Executive Summary:
This notification amends the import policy for toys under Chapter 95 of the ITC HS, 2017, Schedule 1. It revises policy condition 2(iii) concerning conformance certificates and testing, and adds a paragraph regarding Indian Quality Standards. The notification took effect on December 2, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment to Policy Condition 2(iii) of Chapter 95:
* A sample is randomly picked from each consignment of toys being imported.
* The sample is sent to NABL-accredited labs for testing.
* Customs clearance is conditional on successful testing.
* The product cannot be sold until successful testing of the sample.
* Certificates of Conformance should link toys to the manufacturing period.
* If the sample fails to meet standards, the consignment will be sent back or destroyed at the importer's expense.
Addition to Indian Quality Standards (Section 2):
* Import policy for toys, dolls, and similar recreational goods under any chapter will be governed by BIS standards as specified in Policy Conditions 2 of Chapter 95.
Impact Analysis:
Importers of Toys:
* Impact: Importers must ensure that imported toys meet the revised testing and certification requirements.
* Action Required: Importers must send samples to NABL-accredited labs and wait for successful testing before selling products, and bear the costs of returning or destroying consignments that fail to meet standards.
Customs Department:
* Impact: Customs officials are responsible for enforcing the new testing and certification requirements for imported toys.
* Action Required: Customs officials can only grant clearance for toy consignments that have undergone successful testing, in accordance with the revised policy.
NABL-Accredited Labs:
* Impact: NABL-accredited labs will play a key role in testing toy samples for compliance.
* Action Required: Ensure testing capabilities meet the requirements of the revised policy for toy imports.
Key Entities Referenced
ITC HS, 2017Schedule1 Import Policy: Nomenclature used for import policy. The notification amends policy conditions related to Chapter 95 of this nomenclature.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: A policy governing foreign trade, referenced as the basis for the current notification.
FTDR Act, 1992: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992. The legal basis for the notification's authority.
Chapter 95: Chapter 95 of the ITC HS, 2017Schedule1 Import Policy, specifically related to toys, dolls, and recreational goods.
NABL: National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories. Laboratories accredited by NABL are designated for testing toy samples.
BIS standards: Bureau of Indian Standards. Import policy for toys, dolls and similar recreational goods will be governed by BIS standards as specified in Policy Conditions 2 of Chapter 95.
Amit Yadav: Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secy, the signatory of the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd December, 2019
No. 33/2015-2020
Subject : Amendment in Policy condition No. 2(iii) to Chapter 95 of ITC (HS), 2017–Schedule–1 (Import
Policy).
S.O. 4338(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 amends the Policy Condition No. 2(iii) to Chapter 95 of ITC (HS), 2017–Schedule–1
(Import Policy), as under:
Existing Policy Condition No. 2(iii) Revised Policy Condition No. 2(iii)
A Certificate of Conformance from the manufacturer Sample will be randomly picked from each consignment
that representative sample of the toys being imported and will be sent to NABL accredited Labs for testing and
have been tested by an independent laboratory which is clearance may be given by Customs on the condition
accredited by NABL, India and found to meet the that the product cannot be sold in the market till
specifications indicated above. The Certificate would successful testing of the sample. Further, if the sample
also link the toys in the consignment to the period of drawn fails to meet the required standards, the
manufacture indicated in the Certificate of Conformity. consignment will be sent back or will be destroyed at the
cost of importer.
2. A new para (capital-D) is added to Section 2 (Indian Quality Standards) to the General Notes
Regarding Import Policy of ITC(HS), 2017 as under:
2.(D) Import policy for Toys/Dolls etc: Import policy for Toys /Dolls and similar other recreational goods under
any chapter will be governed by BIS standards as specified in Policy Conditions 2 of Chapter 95.
3. Effect of this Notification: Policy condition No. 2(iii) to chapter 95 of ITC (HS), 2017–Schedule–1 (Import
Policy) revised and a new para is added to Section 2 (Indian Quality Standards) to the General Notes Regarding
Import Policy of ITC (HS), 2017.
[F. No. 01/89/180/53/AM-01/PC-2 (A)/Vol. III]
AMIT YADAV, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secy.
Note : The principal notification No. 36/2015-2020, dated the 17th January, 2017 was published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 172(E), dated the 17th January, 2017 and amended vide Notification
No. 26/2015-2020, dated 1st September, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India vide S.O. 2890(E), dated
1st September, 2017.
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