Amendment in Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20.

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 Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. t/ 72015-2020 New Delhi, Dated :>*April, 2021

Subject: Amendment in Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20.

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of the 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 Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020 as under: Existing Para 2.25 of FTP, 2015-2020 Revised Para 2.25 of FTP, 2015-2020 Import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where Customs clearance is sought as gifts, is prohibited except for life saving drugs / medicines and Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi). Explanation: 1 .Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi) will be covered under Section 25(6) oj Customs Act. 1962 that reads " no duly shall be collected if the amount oj duty leviable is equal to or less than Rs. 100/-" 2. Import of goods as gifts with payment of full applicable duties is allowed Import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where Customs clearance is sought as gifts, is prohibited except for life saving drugs / medicines/ oxygen concentrators and Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi). The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed only for a period till 31 July 2021 for personal use. Explanation: 1 .Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi) will be covered under Section 25(6) of Customs Act. 1962 that reads " no duty shall be collected if the amount of duty leviable is equal to or less than Rs.100/-" 2. Import of goods as gifts with payment of full applicable duties is allowed Effect of the Notification: Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 is revised to include import of oxygen concentrators for personal use through post, courier or e-commerce portals in the list of exempted categories, where Customs clearance is sought as ''gifts", till 31 July 2021. This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry. ^ ^ ^^sl-ouJ (Amit Yadav) Director General of Foreign Trade& Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India (F.No. 01/93/180/16/AM-16/PC-II(B)/E-l 713)