Electrical Energy Import Free –Authorization Requirement Lifted

[DGFT Notification No. 27 dated 5th July 2013]

Subject: Amendment in the Import Policy of Electrical Energy under Exim Code 2716 00 00.

In exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 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 amendment in Chapter 27 of ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy):

2.  The import policy of Electrical Energy under Exim Code 2716 00 00 in Chapter 27 of ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy) is revised from ‘restricted’ to ‘free’. Accordingly, the amended entry under Exim Code 2716 00 00 shall be as under:

Exim Code

Item Description

Policy

Policy Conditions

2716 00 00

Electrical Energy

Free

 

3.  Effect of this Notification

Henceforth, import of electrical energy will not require authorization.