New Import Restrictions - 131 Items for Retail Sale Subject to Weights and Measures Regulations - 44 (RE-2000)/1997-2002 - Foreign Trade Policy

New Import Restrictions - 131 Items for Retail Sale Subject to Weights and Measures Regulations 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. 44 (RE-2000)/1997-2002 NEW DELHI : 24 th November, 2000 S.O (E) - In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items , 1997-2002 published on 31 st March, 1997 (RE-98) as amended from time to time, namely - 2. The following shall be added after paragraph 4 of Chapter 1A: General notes regarding import policy, of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002: "4. All such packaged products, which are subject to provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 when produced/ packed/ sold in domestic market, shall be subject to compliance of all the provisions of the said rules, when imported into India. The compliance of these shall be ensured before the import consignment of such commodities is cleared by Customs for home consumption. All prepackaged commodities, imported into India, shall in particular carry the following declarations: a. Name and address of the importer; b.Generic or common name of the commodity packed; c. Net quantity in terms of standard unit of weights and measures. If the net quantity in the imported package is given in any other unit, its equivalent in terms of standard units shall be declared by the importer; d. Month and year of packing in which the commodity is manufactured or packed or imported; e. Maximum retail sale price at which the commodity in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer. This price shall include all taxes local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers, and all charges towards advertising, delivery, packing, forwarding and the like, as the case may be. 5. A new Appendix V to Schedule I of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002, shall be annexed as per annexure 'A' of this Notification. 6. Import of all the products as per Appendix V to Schedule I of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002, shall be subject to compliance of the mandatory Indian Quality Standards as mentioned in column 2 of the said Annexure, which are also applicable to domestic goods. For compliance of this requirement, all manufactures/ exporters of these products to India , shall be required to register themselves with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)." ( N.L. LAKHANPAL) Director General of Foreign Trade and ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India (O.P. HISARIA) Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade ANNEXURE 'A' TO NOTIFICATION NO.44 DATED 24 th November, 2000 APPENDIX Sl.No. Applicable BIS Standards 1.Name of the products IS1694 Tartrazine, Food grade IS1695 Sunset Yellow FCF, Food grade IS1697 Erythrosine, Food grade IS 1698 Indigo Carmine, Food grade IS 2558 Ponceau 4R, Food grade IS 2923 Carmoisine, Food grade IS 5346 Synthetic Food Colour preparation and mixtures IS 6022 Fast green FCF, Food grade IS 6406 Brillinant Blue FCF, Food grade IS 3827 Riboflavin IS 3841 B-Carotene IS 4446(Pt1) Chlorophyll, (Mg Complex) IS 4446(Pt2) Chlorophyll, (Cu Complex) IS 6386 Beta-apo-8-carotenal, Food grade IS 6405 Centhaxanthine, Food grade IS 6797 Methyl ester of beta-apo-8-carotenoic acid IS 7260 Ethylester of beta-apo-8-carotenoic acid, Food grade IS 2557 Anmatto colour for food products IS 4447 Sodium benzoate, Food grade IS4448 Benzoic acid, Food grade IS4467(Pt.1) Caramel (Plain) IS4467(Pt.2) Caramel (Ammonia Process) IS4467(Pt.3) Caramel (Ammonia sulphite process) IS 4750 Sorbitol, Food grade IS 4751 Potassium meta-bisulphite, Food grade IS 4752 Sodium metabisulphite, Food grade IS 4818 Sorbic acid, Food grade IS 5191 Sodium alginate, Food grade IS 5306 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, Food grade IS 5342 Ascorbic acid, Food grade IS 5343 Butylated hydroxy-anixole, Food grade IS 5707 Agar, Food grade IS 5719 Gelatin, Food grade IS 6030 Sodium propionate, Food grade IS 6031 Calcium propionate, Food grade IS 6793 Fumaric acid, Food grade IS 7905 Calcium alginate, Food grade IS 7908 Sulphur dioxide, Food grade IS 7928 Alginic acid, Food grade IS 9504 Tartaric acid, Food grade IS 10563 Mineral Oil, Food grade IS 8356 Titanium dioxide, Food grade IS 9971 DL Lactic Acid, Food grade IS 1165 Milk powder IS 1166 Condensed milk IS 1547 Infant milk foods IS 1656 Milk-cereal base weaning foods IS 11156 Infant formulae IS 269 33 Grade Ordinary Portland cement IS 455 Portland Slag cement IS 1489(Pt.1 Pt.2) Portland pozzolana cement-Part I Flash based and Part 2 Calcined Clay based IS 3466 Masonry cement IS 6452 High alumina cement for structural use IS 6909 Supersulphated cement IS 8041 Rapid hardening Portland cement IS 8042 White Portland Cement IS 8043 