**Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on March 27, 2024, amends Chapter 10 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023. Specifically, it introduces General Authorizations for Export of Telecommunication-related items (GAET) and Information Security items (GAEIS) under SCOMET Category 8A5.
* **GAET (Para 10.08xi):** Allows for the export of Telecommunication-related items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 1, excluding Software Technology and items referenced in Para 10.15I, as per the procedure in Para 10.15I of HBP 2023.
* **GAEIS (Para 10.08xii):** Permits the export of Information Security items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 2, excluding Technology, as per the procedure in Para 10.15II of HBP 2023.
The effect of this notification is to establish a policy for granting one-time bulk licenses for the export of these items under the General Authorizations. The detailed procedure for these General Authorizations will be notified separately via Public Notice.
This notification is issued under Section 5 and Section 14A of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, and Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023.
For further information, contact:
Santosh Kumar Sarangi
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
File No.: 01/77/171/030/AM24/ECS
Computer No.: 36771
Notification No.: 82/20
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: An Indian legislation governing foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: The current foreign trade policy of India. Referred to as FTP 2023 in the document.
SCOMET: Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies. It refers to items controlled under India's export control regime.
Category 8A5: A specific category under the SCOMET list, covering telecommunication-related and information security items.
General Authorisation for Export of Telecommunicationrelated items: A general authorization allowing the export of telecommunication-related items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 1 (GAET).
General Authorization for Export of Information Security items: A general authorization allowing the export of information security items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 2 (GAEIS).
HBP 2023: Handbook of Procedures 2023. A document outlining the procedures related to the Foreign Trade Policy.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
{(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
Vanijya Bhawan
No’ ation No82/20:
New Delhi, Dated 27°03 + 2024
Subject:- General Authorisation for export of Telecommunication-related items and
Information Security items covered under category 8A5 of SCOMET.
S.0.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 and Section 14A of the Foreign Trade
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy
2023, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Para 10.08 of chapter 10 of
FTP 2023 as mentioned below:
Para 10.08(xi) - General Authorization for Export of Telecommunication-related items under SCOMET
Category 8A5 Part 1 (GAET) (Excluding Software & Technology and items referenced in Para 10.15(1))
as per the procedure specified in para 10.15(I) of HBP 2023.
Para 10.08(xii) - General Authorization for Export of Information Security items (GAEIS) under SCOMET
Category 8A5 Part 2 (Excluding Technology) as per the procedure specified in Para 10.15(II) of HBP
2023.
Effect of this Notification: The policy for General Authorization for Export of Telecommunication-related
items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 1 (GAET) & Export of Information Security items under SCOMET
Category 8A5 Part 2 (GAEIS) to grant one-time bulk licenses for these items has been notified. The
detailed procedure for these General Authorisations will be notified separately via Public Notice.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
Issued from file no. 01/77/171/030/AM24/EC(S)
Computer no. 36771