N 3/1998 (RE-98)

pdfcrowd.com PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API /ADVANCE COPY/ (TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE NOTIFICATION NO. 3(RE-98) /97-02 NEW DELHI: DATED THE 13TH APRIL, 1998

S.O. (E):- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Foreign Trade

(Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with paragraph 4.1 of Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002 published on 3lst March, 1997 and as amended from time to time. In respect of following Exim Code Nos., policy indicated in columns 3, 4 and 5 shall be amended to read as under.

Exim Code Item Description Policy Conditions relating to the Policy Import under SIL/Public Notice

PRO version 030613 01 Shrimp (scampi) macrobactium frozen Free

030613 02 AFD shrimp frozen Free

030613 03 Prawns frozen Free

030614 00 Crabs Free

030619 00 Other, including flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption Free

030629 00 Other, including flours, meals and pellets, of crustaceans, fit for human consumption Free

030710 00 Oysters Free

030721 00 Live, fresh or chilled Free

030729 00 Other Free

030739 01 Clams-clam meat (bivlvs- victoriia spp etc) Free

030739 09 Other mussels excluding fresh or chilled Free

030741 01 Cuttle fish, live, fresh or chilled Free

030741 09 Others (including squid, fresh) Free

030749 01 Squid tubes frozen Free

030749 02 Whole squids frozen Free

PRO version 030749 03 Dried squids Free

030749 09 Other squids Free

030759 00 Other Free

030760 00 Snails, other than sea snails Free

030791 00 Live, fresh or chilled Free

030799 09 Others Free

060310 00 Fresh Free

060390 00 Other Free

060410 00 Mosses and lichens Free

060491 00 Fresh Free

060499 00 Other Free

070990 04 Green pepper Free

071110 00 Onions Free

071120 00 Olives Free

071130 00 Capers Free

071140 00 Cucumbers and gherkins Free

071190 01 Green pepper in brine Free

071190 02 Assorted canned vegetables Free

071190 09 Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine/in sulphur water/other preservative solution but unsuitable for immediate Free

PRO version consumption

071230 01 Mushrooms (including morels) Free

071230 02 Truffles dried Free

071290 01 Asparagus dried Free

071290 05 Marjoram, oregano Free

071290 09 Others, dried Free

071410 00 Manioc (cassava) Free

071490 01 Sago pith Free

080121 00 In shell Free

080122 00 Shelled Free

080290 09 Others Free

081050 00 Kiwifruit Free

13019031 Balsam of Tolu/Peru/Copaiba/Gurjan Free

130214 00 Of pyrethrum or of the roots of plants containing rotenone Deleted

151560 00 Jojoba oil and its fractions Free

151590 02 Chul moogra oil Free

151590 03 Mowra oil Free

151590 04 Kokam oil Free

151590 13 Chillies/capsicum oil Free

151590 14 Turmeric oil Free

PRO version 151590 16 Ajwan seed oil Free

151590 17 Garlic oil Free

170220 00.90 Other Free

170490 01 Sweetmeat Free

190220 00 Stuffed Pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL) 190230 00 Other Pasta Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL) 190410 02 Pawa, mudi etc. Free

190530 01 Communion wafers sealing wafers etc Free

200830 09 Other citrus fruits prepared or preserved Free

200840 00 Pears prepared or preserved Free

200850 00 Apricots Free

200860 00 Cherries Free

200870 00 Peaches Free

200880 00 Strawberries Free

200899 12 Grapes, prepared or Free

PRO version preserved

200899 13 Apples, prepared or preserved Free

200899 14 Guava, prepared or preserved Free

200899 19 Other fruits, prepared or preserved Free

200911 00 Frozen Free

200919 00 Other Free

200970 00 Apple juice Free

200980 01 Mango juice Free

210690 04 Compound preparations for making beverages (non-alcoholic) Free

220110 00 Mineral waters and aerated waters Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL) 220190 09 Other waters (including natural water) Free

220210 01 Lemonade Free

220210 09 Other than lemonade Free

220290 00.10 Diabetic beverages including Diabetic Syrup Free

29173905 Trimelletic Anhydride Free

PRO version 29173906 Isophthalic Acid Free

The items against EXIM CODES 310390 00 and 310490 00 shall be under State Trading.The canalising agency, MMTC of India Ltd., shall follow the normal commercial practice in regard to import of these items. 320810 02 Nitrocellulose lacquers Free

