**Policy Summary: Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 25/2015-2020**
**Date:** September 13, 2021
**Subject:** Clarification on the last date of import in continuation of Notification No. 20/2015-2020 dated August 24, 2021.
**Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Purpose:** To amend the provision in Para 3 of Notification No. 20/2015-2020 dated August 24, 2021, regarding the last date of import.
**Amendment:** The last date of import, previously specified as October 31, 2021, is amended to specify that the "Last date of shipment or Bill of Lading date in case of permitted seaports or Lorry Receipt date in case of LCS Petrapole" shall be October 31, 2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Import consignments with Bill of Lading/Lorry Receipt issued on or before October 31, 2021, shall not be allowed by Customs beyond January 31, 2022.
**Effect:** For imports under Notification 20/2015-2020 dated August 24, 2021, the last date of shipment or date of issuance of the Bill of Lading or Lorry Receipt is October 31, 2021. Import consignments with Bill of Lading/Lorry Receipt issued on or before October 31, 2021, shall not be allowed by Customs beyond January 31, 2022.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 20152020: A set of guidelines and instructions established by the Indian government for regulating import and export activities.
FT DR Act, 1992: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, an act of the Parliament of India to provide for the development and regulation of foreign trade.
Notification No. 20 20152020: A notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), pertaining to import regulations. Dated 24.08.2021
LCS Petrapole: Land Customs Station Petrapole, located on the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, India.
Ministry of Commerce Industry: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to foreign trade and industry.
New Delhi: Capital of India, where the notification was issued.
31 January 2022: The date beyond which import consignments with specific Bill of Lading/Lorry Receipt dates are not allowed by Customs.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (II)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 25 /2015-2020
New Delhi, —_13"" September, 2021
Subject: Clarification on last date of import in continuation of Notification No. 20/2015-20
dated 24.08.2021.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of FT (D&R) Act,
1992 and paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from
time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the provision in Para 3 of Notification No.
20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021 as under:-
The last date of import, 31.10.2021, as mentioned in Para 3 of Notification number 20 dated
24.8.2021, is amended to read as " Last date of shipment or Bill of Lading date ( in case of
permitted seaports) or Lorry Receipt date ( in case of LCS Petrapole)" shall be 31.10.2021 or
until further orders, whichever is earlier. Further, import consignments of these items with Bill of
Lading/Lorry Receipt issued on or before 31% October, 2021 shall not be allowed by Customs
beyond 31* January 2022.
Effect of the Notification: For imports under Notification 20/2015-20 dated 24.08.2021, the
last date of shipment or date of issuance of the Bill of Lading or Lorry Receipt date is
31.10.2021. Import consignments of these items with Bill of Lading/Lorry Receipt issued on or
before 31° October, 2021 shall not be allowed by Customs beyond 31" January 2022.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.
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Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
(E.No.M-5012/300/2002/PC-2[A]/Part-VIII/E-29098)