Date: 2026-01-30Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Amendment in import policy and policy condition of Penicillins and its salts 6 APA and Amoxycilline and its salts falling under ITC HS Code 29411010 29411050 and 29411030 respectively of Chapter 29 of ITC HS 2022 Schedule I Import Policy
**Executive Summary**
The document is a notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Government of India. It announces amendments to the import policy and policy conditions for Penicillins and its salts, 6-APA, and Amoxycilline and its salts. These amendments are effective immediately for one year from the date of publication, January 30, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Import Policy Changes:**
* The import of Penicillin and its salts (ITC HS Code 29411010), 6-APA (ITC HS Code 29411050), and Amoxycilline and its salts (ITC HS Code 29411030) is now "Restricted" if the CIF value is below specified thresholds.
* **Specific CIF Value Thresholds:**
* Penicillin G-potassium (PEN-G): INR 2,216/- per Kilogram.
* 6-APA: INR 3,405/- per Kilogram.
* Amoxicillin Trihydrate: INR 2,733/- per Kilogram.
* **Exemptions:**
* The import restrictions based on CIF value do not apply to:
* 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs).
* Units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
* Imports under the Advance Authorization Scheme.
* **Condition for Exemptions:**
* Exemptions are conditional, requiring that imported inputs are not sold into the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA).
* **Duration:**
* The restrictions are effective immediately and will remain in force for one year from the publication date of the notification.
* **Regulatory Compliance:**
* Imports continue to be subject to registration and other requirements administered by the Drug Controller General of India under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
* Amoxycilline imports continue to be subject to Policy Condition No. 08 of Chapter 29.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Importers of Penicillin and its salts, 6-APA, and Amoxycilline and its salts**
**Impact:**
The stakeholders are negatively impacted if they import goods with CIF values below the specified thresholds. This may lead to increased costs and a decrease in profitability.
**Action Required:**
Importers are to check the import of goods to comply with the new CIF value restrictions.
Importers also need to be aware of the conditions under which exemptions can be granted.
**Stakeholder: 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and Units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs)**
**Impact:**
The stakeholders are positively impacted as they are exempted if they are not intending to sell within the Domestic Tariff Area.
**Action Required:**
The stakeholders need to be aware of the conditions under which exemptions can be granted.
Key Entities Referenced
ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy): Indian Trade Classification (Harmonized System) 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy) - The primary reference document for the changes in import policy.
Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023: Referenced policy which provides the framework for regulating foreign trade.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): The agency responsible for implementing the import policy and issuing notifications.
Penicillins and its salts, 6-APA and Amoxycilline and its salts: Key pharmaceutical substances that are subject to changed import policies and conditions.
Drugs and Cosmetics Act: Referenced law related to the registration and other requirements for drug imports.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 401] िई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, ििवरी 30, 2026/माघ 10, 1947
