Notification No. 44 (RE-2000)/1997-2002 dated the 24th November, 2000

New Import Restrictions - 131 Items for Retail Sale Subject to Weights and Measures Regulations

S.O (E) - In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in theITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items , 1997-2002 published on 31st March, 1997 (RE-98) as amended from time to time, namely -

2. The following shall be added after paragraph 4 of chapter 1 A: General notes regarding import policy, of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002:

"4. All such packaged products, which are subject to provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 when produced/ packed/ sold in domestic market, shall be subject to compliance of all the provisions of the said rules, when imported into India. The compliance of these shall be ensured before the import consignment of such commodities is cleared by Customs for home consumption. All prepackaged commodities, imported into India, shall in particular carry the following declarations:

1. Name and address of the importer;
   
   
2. Generic or common name of the commodity packed;
   
   
3. Net quantity in terms of standard unit of weights and measures. If the net quantity in the imported package is given in any other unit, its equivalent in terms of standard units shall be declared by the importer;
   
   
4. Month and year of packing in which the commodity is manufactured or packed or imported;
   
   
5. Maximum retail sale price at which the commodity in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer. This price shall include all taxes local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers, and all charges towards advertising, delivery, packing, forwarding and the like, as the case may be.
   

5. A new Appendix V to Schedule I of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002, shall be annexed as per annexure 'A' of this Notification.

6. Import of all the products as per Appendix V to Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002, shall be subject to compliance of the mandatory Indian Quality Standards as mentioned in column 2 of the said Annexure, which are also applicable to domestic goods. For compliance of this requirement, all manufactures/ exporters of these products to India , shall be required to register themselves with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)."

Not withstanding anything contained in the Appendix V to the aforementioned notification, import of valves/valve fittings to be used exclusively in the cylinders for CNG Kits for automobiles, will be exempted from the conditions at paragraph 6 of the aforementioned notification (Registration of manufacturer-exporter with BIS). However, this exemption shall be applicable only on such valves/valve fittings, import of which has been approved by Chief Controller of Explosives, Nagpur.

(Above para has been amended vide Ntf. No. 25(RE-01), Dt. 24/8/2001.)

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Not withstanding anything contained in the Appendix V to the aforementioned notification, import of cylinders to be used exclusively in the CNG Kits for automobiles, will be exempted from the conditions at paragraph 6 of the aforementioned notification (Registration of manufacturer-exporter with BIS). However, this exemption shall be applicable only on such cylinders, import of which has been approved by Chief Controller of Explosives, Nagpur.]

(See Notification No. 15(RE-01), Dt. 21/06/2001.)

Sd/-
(N. L. Lakhanpal)
Director General of Foreign Trade and ex-officio
Additional Secretary to the Government of India

Issued by:
Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce, New Delhi

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ANNEXURE 'A'