320810 09 Others Free

320820 02 Varnishes Free

320820 03 Natural resin enamels Free

320820 09 Other paint varnish based on acrylic/vinyl polymer Free

320890 02 Synthetic enamel, ultra white paints Free

320890 03 Synthetic enamel, other colours Free

320890 09 Other paints, varnishes (including enamel & lacquer) Free

320910 01 Plastic emulsion paints, all types Free

320910 09 Other paints based on acrylic/vinyl polymer Free

320990 01 Disperson paints Free

320990 02 Emulsion paints, nes Free

321410 00 Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and Free

PRO version other mastics; painters' fillings

321490 01 Non-refractory surfacing preparation for facades, etc. Free

321490 02 Adhesive cement Free

The Exim Code 330130 02 and 330130 03 are replaced by new codes 330130 00 and 330130 01 respectively. 330129 27 Sandal wood oil in bulk form Free

33012944 Agar oil Free

33012945 Resinoids Free

330130 00 Resinoids Deleted

33013001 Agar oil Deleted

330190 19 Aqueous distllates of natural perfume nes Free

330499 04 Sindur, bindi, kumkum Free

330499 05 Turmeric preparation oil types Free

330520 00 Preparations for permanent waving or straightening Free

330710 01 Shaving cream Free

330790 01 Depilatories (soap, other hair removing substances) Free

PRO version 330790 09 Others Free

340111 01 Medicated soaps Free

340111 03 Toilet soaps other than dental soaps Free

340290 01.10 Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface-active agents Free

340290 01.20 Cleaning or degreasing preparations, not having a basis of soap or other organic surface-active agents of a kind classified as consumer goods Free

340510 00.10 Of a type classified as consumer goods Free

340510 00.20 In consumer packs Free

340520 00.10 Of a type classified as consumer goods Free

340530 00.10 Of a type classified as consumer goods Free

340540 00.10 Of a type classified as consumer goods Free

PRO version 340590 01.10 Of a type classified as consumer goods Free

340590 09.10 Of a type classified as consumer goods Free

381900 01.10 Brake fluids upto 20 lts in consumer packs Free

381900 09 Others Free

391810 00 Of polymers of vinyl chloride Free

391890 01 Floor coverings of linoxyn Free

391890 09 Floor covering etc of others Free

392290 00 Other Free

392510 00 Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of a capacity exceeding 300 ltrs Free

392520 00 Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors Free

392530 00 Shutters, blinds (including Venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereof Free

392590 00 Other Free

392610 01 Plastics sticker whether Free

PRO version or not printed, embossed/impregnated

392630 01 Cellulose adhesive tapes Free

392630 09 Others Free

401692 00 Erasers Free

401699 03 Rubber bands Free

420229 09 Others Free

420239 09 Others Free

420299 00 Other Free

450410 01 Sheets Free

450410 02 Slabs Free

450410 09 Others Free

460110 00 Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips Free

480260 09.90 Other Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL) 480910 01 Manifold paper Free

480910 09.10 Thermal paper for fax machines Free

480910 09.90 Other Free

PRO version The entries at Column No. 3 against heading 48.11 and Exim Code 48111000 shall be deleted. 481121 09 Other self adhesive paper and paperboard Free

481129 00 Other Free

481131 00 Bleached, weighing more than 150 g/sq.m. Free

481139 01 Surface decorated plastic laminated paper Free

481139 09.90 Others Free

481140 01 Waxed paper (including waxed manifold paper) Free

481140 09 Others Free

481190 01 Hand made paper and paperbord rules lined or squared but not otherwise printed Free

481190 03 Building board of paper or pulp impregnated Free

481190 05 Paper impregnated with chemicals or insecticides (e.g. litmus/DDT coated paper paper) Free

481190 06 Raw base paper for sentisitising coated Free

481190 07 Surface marbled paper Free

PRO version 481610 00 Carbon or similar copying papers Free

481620 01 Duplicating papercut to size Free

481630 00 Duplicator stencils Free

490700 00.20 All documents of title for use of software issued by software company Free

580410 00 Tulles and other net fabrics Free

580421 00 Of man-made fibres Free

580429 00 Of other textile materails Free

580430 00 Hand-made lace Free

580610 00 Woven pile fabrics (including terry towelling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics Free

580620 00.90 Others Free

580631 00 Of cotton Free

580639 00 Of other textile materials Free

580640 00 Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs) Free

580810 00.90 Other Free

581010 00 Embroidery without Free

PRO version visible ground including Fusible Embroidery motiff

581091 00 Of cotton Free

581092 00 Of man-made fibres Free

581099 00 Of other textile materials Free

630790 00.20 Umbrella cloth panels Free

650510 00 Hair-nets Free

650692 00 Of furskin Free

670411 00 Complete wigs Free

670420 09 Others Free

670490 00 Of other materials Free

680100 00 Setts, curbstones and flagstones of natural stone (except slate) Free

680221 02 Marble monuments Free

680790 02 Other articles of asphalt/of similar materials Free

681011 01 Cement bricks Free

681091 00 Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering Free

690100 02 Blocks Free

690410 00 Building bricks Free

690590 00 Other Free

690710 00 Tiles, cubes, and similar Free

PRO version articles, whether or not rectangular, the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm

