Amendment in import policy and insertion of policy condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule — I (Import Policy).

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (IJ)

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification No. 59 /2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated: 9 March, 2022

Subject: Amendment in import policy and insertion of policy condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule — I (Import Policy).

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----- Start of picture text -----<br> S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign<br>Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (as amended from time to time) read with<br>paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government<br>hereby amends the Import Policy and inserts Policy Condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of<br>ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule — I (Import Policy) for the following HS codes as under:<br>HS Code {Item Description Existing/Existing [Revised |Revised Policy<br>Import [Policy {Import |Condition<br>rei9034200 [sracomanaiees] |-- Difluoromethane (HFC-32) Poree l icyl SE|Condition|PolicRestricted|Subjectname onditionto No.Policy 5<br>Condition No. 5<br>difluoroethane . (HFC-152) an ondition No.

r>rei9034200 [sracomanaiees] |-- Difluoromethane (HFC-32) Poree l icyl SE|Condition|PolicRestricted|Subjectname onditionto No.Policy 5<br>Condition No. 5<br>difluoroethane . (HFC-152) an ondition No. 5<br>29034300 |--Fluoromethane1,1-difluoroethane(HFC-41),(HFC- 152a)of |<br>9034400 + - Pentafluoroethane (HFC-Free Restricted|/Subject to Policy<br>125), 1,1,1- trifluoroethane ondition No. 5<br>(HFC-143a) and Li2<br>rifluoroethane (HFC-143)<br>(HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2 “ondition No. 5<br>etrafluoroethane (HFC-134)<br>9034600 |-- -- 1,1,1,2,3,3,3- “ree Restricted|Subject to Policy<br>Heptafluoropropane (HFC- ondition No. 5<br>227ea),<br>1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane<br>(HFC- 236cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3-<br>Ihexafluoropropane (HFC-<br>36ea) and<br>1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane<br>(HF C-236fa)<br>9034700 |+--1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane |Free Restricted|Subject to Policy<br>(HFC-245fa) and = 1,1,2,2,3 Condition No. 5<br>ipentafluoropropane (HFC-<br>45ca)<br>9034800 -- _1,1,1,3,3-PentafluorobutanelFree Restricted|Subject to Policy<br>(HFC-365mfc) and “ondition No. 5<br>f1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-<br>decafluoropentane (HFC-43-<br>10mee) gs<br>----- End of picture text -----<br>

-PentafluorobutanelFree Restricted|Subject to Policy<br>(HFC-365mfc) and “ondition No. 5<br>f1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-<br>decafluoropentane (HFC-43-<br>10mee) gs<br>----- End of picture text -----<br>

|9035100||<br>- 2,3,3,3- Tetrafluoropropeneree|-|Restricted|Subject to Policy|
|---|---|---|---|
||etrafluoropropene|||
||(HFO1234ze)<br>and<br>(z)-|||
||1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro2-butene|||
|(HFO-1336mzz)<br>ee<br>|<br>( HFC-23)<br>38275900<br>jOther<br>- Containing otherFree<br>ydrofluorocarbons(HFCs) but|||et<br>ondition No. 6<br>Restricted|/Subject to Policy<br>Condition No. 6|
||not<br>containing|||
||hlorofluorocarbons<br>(CFCs)<br>0|||
||lhydrochlorofluorocarbons|||
||HCFCs)|||
|38276100|| - Containing 15% or more byFree||Restricted|Subject to Policy|
||mass of 1,1,1<br>- trifluoroethane||Condition No. 6|
||(HFC -143a )|||
|38276200|| - Other, not included in the subFree||Restricted|Subject to Policy|
||-heading above, containing 55%||ondition No. 6|
||Ob.<br>STHOre.<br>by-—<br>rHaSS——<br>36|||
||ipentafluoroethane (HFC<br>-125 )|||
||but not containing unsaturated|||
||fluorinated<br>derivatives<br>0|||
||acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs)|||
|38276300|| - Other, not included in the subjFree||RestrictedSubject to Policy|
||headings<br>above,<br>containing||Condition No. 6|
||40%<br>or<br>more<br>by<br>mass<br>of|||
||ipentafluoroethane (HFC -125 )|||
|38276400||- - Other, not included in the subjFree||RestrictediSubject to Policy|
||-headings<br>above,<br>containing||Condition No.

br>more<br>by<br>mass<br>of|||
||ipentafluoroethane (HFC -125 )|||
|38276400||- - Other, not included in the subjFree||RestrictediSubject to Policy|
||-headings<br>above,<br>containing||Condition No. 6|
||30% or more by mass of 1,1,1,2|||
||- tetrafluoroethane (HFC -134a)|||
||but not containing unsaturated|||
||fluorinated<br>derivatives<br>0|||
||acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs)|||
|38276500||| - Other, not included in the subjFree||Restricted|Subject to Policy|
||-headings<br>above,<br>containing||Condition No. 6|
||0%<br>or<br>more<br>by<br>mass<br>of|||
||difluoromethane (HFC -32) and|||
||0%<br>or<br>more<br>by<br>mass<br>0|||
||ipentafluoroethane (HFC -125 )|||
|38276800||Other, not included in the sub-Free||Restricted|Subject to Policy|
||headings<br>above,<br>containing||Condition No. 6|
||substances<br>of<br>subheading|||
||29034100<br>to29034800|||

zs A new Policy Condition No. 5 is added in Chapter 29 and Policy Condition No. 6 is added in Chapter 38 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule — I (Import Policy) as under :

“Import of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is permitted with an import authorization subject to recommendation ofOzone Cell, MoEF&CC”.

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3. Effect of this Notification

Import policy of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) has been revised from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’ subject to NOC from MoEF&CC.

This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce and Industry.

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Import policy of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) has been revised from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’ subject to NOC from MoEF&CC.

This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce and Industry.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/49/AM-10/PC-2[A]/E-1671)