No. 401] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026/MAGHA 10, 1947
वाजणज्य एव ंउद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय)
अजधसचू िा
िई ददल्ली, 29 ििवरी, 2026
स.ं 56/2025-26
जवषय: आइटीसी (एचएस), 2022, अिसु चू ी-। (आयात िीजत) के अध्याय-29 के आइटीसी (एचएस) कोड क्रमिः
29411010, 29411050 और 29411030 के तहत आि े वाल े पिे जसजलि और इसके सॉल््स, 6-एपीए और
एमोजससजसजलि और इसके सॉल््स की आयात िीजत और िीजतगत ित तम ेंसिं ोधि।
का.आ. 429(अ).— समय समय पर यथा संिोजधत जवदेि व्यापार िीजत 2023 के पैरा 1.02 और 2.01 के साथ
पठित जवदेि व्यापार (जवकास और जवजियमि) की धारा 5 के साथ पठित धारा 3 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए
केंद्र सरकार एतदद्वारा आइटीसी (एचएस) 2022 की अिुसूची I (आयात िीजत) के आइटीसी (एचएस) कोड 29411010,
29411030 और 29414050 हते ु आयात िीजत म ें जिम्नािुसार सिं ोधि करती ह।ै
620 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
आइटीसी जववरण मौिदू ा सिं ोजधत मौिदू ा िीजतगत ित त सिं ोजधत िीजतगत ित त
(एचएस) कोड आयात आयात
िीजत िीजत
29411010 पेिजसजलि और मुि मुि आयात की अिुमजत (क) तथाजप भारतीय रुपये 2,216/-
उसके सॉल््स पंिीकरण और अन्य प्रजत दकलोग्राम से कम के सीआइएफ
आवश्यकताओं के मूल्य वाले पेिजसजलि िी –पोटेजियम
अधीि ह,ै जिसका (पेि-िी) का आयात ‘प्रजतबजं धत’ ह।ै
संचालि औषजध एवं (ख) तथाजप, उि (क) में उजल्लजखत
सौन्दयत प्रिाधि न्यूितम आयात कीमत, 100 %
अजधजियम के तहत जियातत उन्मुख इकाईयों (ईओयू),
भारतीय औषजध एसईिेड में इकाईयों और अजग्रम
महाजियंत्रक द्वारा प्राजधकार पत्र स्ट्कीम के तहत आयात
दकया िाता ह।ै पर लागू िहीं होगा, बिते आयाजतत
जिजवजियां घरेलू प्रिुल्क क्षेत्र (डीटीए)
में ि बेची िाए; और
(ग) आयात की अिुमजत औषजध और
सौन्दयत प्रसाधि अजधजियम के तहत
भारत के औषजध महाजियंत्रक द्वारा
िाजसत पंिीकरण और अन्य
आवश्यकताओं के अधीि ह।ै
29411030 एमोजससजसजलि मुि मुि अध्याय 29 की (क) तथाजप, भारतीय रुपये 2,733/-
और इसके सॉल््स िीजतगत ितत संख्या प्रजत दकलोग्राम से कम के सीआइएफ
08 के अधीि ह।ै मूल्य की एमोजससजसजलि राईहाइड्रेट
का आयात ‘प्रजतबजं धत’ ह।ै
(ख) तथाजप, उि (क) में उजल्लजखत
न्यूितम आयात कीमत, 100 %
जियातत उन्मुख इकाईयों (ईओयू),
एसईिेड में इकाईयों और अजग्रम
प्राजधकार पत्र स्ट्कीम के तहत आयात
पर लागू िहीं होगा, बिते आयाजतत
जिजवजियां घरेलू प्रिुल्क क्षेत्र (डीटीए)
में ि बेची िाए; और
(ग) अध्याय 29 की िीजतगत ित त
संख्या 08 के अधीि ह।ै
29411050 6-एपीए मुि मुि - (क) तथाजप, भारतीय रुपय े3,405/-
प्रजत दकलोग्राम स े कम सीआइएफ
मल्ू य के 6-एपीए का आयात
‘प्रजतबजं धत’ ह।ै
(ख) तथाजप, उि (क) में उजल्लजखत
न्यूितम आयात कीमत, 100 %
जियातत उन्मुख इकाईयों (ईओयू),
एसईिेड में इकाईयों और अजग्रम
प्राजधकार पत्र स्ट्कीम के तहत आयात
पर लागू िहीं होगा, बिते आयाजतत
जिजवजियां घरेलू प्रिुल्क क्षेत्र (डीटीए)
में ि बेची िाए[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2. ऊपर लगाए गए प्रजतबंध तत्काल प्रभाव स ेलागू होंग ेऔर इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की जतजथ से एक वष तके
जलए लागू रहगें े।
इस अजधसचू िा का प्रभाव:
आइटीसी एचएस कोड 29411010 के तहत आि े वाले पेजिजसजलि िी -पोटेजियम (पेि-िी), आइटीसी एचएस कोड
29411050 के तहत आि े वाल े 6- एपीए, और आइटीसी एचएस कोड 29411030 के तहत आि े वाल े एमोजससजसजलि
राईहाइड्रेट, जििका सीआइएफ मूल्य क्रमिः 2,216/- रुपय े प्रजत दकलोग्राम, 3,405/- रुपये प्रजत दकलोग्राम और 2,733/-
रुपये प्रजत दकलोग्राम से कम ह,ै का आयात इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की जतजथ से एक साल की अवजध के जलए "प्रजतबंजधत"
ह।ैं तथाजप, यह प्रजतबंध 100% जियातत उन्मुख इकाइयां (ईओयू), एसइिडे म ें इकाइयां और अजग्रम प्राजधकार पत्र स्ट्कीम के
तहत आयात पर लागू िहीं होगा, बित े आयाजतत जिजवजियां घरेलू प्रिुल्क क्षेत्र (डीटीए) में ि बेची िाए ।
इसे वाजणज्य और उद्योग मंत्री के अिुमोदि से िारी दकया िाता ह ै ।
[फा. स.ं 01/89/180/04/एएम-24/पीसी-2(ए)/ई-39595]
लव अग्रवाल, महाजिदिे क, जवदेि व्यापार और पदेि अपर सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th January, 2026
