16/2026-27

i ·~ \ (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 Vanijya Bhawan Notification No. 16 /2026-27 New Delhi, Dated: 01 st June, 2026

Subject: Applicability of Quality Control Orders (QCOs)/BIS requirements on imports

by Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Units and Developers- Amendment in Para 2.03(A)(iii) of FTP, 2023-reg.

S.O. (E): In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign

Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992), read with Paragraph 1.02, of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments relating to SEZ imports in Para 2.03(A) (iii) of the FTP, 2023, with immediate effect, as under: Existing Para 2.03A(iii) Revised Para 2.03A(iii) Exemption from applicability of mandatory Exemption from applicability of Quality Control QCOs issued under the BIS Act, 2016, shall Orders (QCOs) issued under the BIS Act, 2016, be provided to SEZ on import of inputs shall be provided to SEZ Units or SEZ Developers which are required for export production. for import of all permissible goods, including raw No DT A clearance of such inputs or goods materials, components, consumables, spares, and manufactured capital goods, required for authorised operations made out of such inputs, are allowed. An within Special Economic Zones (SEZs ), 1n undertaking to that effect will be submitted accordance with the provisions of the SEZ Act, to the concerned Development 2005 and Rule 27 of the SEZ Rules, 2006 made Commissioner of the SEZ by the SEZ Unit thereunder. at the time of importation. The exemption from QCO will be available for physical Such exemption shall apply only for the use of the exports only. This exemption 1s further imported goods within the SEZ for authorised subject to para 2.03 (c) of FTP. operations.

le for physical Such exemption shall apply only for the use of the exports only. This exemption 1s further imported goods within the SEZ for authorised subject to para 2.03 (c) of FTP. operations. However, any removal, transfer or clearance of such goods, or goods manufactured or processed therefrom, from the SEZ into the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) shall be subject to compliance with the applicable Quality Control Orders (QCOs), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) requirements and any other applicable laws, rules or regulations in force at the time of such clearance. An undertaking to the above effect shall be submitted to the concerned Development Commissioner of the SEZ by the SEZ Unit or SEZ Developer at the time of importation.

) Effect of this Notification: Para 2.03A(iii) of FTP, 2023 is amended to align the provisions relating to exemption from applicability of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for imports by SEZ Units and Developers with the provisions of the SEZ Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006, and to bring clarity regarding the applicability of QCOs. This is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry. ~~- (Lav Agarwal) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in (Issued from the File No. 0l/89/180/13/AM-15/PC-2(A)/[E-5910]