Amendment in ITC (HS) 2012 Schedule 1 – Import Policy. - 13 (RE-2012)/2009-2014 - Foreign Trade Policy

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 NOTIFICATION NO. 13 (RE-2012)/2009-2014 NEW DELHI: Dated: 28 th August, 2012 Subject: Amendment in ITC (HS) 2012 Schedule 1 Import Policy. S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 , the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Schedule 1 Import Policy of ITC (HS) 2012 , under Chapter 87, Para 2 (II) (a) (iv) :- 2. Para 2 (II) (a) of chapter 87 lists certain conditions that every new vehicle being imported to the country must satisfy. Of these conditions, sub para (iv) of para 2(II)(a) is amended by adding a new sentence The country of manufacture will also mean a Single Market like the European Union (EU) after the existing sentence. Accordingly, the amended para would read as:- 2 (II) the import of new vehicles shall be subject to the following conditions: a. The new vehicle shall- (i) have a speedometer indicating the speed in Kilometers per hour; (ii) have right hand steering, and controls (applicable on vehicles other than two and three wheelers); (iii) have photometry of the headlamps to suit keep-left traffic ; and (iv) be imported from the country of manufacture. The country of manufacture will also mean a Single Market like the European Union (EU). 3. Effect of this Notification: In the phrase the country of manufacture in para 2(II) a (iv) of Chapter 87 , the words the country would include a Single Market like the EU. (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail : [email protected] [Issued from File No. 01/89/180/04/AM-11/PC-2(A)]