DGFT Notification, the 24th November 2000

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:  24TH  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 31st 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 1 of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002, shall annexed as per annexure ‘A’ of this Notification.

6. Import of all the products as per Appendix V to Schedule 1 of the ITC (IIS) 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 manufacturers/exporters of these products to India, shall be required to register themselves with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).”

This issues in Public Interest.

                                                                                                                                                                  (N.L. LAKHANPAL)

                                                                                                                  Director General of Foreign Trade and ex-officio

                                                                                                                Additional Secretary to the Government of India

                                                                                                                                                          Copy to all concerned

                                                                                                                                                                     (O.P. HISARIA)

                                                                                                                              Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade

                                                                                                                  (Issued from File No.01/89/180/00053/AM01/)

                                                                   ANNEXURE ‘A’ TO NOTIFICATION
                                                                  NO.44 DATED 24th November, 2000

                                                                                  APPENDIX V