NOTIFICATION NO. 09/2013, DT. 22/04/2013
Amendment in Chapter 29 and Chapter 38 of ITC(HS), 2012 Schedule 1 (Import Policy)
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, 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy):
2. Consequent to a review, import policy of the following items in Chapter 29 and Chapter 38 is revised from ‘restricted’ to ‘free’ as they are not Ozone Depleting Substances. After revision, the import policy is as under:
Exim Code |
Item Description |
Policy |
Policy Conditions |
2903 19 10 |
Tetrachloroethane |
Free |
|
3824 78 00 |
Containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs)orhydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) |
Free |
3. Import policy of the following items in Chapter 29 and Chapter 38 is revised from ‘free’ to ‘restricted’ as they are Ozone Depleting Substances. After revision, the import policy is as under:
Exim Code |
Item Description |
Policy |
Policy Conditions |
29031920 |
Trichloroethane |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 1 below. |
38089122 |
Methyl bromide |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
38247100 |
Containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), whether or not containing hydrochlorofluorocabons (HCFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
38247200 |
Containing bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane or dibromotetrafluoro-ethanes |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
38247300 |
Containing Hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs) |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
38247400 |
Containing Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), whether or not containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
38247500 |
Containing carbon tetrachloride |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
38247600 |
Containing 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
38247700 |
Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide)or bromochloromethane |
Restricted |
Import permitted as per Policy Condition 3 below. |
4. The following Policy Condition is inserted after Policy Condition 2 appended to Chapter 38 ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy):
“(3) Import is permitted by actual users against a licence from a country which is a party to the “Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer”. List of countries which are parties to the Montreal Protocol (details can be accessed from website: www.unep.org/ozone) is in Appendix IV to this Schedule. However, import from countries, which are not parties to the Montreal Protocol is ‘Prohibited’.”
5. Part A, B and C of Appendix IV to ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy) have been revised and substituted as at Annexure to this Notification.
6. Effect of this Notification:
Import of items containing Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) has been restricted and non-ODS items have been made free. A revised list of countries which are parties to the Montreal Protocol under Appendix IV to Schedule 1 is notified.
APPENDIX-IV
APPENDIX-IV
PART “A”
(Reference Policy Condition 1 of Chapter 29 and Policy Condition No. 3 of Chapter 38 of this Schedule)
List of Parties categorized as operating under Article 5 paragraph 1 of the Montreal Protocol
1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Algeria
4. Angola
5. Antigua and Barbuda
6. Argentina
7. Armenia
8. Bahamas
9. Bahrain
10. Bangladesh
11. Barbados
12. Belize
13. Benin
14. Bhutan
15. Bolivia
16. Bosnia and Herzegovina
17. Botswana
18. Brazil
19. Brunei Darussalam
20. Burkina Faso
21. Burundi
22. Côte d'Ivoire
23. Cambodia
24. Cameroon
25. Cape Verde
26. Central African Republic |
27. Chad
28. Chile
29. China
30. Colombia
31. Comoros
32. Congo
33. Cook Islands
34. Costa Rica
35. Croatia
36. Cuba
37. Democratic People's
Republic of Korea
38. Democratic Republic of the Congo
39. Djibouti
40. Dominica
41. Dominican Republic
42. Ecuador
43. Egypt
44. El Salvador
45. Equatorial Guinea
46. Eritrea
47. Ethiopia
48. Fiji
49. Gabon
50. Gambia
51. Georgia
52. Ghana |
53. Grenada
54. Guatemala
55. Guinea
56. Guinea-Bissau
57. Guyana
58. Haiti
59. Honduras
60. India
61. Indonesia
62. Iran (Islamic Republic of)
63. Iraq
64. Jamaica
65. Jordan
66. Kenya
67. Kiribati
68. Kuwait
69. Kyrgyzstan
70. Lao People's Democratic Republic
71. Lebanon
72. Lesotho
73. Liberia
74. Libya
75. Madagascar
76. Malawi
77. Malaysia
78. Maldives
79. Mali
80. Marshall Islands |
81. Mauritania
82. Mauritius
83. Mexico
84. Micrones
ia (Federated States of)
85. Mongolia
86. Montenegro
87. Morocco
88. Mozambique
89. Myanmar
90. Namibia
91. Nauru
92. Nepal
93. Nicaragua
94. Niger
95. Nigeria
96. Niue
97. Oman
98. Pakistan
99. Palau
100. Panama
101. Papua New Guinea
102. Paraguay
103. Peru
104. Philippines
105. Qatar
106. Republic of Korea
107. Republic of Moldova
108. Rwanda
109. Saint Kitts and Nevis |
110. Saint Lucia
111. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
112. Samoa
113. Sao Tome and Principe
114. Saudi Arabia
115. Senegal
116. Serbia
117. Seychelles
118. Sierra Leone
119. Singapore
120. Solomon Islands
121. Somalia
122. South Africa
123. Sri Lanka
124. Sudan
125. Suriname
126. Swaziland
127. Syrian Arab Republic
128. Thailand
129. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
130. Timor-Leste
131. Togo
132. Tonga
133. Trinidad and Tobago
134. Tunisia |
135. Turkey
136. Turkmenistan
137. Tuvalu
138. Uganda
139. United Arab Emirates
140. United Republic of Tanzania
141. Uruguay
142. Vanuatu
143. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
144. Viet Nam
145. Yemen
146. Zambia
147. Zimbabwe |
APPENDIX-IV
APPENDIX-IV
PART “B”
List of Parties temporarily categorized as operating under Article 5
paragraph 1 of the Montreal Protocol
APPENDIX-IV
PART “C”
List of Parties categorized as operating under Article 2 of the Montreal Protocol
1. Andorra
2. Australia
3. Austria
4. Azerbaijan
5. Belarus
6. Belgium
7. Bulgaria
8. Canada
9. Cyprus
10. Czech Republic
11. Denmark
12. Estonia
13. European Union
14. Finland
15. France
16. Germany
17. Greece
18. Holy See
19. Hungary |
20. Iceland
21. Ireland
22. Israel
23. Italy
24. Japan
25. Kazakhstan
26. Latvia
27. Liechtenstein
28. Lithuania
29. Luxembourg
30. Malta
31. Monaco
32. Netherlands
33. New Zealand
34. Norway
35. Poland
36. Portugal
37. Russian Federation
38. Romania |
39. San Marino
40. Slovakia
41. Slovenia
42. Spain
43. Sweden
44. Switzerland
45. Tajikistan
46. Ukraine
47. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
48. United States of America
49. Uzbekistan |
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in
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