NOTIFICATION NO. 59/2021, DT. 09/03/2022
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Amendment in import policy and insertion of policy condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy).
NOTIFICATION NO. 59/2021, DT. 09/03/2022
Amendment in import policy and insertion of policy condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy).
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (as amended from time to time) read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby amends the Import Policy and inserts Policy Condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule — I (Import Policy) for the following HS codes as under:
| HS Code | Item Description | Existing Import Policy | Existing Policy Condition | Revised Import Policy | Revised Policy Condition |
| 29034100 | --Trifluoromethane (HFC-23 ) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034200 | --Difluorom ethane (HFC-32) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034300 | --Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1 2- difluoroethane . (HFC-1 52) and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC- 152a) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034400 | --Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1 1,1- trifluoroethane (HFC- 143a) and 1, 1,2 trifluoroethane (HFC-143) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034500 | --1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-1 34a) and 1,1,2,2 tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034600 | ----1,1, 1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane (HFC- 227ea), 1, 1,1,2,2 3-hexafluoropropane (HFC- 236cb) 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC- 236ea) and 1, 1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034700 | -- 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafl uoropropane (HFC-245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC- 45ca) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034800 | -- 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) ana 1, l ,J ,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43- 10mee) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29035100 | -- 2,3,3,3- Tetrafluoropropene(HF0-1234yf), 1,3,3,3- etrafluoropropene (HF01234ze) and (z)- 1, 1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro2-butene (HFO- l 336mzz) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 38275100 | Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38275900 | Other- Containing other hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or thydroch Iorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276100 | -- Containing 15% or more by nass of 1,1,1 - trifluoroethane (HFC - 143a) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276200 | -- Other, not included in the sub-heading above, containing 55% or more by mass of Pentafluoroethane (HFC -125) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276300 | -- Other, not included in the sub-headings above, contammg 140% or more by mass oJ oentafluoroethane (HFC -125) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Cond ition No. 6 |
| 38276400 | -- Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing 30% or more by mass of 1, 1,1,2 - tetrafluoroethane (HFC -l34a) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276500 | -- Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing 20% or more by mass oJ difluoromethane (HFC -32) and 20% or more by mass oJ oentafluoroethane (HFC -125) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276800 | Other not included in the sub-headings above, containing substances of subheadings 29034100 to 29034800 | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
2. A new Policy Condition No. 5 is added in Chapter 29 and Policy Condition No. 6 is added in Chapter 38 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule — I (Import Policy) as under :
“Import of Hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs) is permitted with an import authorization subject to recommendation of Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC”
3. Effect of this Notification]
Import policy of Hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs) has been revised from ‘Free’ to `Restricted’ subject to NOC from MoEF&CC.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce and Industry.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/49/AM-10/PC-2[A]/E-1671)