NOTIFICATION NO. 16/2016, DT. 27/07/2016
- Document type
- Circular
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Import policy of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/RemoteIy Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones
NOTIFICATION NO. 16/2016, DT. 27/07/2016
Import policy of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/RemoteIy Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby introduces policy condition No.3 under Chapter 88 of ITC (HS), 2012 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy), as under:
3. Import of Unmanned Aircraft System (IJAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones is 'Restricted' requiring prior clearance of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and import licence from DGFT.
2. Effect of this Notification Import of Unmanhed Aircraft System
(UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones is 'Restricted'; it would require prior clearance of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and import licence from DGFT.
(Anup Wadhwan)
Director General of Foreign Trade
[Issued from F.N0.01/93/180/95/AM-10/PC-2 (B)/Vol.lV]