NOTIFICATION NO. 62/2021, DT. 23/03/2022
- Document type
- Circular
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Amendment in Export Policy and insertion of Policy Condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2018 - regarding
Amendment in Export Policy and insertion of Policy Condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2018 - regarding
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 makes amendment in the Export Policy of Chapter 29 and 38, ITC (HS), Export Policy, 2018, for the following HS codes as under:
| S.No. | HS Code | Item Description | Present Export Policy | Revised Export Policy |
| 151A | 29034100 | Trifluoromethane (HFC-23) | Free | Restricted |
| 151B | 29034200 | Difluoromethane (HFC-32) | Free | Restricted |
| 151C | 29034300 | Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152) and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC- 152a) | Free | Restricted |
| 151D | 29034400 | Pentafluoroethane (HFC- 125), 1,1,1- trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2- trifluoroethane (HFC-143) | Free | Restricted |
| 151E | 29034500 | 1,1,1,2- Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2- tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) | Free | Restricted |
| 151F | 29034600 | 1,1,1,2,3,3,3- Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea), 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane (FIFC-236cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) and 1,1,1,3,3,3- hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa) | Free | Restricted |
| 151G | 29034700 | 1,1,1,3,3- Pentafluoropropane (HFC- 245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluorppropane (HFC- 245 ca) | Free | Restricted |
| 151H | 29034800 | 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee) | Free | Restricted |
| 151I | 29035100 | 2,3,3,3- Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO1234ze) and (z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HF0-1336mzz) | Free | Restricted |
| 151J | 38275100 | Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) | Free | Restricted |
| 151K | 38275900 | Other – Containing other Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) | Free | Restricted |
| 151L | 38276100 | Containing 15% or more by mass of 1,1,1 – trifluoroethane (HFC -143a) | Free | Restricted |
| 151M | 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 |
| 151N | 38276300 | Other, not included in the sub -headings above, containing 40% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC -125) | Free | Restricted |
| 151O | 38276400 | Other, not included in the sub -headings above, containing 30% or more by mass of 1,1,1,2 – tetrafluoroethane (HFC -134a) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) | Free | Restricted |
| 151P | 38276500 | Other, not included in the sub -headings above, containing 20% or more by mass of difluoromethane (HFC -32) and 20% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) | Free | Restricted |
| 151Q | 38276800 | Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing substances of subheadings 29034100 to 29034800 | Free | Restricted |
2. A new policy condition no. 1 is incorporated in Chapter 29 and 38 respectively of ITC (HS), Schedule — 2 (Export Policy).
“Export of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is permitted with an Export authorization subject to NOC of Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC”.
3. Effect of this Notification
Export Policy of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) has been revised from ‘Free’ to `Restricted’ category with immediate effect and export Authorisations would be issued based on NOC from MoEF&CC.
(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. 01/91/180/028/AM22/EC /E-30957)