India Bans Luxury Goods Trade with North Korea, Updates Trade Restrictions

[DGFT Notification No. 14 dated 31^st May 2013]

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014:

1. Paragraph 2.1.2 of the Foreign Trade Policy stands substituted as follows: -

“2.1.2 Prohibition on Direct or Indirect Import and Export from /to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Direct or indirect export and import of following items, whether or not originating in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to / from, DPRK is ‘Prohibited’: i. All items, materials, equipment, goods and technology including as set out in lists in documents INFCIRC/254/Rev.11/Part 1 and INFCIRC/254/ Rev.8/Part 2 (IAEA documents), S/2012/947, S/2009/364 and S/2006/853 (UN Security Council documents) and Annex III to UN Security Council resolution 2094 (2013) which could contribute to DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes; ii. Luxury goods, including but not limited to the items specified in Annex IV to UN Security Council resolution 2094 (2013).”

2. Purpose of this notification:

(i) This notification substitutes the updated versions of UN and IAEA documents, namely, INFCIRC/254/Rev.11/Part 1 and INFCIRC/254/Rev.8/Part 2 (IAEA documents), S/2012/947, S/2009/364 and S/2006/853 (UN Security Council documents) and Annex III to UN Security Council resolution 2094 (2013) for the existing documents mentioned in Para 2.1.2 of FTP.

(ii) This notification also adds luxury goods specified in Annex IV to UNSC Resolution 2094(2013) to the prohibition list for the purpose of export and import, to and from, DPRK.