No. 56/2025-26
Subject: Amendment in import policy and policy condition of Penicillins and its salts,
6-APA and Amoxycilline and its salts falling under ITC (HS) Code 29411010, 29411050 and
29411030, respectively, of Chapter-29 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy)
S.O. 429(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 5 of Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy(FTP) 2023, as
amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the import policy against ITC (HS) Codes
29411010, 29411030 and 29411050 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 as under:
ITC (HS) Description Existing Revised Existing Policy Condition Revised Policy Condition
Codes Import Import
Policy Policy
29411010 Penicillins and its Free Free Imports are permitted (a) However, import of Penicillin G-
salts subject to Registration and potassium (PEN-G) having CIF value
other requirements as less than INR 2,216/- per Kilogram is
administered by the Drug ‘Restricted’.
Controller General of India
under the provisions of the
(b) The Minimum Import Price
Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
mentioned at (a) above, however, will
not be applicable for import by 100%
Export Oriented Units (EOUs), units in
the SEZ and imports under the Advance
Authorization Scheme subject to the
condition that the imported inputs are
not sold into the Domestic Tariff Area
(DTA); and
(c) Imports are permitted subject to
Registration and other requirements as
administered by the Drug Controller
General of India under the provisions of
the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
29411030 Amoxycilline and Free Free Subject to Policy Condition (a) However, import of Amoxicillin
its salts No. 08 of Chapter 29. Trihydrate having CIF value less than
INR 2,733/- per Kilogram is
‘Restricted’
(b) The Minimum Import Price
mentioned at (a), however, will not be
applicable for import by 100% Export
Oriented Units (EOUs), units in the SEZ
and imports under the Advance
Authorization Scheme, subject to the
condition that the imported inputs are
not sold into the Domestic Tariff Area
(DTA); and
(c) Subject to Policy Condition No. 08
of Chapter 29.
29411050 6-APA Free Free - (a) However, import of 6-APA having
CIF value less than INR 3,405/- per
Kilogram is ‘Restricted’.
(b) The Minimum Import Price
mentioned at (a), however, will not be
applicable for import by 100% Export
Oriented Units (EOUs), units in the SEZ
and imports under the Advance
Authorization Scheme subject to the
condition that the imported inputs are
not sold into the Domestic Tariff Area
(DTA)
2. The restrictions imposed above shall take effect immediately and remain in force for a period of one year from
the date of publication of this notification
Effect of this Notification:
The Import of Penicillin G-potassium (PEN-G) falling under ITC HS code 29411010, 6-APA falling under ITC HS
code 29411050, and Amoxicilline Trihydrate falling under ITC HS code 29411030 , having CIF value of less than Rs
2,216/- per Kilogram, Rs 3,405/- per Kilogram and Rs 2,733/-per Kilogram respectively, are "Restricted" for a period
of one year from the date of publication of this notification. However, this restriction will not be applicable for
import by 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs), units in the SEZ and imports under the Advance Authorisation
Scheme, subject to the condition that the imported inputs are not sold into the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA)
This is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry.
[F. No. 01/89/180/04/AM-24/PC-2(A)/E-39595]
LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Addl. Secy.
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