This notification, No. 59/2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, dated March 28, 2018, prohibits the import of seal skin in any form. This policy condition is inserted under Chapter 41 as Policy Condition No. 2, Chapter 42 as Policy Condition No. 1, and Chapter 43 as Policy Condition No. 1 of the ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule 1 (Import Policy). The notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended. Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, Director General of Foreign Trade, signed the notification, which bears file number 01/89/180/118/AM02/PC-2(E-1553).
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A policy document outlining the guidelines and objectives for foreign trade in India for the period 2015-2020.
FTDR 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.
ITC HS, 2017 Schedule 1 Import Policy: Indian Trade Clarification based on Harmonized System of Coding, 2017, Schedule 1 related to Import Policy, a classification system used for import and export regulations.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to commerce and industry.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in India, responsible for implementing the foreign trade policy.
Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi: Director General of Foreign Trade at the time of this notification.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
Seal Skin: The skin of seals, the import of which is prohibited under certain chapters of the ITC HS, 2017 Schedule 1 Import Policy.
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th March, 2018
No. 59/2015-2020
Subject: Insertion of policy condition under Chapter 41, 42 and 43 of ITC (HS), 2017–Schedule–1(Import Policy).
S.O. 1418 (E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02
and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby inserts
the following Policy Condition at the end of Chapter 41 (as Policy Condition No.2), Chapter 42 (as Policy Condition
No.1), and Chapter 43 (as Policy Condition No.1) of ITC (HS) 2017–Schedule–1(Import Policy) as under:
Policy Condition: Import of seal skin, in any form, is prohibited.
2. Effect of this Notification: Import policy of seal skin under Chapter 41, 42 and 43 of ITC (HS), 2017–
Schedule–1(Import Policy) is notified.
[F. No. 01/89/180/118/AM-02/PC-2(A)/e-1553]
ALOK VARDHAN CHATURVEDI, Director General of Foreign Trade
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