'701010 00 Ampoules Free

'701092 00 Exceeding 0.33 litre butnot exceeding 1litre except bottles Free

'701093 00 Exceeding 0.15litre but not exceeding 0.33 litre except bottles Free

'701094 00 Not exceeding 0.15 litre except bottles Free

'701790 03 Other hygeinic glass-ware Free

'710420 00.90 Synthetic or reworked precious or semi- precious stones other than synthetic ruby, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL) '710490 00 Other Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL)

PRO version '711711 00 Cuff-links and studs Free

'730900 03 Pressed steel tanks Free

'730900 04 Pressure vessels Free

'730900 09 Reservoirs, tanks, vats etc.of iron/steel n.e.s. Free

'731300 02 Twisted hoop/single flat wire barbed or not & loosely twisted double wire used for fencing Free

'731412 00 Endless bands for machinery, of stainless steel Free

'731413 00 Other endless bands for machinery Free

'731419 09 Others Free

'731442 00 Coated with plastics Free

'731449 00 Other Free

'732394 01 Ghamellas Free

'741700 01 Oil pressure stove Free

'741700 09 Other stoves Free

'741700 19 All other cooking & heating apparatus Free

'741700 21 Burners of stove Free

'741700 29 Other parts of stove Free

'741811 00 Pot scourers and Free

PRO version scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like

'741991 00.10 Other articles of copper, cast, moulded, stamped or forged, but not further worked, of a kind classified as consumer goods Free

'741999 01.90 Other Free

'761010 00 Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors Free

'761090 01 Finished structure Free

'761210 00 Collapsible tubular containers Free

820210 02 Wood working & similar hand saw, all type Free

820291 03 Hack saw frames Free

820299 00 Other Free

820310 00 Files, rasps and similar tools Free

820340 01 Perforating punches & pipe cutters Free

820340 09 Others Free

820420 00 Interchangeable spanner Free

PRO version sockets, with or without handles

820510 00 Drilling, threading or tapping tools Free

820559 02 Metal working hand tools Free

820559 03 Hand tools for specified uses, such as, watch making tools, goldsmith tools Free

820559 09 Other Free

820560 00 Blow lamps Free

820570 00 Vices, clamps and the like Free

820580 01 Anvils & portable forges Free

820580 02 Grinding wheels with frameworks hand/pedal operated Free

821000 00 Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink Free

821195 00 Handles of base metal Free

821210 01 Twin type shaving system Free

821210 09 Other razors Free

PRO version 821220 01 Safety razor blades Free

821220 02 Safety razor blade blanks, in strips Free

821220 03 Disposable cartridge blade Free

821490 01 Handles of cutlery of base metal Free

830130 00 Locks of a kind used for furniture Free

830300 00 Armourd or reinforced safes, strongboxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal Free

830890 03.90 Other Free

830990 01 Aluminium caps, seals capsules & closures Free

830990 02 Seals of all kind (including mechanical seals) Free

830990 09 Others Free

841420 00 Hand or foot operated air pumps Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL) 841911 01 Non-electrical (domestic Free

PRO version type)

841919 01 Non-electrical (domestic type) Free

842440 00 Bonpet fire extinguisher Free

844711 01 Hand-knitting machines for wool Free

844712 01 Hand knitting machines for wool Free

844712 19 Knitting machines, n.e.s. Free

844720 01.10 Flat knitting machines of the domestic type Free

844720 09.10 Flat knitting machines of the domestic type Free

844720 11.10 Flat knitting machines of the domestic type Free

844720 19.10 Flat knitting machines of the domestic type Free

847190 07 VGA Monitor Deleted

84719008 CGA Monitor Deleted

847970 00 Garbage Compactor Free

850440 05 Electrical inverters having automatically controlled variable frequency and variable voltage Free

850680 02 Nickel-cadmium, chargeable (pencil Free

PRO version battery)

850720 00 Other lead-acid accumulators Free

850730 00 Nickel-cadmium Free

850740 00 Nickel-iron Free

850750 00 Lithium Iodine battery Free

850780 00 Other accumulators Free

850930 00 Kitchen waste disposers Free

852320 04 CD Recordable Free

85249909.6 Stamper for CD Audio, CD Video & CD-Rom Free

852540 00 Video camera/Camcorders Free

853931 00.10 Compact flourescent lamps Free

853931 00.20 Triphosphor energy efficient flourescent lamps Free

853931 00.90 others Free

853990 01 Parts of fluorescent tube lamps Free

871190 01 Side cars Free

871610 00 Trailers and semi-trailers of the caravan type, for housing or camping (non- motorised) Free

