To be published in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary Part-II, Section -3, Sub Section (ii) Government of India
Ministry of
Commerce & Industry
Department of
Commerce
Udyog Bhawan,
New Delhi
Notification No.
107/(RE-2013)/2009-2014
Dated the
16 January, 2015
Subject:
Amendment in import policy conditions under ITC (HS) 4 digit code 8517.
S.O. (E): In
exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with
paragraph 1.3 and 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government
hereby amends the Import Policy Condition under ITC (HS) 4 digit code 8517 of
Chapter 85 of ITC (HS), 2012 – Schedule – 1 (Import Policy):
(i)
Import of ‘GSM mobile handsets’
(classified under ITC (HS) code ‘8517’) without International Mobile Equipment
Identity (IMEI) No., with all zeroes IMEI, duplicate IMEI or fake IMEI is
‘Prohibited’.
(ii)
Import of ‘CDMA mobile handsets’
(classified under ITC (HS) code ‘8517’) without Electronic Serial Number
(ESN)/Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), with all Zeroes as ESN/MEID,
duplicate ESN/MEID or fake ESN/MEID is ‘Prohibited’.
2.
Effect of this Notification: ‘GSM
mobile handsets’ with duplicate IMEI or fake IMEI & ‘CDMA mobile
handsets’ with duplicate ESN/MEID or fake ESN/MEID are added to the list of
‘Prohibited’ items for import.
(Pravir Kumar)
Director General
of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from
F.No.01/89/180/Misc-9/AM-05/PC-2 (A)]
