Amendment in import policy and insertion of policy condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule – I (Import Policy) - 59/2015-20 - Foreign Trade Policy

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) NOTIFICATION NO. 59/2015-2020 New Delhi, the 9th 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). S.O. 1145 (E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (as amended from time to time) read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 , the Central Government hereby amends the Import Policy and inserts Policy Condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy) for the following HS codes as under: HS Code Items Description Existing Import Policy Existing Policy condition Revised Import Policy Revised Policy Condition 29034100 -- Trifluoromethane (HFC-23) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29034200 -- Difluoromethane (HFC-32) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29034300 -- Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1,2-difluorocthane, (HFC-152 and 1, 1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29034400 - - Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1- trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2,2- trifluoroethane (HFC-143) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29034500 - - 1,1,1,2- Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2- tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29034600 -- -- 1,1,1,2,3,3,3- Hepatafluoropropane (HFC-227ea), 1,1,1,2,2,3 - hexafluoropropane (HFC-236cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3- hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) and 1,1,1,3,3,3- hexafluoropropane (HFC -236fa) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29034700 -- 1,1,1,3,3- Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3- pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29034800 -- 1,1,1,3,3 - Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5 - decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10 mee) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 29035100 - - 2,3,3,3 - Tetrafluoropropene (HFC-1234yf), 1,3,3,3 - tetrafluoropropene (HFO1234ze) and (z)- 1,1,1,4,4,4 - hexafluoro2-butene (HFO-1336mzz) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.5 38275100 Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 38275900 Other - Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 38276100 - - Containing 15% or more by mass of 1,1,1 - trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 38276200 -- Other, not included in the sub-heading above, containing 55% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbnons (HFOs) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 38276300 -- Other, not included in the sub-heading above, containing 40% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 38276400 -- Other, not included in the sub-heading above, containing 30% or more by mass of 1,1,1,2 - tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 38276500 -- Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing 20% or more by mass of difluoromethane (HFC-32) and 20% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 38276800 Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing substances of sub-headings 29034100 to 29034800 Free - Restricted Subject to Policy Condition No.6 2. 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 on import authorization subject to recommendation of Ozone Cell,. MoEF CC . 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. [Issued from F.No.01/89/180/49/AM-10/PC-2[A]/E-1671] SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI, Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Addl. Secy.