Amendment in import policy condition No.2 of Chapter 39 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy) - 26/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 26/2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated : 24 th October, 2019 Subject: Amendment in import policy condition No.2 of Chapter 39 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy). 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 Policy Condition No.2 of Chapter 39 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy) as under: Existing Policy Condition No.2 Revised Policy Condition No. 2 The import PET bottle waste/scrap is Prohibited as per OM No. 23-4/2009- HSMD dated 30-08-2016. The import of PET bottle waste/scrap/ PET flakes made from used PET bottles etc is 'Prohibited as per OM No. 23-4/2009-HSMD dated 30-08-2016 and O.M. No.23/66/2019-HSM dated 03/10/2019 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Effect of the Notification: Import of PET flakes made from used PET bottles etc is Prohibited (Bidyut Behari Swain) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India (F .No. 01/89/180/M-32/AM-03/PC-2 (A)/e-1554) Note: The principal notification No. 36/2015-2020, dated the 17th January, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 172 (E), dated the 17th January, 2017.