A request for an import certificate shall be made in the form given in Appendix-7. The import certificate in the form given in Annexure to Appendix-7 may be issued by the ICIA directly to the importer with a copy to (i) Ministry of External Affairs (AMS Section), New Delhi, (ii) Department of Electronics, New Delhi and (iii) Directorate General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. However, this import certificate will not be regarded as a substitute for an import licence in respect of the items mentioned as restricted in ITC(HS) and an import licence will have to be obtained wherever required for such items.