations, Artificial Waxes, Prepared Waxes, Polishing or Scouring Preparations, Candles and Similar Articles, Modelling Pastes, "Dental Waxes" and Dental Preparations with a Basis of Plaster
35	Albuminoidal Substances; Modified Starches; Glues; Enzymes
36	Explosives; Pyrotechnic Products; Matches; Pyrophoric Alloys; Certain Combustible Preparations
37	Photographic or Cinematographic Goods
38	Miscellaneous Chemical Products
Section VII - Plastics and Articles thereof; Rubber and Articles thereof
39	Plastics and Articles thereof
40	Rubber and Articles thereof
Section VIII - Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Furskins and Articles thereof; Saddlery And Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut (other than Silk-Worm Gut)
41	Raw Hides and Skins (Other than Furskins) and Leather
42	Articles of Leather; Saddlery and Harness;Travel Goods, Handbags and similar containers;Articles of Animal Gut (other than Silk-worm Gut)
43	Furskins and Artificial Fur; Manufactures thereof
Section IX - Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and Articles of Cork; Manufactures of Straw, of Esparto or of other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork
44	Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal
45	Cork and Articles of Cork
46	Manufactures of Straw, of Esparto or of other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork
Section X - Pulp of Wood or of other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste and Scrap of Paper or Paperboard; Paper and Paperboard and Articles thereof
47	Pulp of Wood or of other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste and Scrap of Paper or Paperboard
48	Paper and Paperboard; Article of Paper Pulp, of Paper or of Paperboard
49	Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures and other Products of the Printing Industry; Manuscripts, Typescripts and Plans
Section XI - Textiles and Textile Articles
50	Silk
51	Wool, Fine or Coarse Animal Hair, Horse Hair Yarn and Woven Fabric
52	Cotton
53	Other Vegetable Textile Fibres; Paper Yarn and Woven Fabrics of Paper Yarn
54	Man-made Filaments
55	Man-made Staple Fibres
56	Wadding, Felt and Nonwovens; Special Yarns; Twine, Cordage, Ropes and Cables and Articles thereof
57	Carpets and Other Textile Floor Coverings
58	Special Woven Fabrics; Tufted Textile Fabrics; Lace; Tapestries; Trimmings; Embroidery Terry towels
59	Impregnated, Coated, Covered or Laminated Textile Fabrics; Textile Articles of a Kind Suitable for Industrial Use
60	Knitted or Crocheted Fabrics
61	Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Knitted or Crocheted
62	Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories not Knitted or Crocheted
63	Other Made Up Textile Articles; Sets; Worn Clothing And Worn Textile Articles; Rags
Section XII - Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking-Sticks, Seat-Sticks, Whips, Riding-Crops and Parts thereof; Prepared Feathers and Articles made therewith;artificial Flowers; Articles of Human Hair
64	Footwear, Gaiters And The Like; Parts Of Such Articles
65	Headgear And Parts Thereof
66	Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking-sticks, Seat-sticks, Whips, Riding crops, And Parts Thereof
67	Prepared Feathers and Down and Articles Made of Feathers or of Down; Artificial Flowers; Articles of Human Hair
Section XIII - Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware
68	Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials
69	Ceramic Products
70	Glass and Glassware
Section XIV - Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious or Semi-precious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad with Precious Metal, and Articles thereof; Imitation Jewellery; Coin
71	Natural Or Cultured Pearls, Precious Or Semi- precious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad with Precious Metal, and Articles thereof; Imitation Jewellery; Coin
Section XV - Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal
72	Iron and Steel
73	Articles of Iron or Steel
74	Copper and Articles thereof
75	Nickel and articles thereof
76	Aluminium and articles thereof
77	Reserved for Possible future use
78	Lead and Articles thereof
79	Zinc and articles thereof
80	Tin and Articles Thereof
81	Other Base Metals; Cermets Articles thereof
82	>Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, of Base Metal; Parts Thereof of Base Metal
83	Miscellaneous Articles of Base Metal
Section XVI - Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of such Articles
84	Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Parts thereof
85	Electrical Machinery and Equipment and Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of such articles
Section XVII - Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment
86	Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; rail-way or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds
87	Vehicles other than Railway or Tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
88	Aircraft, Spacecraft and parts thereof
89	Ships, Boats and floating structures
Section XVIII - Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clocks and Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories thereof
90	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
91	Clocks and Watches and parts thereof
92	Musical Instruments Parts and Accessories of such articles
Section XIX - Arms and Ammunition; Parts and Accessories thereof
93	Arms and Ammunition; Parts and Accessories thereof
Section XX - Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
94	Furniture; Bedding, Mattresses, Mattress Supports, Cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; Lamps and Lighting Fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; Illuminated signs, Illuminated name-plates and the like; Prefabricated Buildings
95	Toys, Games and Sports Requisites; Parts and Accessories thereof
96	Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
Section XXI - Works of Art, Collectors" Pieces and Antiques
97	Works of Art, Collectors" Pieces and Antiques
98	Project Imports; Laboratory Chemicals; Passengers" 857
Baggage; personal importations by air or post; ship stores
Appendix No.	Appendices to Schedule 1-Import Policy
I	List of import of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under the NDPS Act and NDPS Rules
II	Chemicals included in the Chemical Weapons Convention of the United Nations
III	List of items under compulsory registration with BIS
IV	List of countries which are party to the “Montreal Protocol”

ITC(HS) Schedule-2 (Export Policy)

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