APPENDIX V

Sl. No.	Applicable BIS Standards	1.Name of the products
1.	IS1694	Tartrazine, Food grade
2.	IS1695	Sunset Yellow FCF, Food grade
3.	IS1697	Erythrosine, Food grade
4.	IS 1698	Indigo Carmine, Food grade
5.	IS 2558	Ponceau 4R, Food grade
6.	IS 2923	Carmoisine, Food grade
7.	IS 5346	Synthetic Food Colour preparation and mixtures
8.	IS 6022	Fast green FCF, Food grade
9.	IS 6406	Brillinant Blue FCF, Food grade
10.	IS 3827	Riboflavin
11.	IS 3841	B-Carotene
12.	IS 4446(Pt1)	Chlorophyll, (Mg Complex)
13.	IS 4446(Pt2)	Chlorophyll, (Cu Complex)
14.	IS 6386	Beta-apo-8-carotenal, Food grade
15.	IS 6405	Centhaxanthine, Food grade
16.	IS 6797	Methyl ester of beta-apo-8-carotenoic acid
17.	IS 7260	Ethylester of beta-apo-8-carotenoic acid, Food grade
18.	IS 2557	Anmatto colour for food products
19.	IS 4447	Sodium benzoate, Food grade
20.	IS4448	Benzoic acid, Food grade
21.	IS4467(Pt.1)	Caramel (Plain)
22.	IS4467(Pt.2)	Caramel (Ammonia Process)
23.	IS4467(Pt.3)	Caramel (Ammonia sulphite process)
24.	IS 4750	Sorbitol, Food grade
25.	IS 4751	Potassium meta-bisulphite, Food grade
26.	IS 4752	Sodium metabisulphite, Food grade
27.	IS 4818	Sorbic acid, Food grade
28.	IS 5191	Sodium alginate, Food grade
29.	IS 5306	Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, Food grade
30.	IS 5342	Ascorbic acid, Food grade
31.	IS 5343	Butylated hydroxy-anixole, Food grade
32.	IS 5707	Agar, Food grade
33.	IS 5719	Gelatin, Food grade
34.	IS 6030	Sodium propionate, Food grade
35.	IS 6031	Calcium propionate, Food grade
36.	IS 6793	Fumaric acid, Food grade
37.	IS 7905	Calcium alginate, Food grade
38.	IS 7908	Sulphur dioxide, Food grade
39.	IS 7928	Alginic acid, Food grade
40.	IS 9504	Tartaric acid, Food grade
41.	IS 10563	Mineral Oil, Food grade
42.	IS 8356	Titanium dioxide, Food grade
43.	IS 9971	DL Lactic Acid, Food grade
44.	IS 1165	Milk powder
45.	IS 1166	Condensed milk
46.	IS 1547	Infant milk foods
47.	IS 1656	Milk-cereal base weaning foods
48.	IS 11156	Infant formulae
49.	IS 269	33 Grade Ordinary Portland cement
50.	IS 455	Portland Slag cement
51.	IS 1489(Pt.1 & Pt.2)	Portland pozzolana cement-Part I Flash based and Part 2 Calcined Clay based
52.	IS 3466	Masonry cement
53.	IS 6452	High alumina cement for structural use
54.	IS 6909	Supersulphated cement
55.	IS 8041	Rapid hardening Portland cement
56.	IS 8042	White Portland Cement
57.	IS 8043	Hydrophobic Portland cement
58.	IS 8112	43 Grade Ordinary Portland cement
59.	IS 8229	Oil well cement
60.	IS 12269	53 Grade Ordinary Portland cement
61.	IS 12330	Sulphate resisting Portland cement
62.	IS 12600	Low heat Portland cement
63.	IS 1161	Steel tubes for structural purposes
64.	IS 1239(Pt.1)	Mild steel tubes, tubular products and other worought steel fittings: Part I Mild Steel Tubes
65.	IS4270	Steel tubes used for water wells (upto 200 mm dia)
66.	IS 1342	Oil pressure stoves
67.	IS 2787	Multi-burner oil pressure stoves
68.	IS 10109	Oil pressure stove, offset burner type
69.	IS 418	Tungsten filament general service electric lamps (upto 100 W)
70.	IS 302(Pt.2/Sec 3)	Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric Iron
71.	IS 302(Pt.2/Sec.30)	Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric radiators
72.	IS302 (Pt.2/Sec.201)	Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric immersion water heater
73.	IS 302(Pt.2/Sec.202)	Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Electric stove
74.	IS 1293	3 pin plugs and socket outlets
75.	IS3854	Switches for domestic and similar purposes
76.	IS 4949	2 Amp Switches for electric and similar purposes
77.	IS 277	Galvanized steel sheets (plain and corrugated)
78.	IS 279	Galvanized steel wire for telegraph and telephone purposes
79.	IS280	Mild steel wire for general engineering purposes
80.	IS 432(Pt.1)	Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars
81.	IS 432(Pt.2)	Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement
