ITA News - India DGFT Released a Restricted Import Policy for Products Categorized under HS code 8471

India DGFT Released a Restricted Import Policy for Products Categorized under HS code 8471

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) released Notification No. 23/2023 on August 3, 2023, regarding the restricted import policy for “Laptops, Tablets, All-In-One Personal Computers, Ultra-Small form factor Computers, and Servers categorized under HSN 8471”, and released Notification No. 26/2023 on August 4, mentioned the policy to be effective from November 1, 2023. The main points are as follows:

• Import of products under HS codes 84713010, 84713090, 84714110, 84714120, 84714190, 84714900, and 84715000 will be restricted by the Indian government
• An import License from DGFT will be required in order to import products under the aforementioned HS codes into India
• Manufacturers should obtain Equipment Type Approval from Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing (WPC) before submitting the application for an Import License to DGFT. Equipment type approval through self-declaration (ETA-SD) will not be accepted
• The import licensing conditions will be exempted if:
  - Only one (1) unit of Laptop, Tablet, All in one PC, and Ultra-Small form factor Computers are imported,
    Servers are not included
  - If the product (up to 20 items per consignment) is being imported for R&D, Testing, Benchmarking and
    Evaluation, Repair and re-export, or for Product Development purposes
  - If the product is re-imported after being repaired abroad
  - If the product is an essential part of capital good

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