Second Hand Electronics
Goods under CRO Will Require Import Licence from DGFT
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Covers 49 Items including Mobiles and
Laptops
[DGFT Notification No. 5/2015-2020 dated
7 May 2019]
Effect of this Notification: Import Policy and Policy condition for
import of electronics and IT Goods is laid down.
Subject: Import policy for Electronics
and IT Goods under Schedule – I (Import Policy) of lTC
(HS), 2017.
S.O.(E):
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read
with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended
from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends Note No 2(c) under the
General Notes Regarding Import Policy and inserts Policy Condition No 2 under
Chapter 84 and as Policy Condition No. 5 under Chapter 85 of lTC (HS) 2017 as under:
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Existing General Note No
2(c) |
Amended General Note No.2
(c) |
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(c)
Import policy for electronics and IT Goods: |
(c)
lmport policy for Electronics and IT Goods: |
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The
import of Notified Goods under the "Electronics and Information
Technology Goods (requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012, as
amended from time to time, will be allowed subject to registration with the
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), or on specific exemption letter from Ministry
of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
for a particular consignment, as per provisions of Gazette Notification SO
No. 3022 dated 11.09.2013. Accordingly, import of
unregistered/ non- compliant notified products as 1n CRO, 2012, as amended is
"prohibited". |
The
import of Goods (new as well as second hand, whether or not refurbished,
repaired or reconditioned) notified under the "Electronics and
Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order,
2012, as amended from time to time, is prohibited unless they are registered
with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and comply to the 'Labelling
Requirements' published by BIS, as amended from time to time', or on specific
exemption letter from Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for a particular consignment, as per provisions of
Gazette Notification SO No. 3022 dated 11.09.2013. |
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Import consignments
without valid registration with BIS shall be re exported
by the importer failing which Customs shall deform the goods and dispose them
as scrap under intimation to MeitY. |
The importer shall
re-export such prohibited Goods reaching Customs Ports else
the Customs Authorities shall deform the goods beyond use and dispose of the
goods as scrap under intimation to MeitY. |
Policy
Condition: As under Chapter
84 and 85 of lTC (HS) 2017:
The
import of Goods (new as well as second hand, whether or not refurbished,
repaired or reconditioned) notified under the "Electronics and Information
Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012, as
amended from time to time, is prohibited unless they are registered with the
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and comply to the 'Labelling Requirements'
published by BIS, as amended from time to time', or on specific exemption
letter from Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for a particular consignment, as per provisions of
Gazette Notification SO No. 3022 dated 11.09.2013.
The
importer shall re-export such prohibited Goods reaching Customs Ports else the Customs Authorities shall deform the goods beyond
use and dispose of the goods as scrap under intimation to MeitY.
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Further, Para 2.31(I) (a) of Foreign
Trade Policy, 2015-20 is revised as
under:-
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S.No. |
Categories of Second Hand
Goods |
Import Policy |
Conditions, if any |
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I |
Second Hand Capital Goods |
Restricted |
Importable against
Authorization |
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(a) |
i.
Desktop Computers , ii. refurbished/
re-conditioned spares of re-furbished parts of Personal Computers/ Laptops iii. Air Conditioners iv. Diesel generating sets |
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(b) |
All electronics and IT
Goods notified under the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory
Registration) Order, 2012 as amended from time to time |
Restricted |
(i)
Importable against Authorization subject to
conditions laid down under "Electronics and Information Technology Goods
(Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012, as amended from time to
time. (ii)
Import of unregistered /non-compliant
notified products as in CRO, 2012, as amended from time to time is
prohibited.” |
This
issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce and Industry.