82.	IS 513	Cold rolled carbon steel sheets
83.	IS 1029	Hot rolled steel strips (baling)
84.	IS 1079	Hot rolled carbon steel sheet and strip
85.	IS 1148	Hot rolled steel rivet bars (upto 40 mm diameter) structural purposes
86.	IS 1149	High tensile steel rivet bars for structural purposes
87.	IS 1786	High strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete reinforcement
88.	IS 1875	Carbon steel billets, blooms, slabs and bars for forgings
89.	IS 1977	Structural steel (ordinary quality)
90.	IS 1990	Steel rivet and stay bars for boilers
91.	IS 2002	Steel plates for pressure vessels for intermediate and high temperature service including boilers
92.	IS 2062	Weldable structural steel
93.	IS 2830	Carbon steel billets, blooms and slab for re-rolling into structural steel (standard quality)
94.	IS 2831	Carbon steel billets, blooms and slab for re-rolling into structural steel (ordinary quality)
95.	IS 2879	Mild steel for metal are welding electrode core wire
96.	IS 3502	Steel chequered plates
97.	IS 3748	Tool and die steels
98.	IS 3930	Flame and induction hardening steels
99.	IS 4368	Alloy steel billets, blooms and slab for forging for general engineering purpose
100.	IS 4397	Cold rolled carbon steel strips for ball and roller bearing cages
101.	IS 4398	Carbon-chromium steel for the manufacture of balls, rollers and bearing races
102.	IS 4430	Mould steels
103.	IS 4431	Carbon and carbon-manganese free cutting steel
104.	IS 4432	Case hardening steels
105.	IS 4882	Low carbon steel wire for rivets for use in bearing industry
106.	IS 5489	Carbureting steel for use in bearing industry
107.	IS 5517	Steels for hardening and tampering
108.	IS 5518	Steel for die blocks for drop forging
109.	IS 5522	Stainless steel sheets and strips for utensils
110.	IS 1989(Pt.1)	Leather safety boots and shoes for miners
111.	IS 2512	Miners' cap lamp batteries (Lead acid type)
112.	IS 1855	Standard steel wire ropes for winding and man-riding haulages in mines
113.	IS 2148	Flameproof enclosures of electrical apparatus
114.	IS 2925	Industrial safety helmets
115.	IS 3196(Pt.1)	Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder exceeding 5 litre water capacity for low pressure liquefiable gases:Pt 1 Cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
116.	IS3196(Pt.2)	Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder exceeding 5 litre water capacity for low pressure liquefiable gases:Pt 2 Cylinders for liquefiable gases other than LPG
117.	IS3224	Valve fittings for compressed gas cylinder excluding liquefied petroleum gas cylinders
118.	IS 3745	Yoke type valve connections for small medical gas cylinders
119.	IS 7142	Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder for low pressure liquefiable gases not exceeding 5 litre water capacity
120.	IS 7285	Seamless steel cylinders for permanent and high pressure liquefiable gases
121.	IS 7302	Valve fittings for gas cylinder valves for use with breathing apparatus
122.	IS 7312	Welded and seamless steel dissolved acetylene gas cylinders
123.	IS 7680	Welded and seamless steel dissolved gas cylinders for ammonia
124.	IS 7681	Welded and seamless steel dissolved gas cylinders for chlorine gas
125.	IS 7682	Welded and seamless steel dissolved gas cylinders for methyl bromide gas
126.	IS 8737	Valve fittings for use with liquefied petroleum gas cylinder of more than 5 litre water capacity: Pt 2 Valve fittings for newly manufactured LPG cylinders
127.	IS 8776	Valve fittings for use with liquefied petroleum gas cylinder up to and including 5 litre water capacity
128.	IS 3470	Hexane, Food grade
129.	IS 8144	Multipurpose dry batteries
130.	IS 7620(Pt.1)	Diagnostic Medical X-Ray Equipment
131.	IS 14625	Plastic Feeding Bottles

(See Cir No.32/2001 Cus dt.31/05/2001)

(See Cir No.4(RE-01), dt.19/06/2001)

(See Cir No.40(RE-2000), dt.22/02/2001)

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