PRO version 871620 00 Self-loading or self- unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes Free

871631 00 Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers Free

871639 00 Other Free

871640 00 Other trailers and semi- trailers Free

871680 01 Hand propelled vehicles (e.g.hand-carts, rickshaws, etc) Free

880400 00 Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; Parts thereof and accessories thereto Free

900190 01 Optical calcile crystal Free

900311 00 Of plastics Free

900319 00 Of other materials Restricted

Import permitted against Special Import Licence(SIL) 903289 05 Voltage stabilizer (other than domestic type) Free

The entry "Import of wrist watches above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is

PRO version permitted against Special Import Licence (SIL)" against Exim Code 91.01 and 91.02 shall be deleted. 910111 00 With mechanical display only Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

910112 00 With opto-electronic display only Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

910119 00 Other Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

910121 00 With automatic winding Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit

PRO version is permitted freely.

910129 00 Other Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

91019101 Pocket watches Restricted

Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special Import Licence (SIL). 91019109 Other watches Restricted

Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special Import Licence (SIL). 91019901 Pocket watches Restricted Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special

PRO version

Import Licence (SIL). 91019909 Other watches Restricted

Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special Import Licence (SIL). 910211 00 With mechanical display only Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

910212 00 With opto-electronic display only Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

910219 00 Other Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit

PRO version is permitted freely.

910221 00 With automatic winding Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

910229 00 Other Restricted However, import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF) per unit is permitted freely.

91029101 Pocket watches Restricted

Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special Import Licence (SIL). 91029109 Other watches Restricted Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special

PRO version

Import Licence (SIL). 91029901 Pocket watches Restricted

Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special Import Licence (SIL). 91029909 Other watches Restricted

Import above Rs. 35,000/- (CIF)per unit is permitted against Special Import Licence (SIL). 910610 00 Time-registers; Time- recorders Free

910620 00 Parking meters Free

910690 00 Other Free

910990 00 Other Free

940330 01 Cabinetware Free

940330 09 Others Free

940340 00 Wooden furniture of a kind used in kitchen Free

940350 01 Bed stead Free

940350 09 Other wooden furniture Free

PRO version used in bedroom

940360 00 Other wooden furniture Free

940370 00 Furniture of plastics Free

940410 00 Matress supports Free

940421 00 Of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered Free

940429 00 Of other materials Free

940430 00 Sleeping bags Free

940600 09.10 Prefabricated housing material Free

950100 01 Wheeled toys designed to be ridden, etc Free

950210 01 Dolls of wood Free

950210 02 Dolls of metal Free

950210 03 Dolls of plastic Free

950210 09 Others Free

950310 00 Electric trains, including tracks, signals and other accessories therefor Free

950330 00.10 Educational games and functional/technical toys / models /kits. Free

950330 00.90 Other Free

950430 01 Carrom board (whether or Free

PRO version not with coins & strikers)

950440 00 Playing cards Free

950490 01 Chess set, all type Free

950490 09 Others Free

950510 00 Articles for Christmas festivities Free

950590 01 Magicial equipments Free

950590 09 Others (carnival & entertainment articles etc) Free

950662 04 Foot ball Free

950662 05 Volley ball Free

950662 06 Basket ball Free

950662 09 Others Free

950669 03 Rugby ball Free

950669 04 Cricket ball Free

950669 09 Others Free

950699 01 Badminton shuttle cocks Free

950699 03 Cricket requisites Free

950699 04 Football requisites Free

950699 05 Hockey sticks and blades Free

950699 06 Polo sticks including blades, shafts & heads Free

950699 07 Sports nets Free

950800 00.10 Amusement park Free

PRO version equipment

960390 00 Other Free

960400 00 Hand sieves and hand riddles Free

960899 01 Pen holders & similar holders Free

960910 00 Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a rigid sheath Free

960990 01 Slate pencils Free

960990 09 Other pencils Free

960990 11 Pastels, drawing charcoals and writing or drawing chalks and tailors chalks Free

961100 00 Date sealing or numbering stamps and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; Hand- operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks Free

970400 00.10 Used postal stamp Free

PRO version 970400 00.20 Used or unused first day covers for philatelists Free

970400 00.90 Others Free

This issues in public interest. (N.L. LAKHANPAL) DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE AND EX-OFFICIO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Copy to all concerned; By Orders etc., (RAJAN SUDESH RATNA) DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

PRO version Issued from File No. IPC/4/5/( 667)/97-02_)