Hydrophobic Portland cement IS 8112 43 Grade Ordinary Portland cement IS 8229 Oil well cement IS 12269 53 Grade Ordinary Portland cement IS 12330 Sulphate resisting Portland cement IS 12600 Low heat Portland cement IS 1161 Steel tubes for structural purposes IS 1239(Pt.1) Mild steel tubes, tubular products and other worought steel fittings: Part I Mild Steel Tubes IS4270 Steel tubes used for water wells (upto 200 mm dia) IS 1342 Oil pressure stoves IS 2787 Multi-burner oil pressure stoves IS 10109 Oil pressure stove, offset burner type IS 418 Tungsten filament general service electric lamps (upto 100 W) IS 302(Pt.2/Sec 3) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric Iron IS 302(Pt.2/Sec.30) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric radiators IS302 (Pt.2/Sec.201) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric immersion water heater IS 302(Pt.2/Sec.202) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric stove IS 1293 3 pin plugs and socket outlets IS3854 Switches for domestic and similar purposes IS 4949 2 Amp Switches for electric and similar purposes IS 277 Galvanized steel sheets (plain and corrugated) IS 279 Galvanized steel wire for telegraph and telephone purposes IS280 Mild steel wire for general engineering purposes IS 432(Pt.1) Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars IS 432(Pt.2) Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement IS 513 Cold rolled carbon steel sheets IS 1029 Hot rolled steel strips (baling) IS 1079 Hot rolled carbon steel sheet and strip IS 1148 Hot rolled steel rivet bars (upto 40 mm diameter) structural purposes IS 1149 High tensile steel rivet bars for structural purposes IS 1786 High strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete reinforcement IS 1875 Carbon steel billets, blooms, slabs and bars for forgings IS 1977 Structural steel (ordinary quality) IS 1990 Steel rivet and stay bars for boilers IS 2002 Steel plates for pressure vessels for intermediate and high temperature service including boilers IS 2062 Weldable structural steel IS 2830 Carbon steel billets, blooms and slab for re-rolling into structural steel (standard quality) IS 2831 Carbon steel billets, blooms and slab for re-rolling into structural steel (ordinary quality) IS 2879 Mild steel for metal are welding electrode core wire IS 3502 Steel chequered plates IS 3748 Tool and die steels IS 3930 Flame and induction hardening steels IS 4368 Alloy steel billets, blooms and slab for forging for general engineering purpose IS 4397 Cold rolled carbon steel strips for ball and roller bearing cages IS 4398 Carbon-chromium steel for the manufacture of balls, rollers and bearing races IS 4430 Mould steels IS 4431 Carbon and carbon-manganese free cutting steel IS 4432 Case hardening steels IS 4882 Low carbon steel wire for rivets for use in bearing industry IS 5489 Carbureting steel for use in bearing industry IS 5517 Steels for hardening and tampering IS 5518 Steel for die blocks for drop forging IS 5522 Stainless steel sheets and strips for utensils IS 1989(Pt.1) Leather safety boots and shoes for miners IS 2512 Miners' cap lamp batteries (Lead acid type) IS 1855 Standard steel wire ropes for winding and man-riding haulages in mines IS 2148 Flameproof enclosures of electrical apparatus IS 2925 Industrial safety helmets IS 3196(Pt.1) Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder exceeding 5 litre water capacity for low pressure liquefiable gases:Pt 1 Cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) IS3196(Pt.2) Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder exceeding 5 litre water capacity for low pressure liquefiable gases:Pt 2 Cylinders for liquefiable gases other than LPG IS3224 Valve fittings for compressed gas cylinder excluding liquefied petroleum gas cylinders IS 3745 Yoke type valve connections for small medical gas cylinders IS 7142 Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder for low pressure liquefiable gases not exceeding 5 litre water capacity IS 7285 Seamless steel cylinders for permanent and high pressure liquefiable gases IS 7302 Valve fittings for gas cylinder valves for use with breathing apparatus IS 7312 Welded and seamless steel dissolved acetylene gas cylinders IS 7680 Welded and seamless steel dissolved gas cylinders for ammonia IS 7681 Welded and seamless steel dissolved gas cylinders for chlorine gas IS 7682 Welded and seamless steel dissolved gas cylinders for methyl bromide gas IS 8737 Valve fittings for use with liquefied petroleum gas cylinder of more than 5 litre water capacity: Pt 2 Valve fittings for newly manufactured LPG cylinders IS 8776 Valve fittings for use with liquefied petroleum gas cylinder up to and including 5 litre water capacity IS 3470 Hexane, Food grade IS 8144 Multipurpose dry batteries IS 7620(Pt.1) Diagnostic Medical X-Ray Equipment IS 14625 Plastic Feeding Bottles