**Policy Summary: SCOMET Updates 2022**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, announces the SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies) Updates for 2022. Specifically, it concerns amendments to Appendix 3 SCOMET Items to Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018.
The notification, 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 2015-2020, updates the list of items subject to export controls. The updated Appendix 3 will be available on the DGFT website under the "Regulatory Updates" section, subheading "Import, Export and SCOMET policy."
This Notification No. 46/2015-2020, dated November 30, 2022, will take effect 30 days from the date of issuance to allow for industry transition. This notification amends Principal Notification No. 05 dated 24th April 2017, Notification No. 13 dated 28th June 2017, Notification No. 29 dated 21 September 2017, Notification No. 17 dated 3 July 2018, Notification No. 04 dated 24" April 2019, Notification No. 10 dated 11 June 2020 and Notification No. 47 dated 20.12.2021.
The Director General of Foreign Trade and Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The file number for this notification is F. No. 01/91/171/37/AM10/ECS.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: A law that governs foreign trade in India, providing the legal framework for import and export regulations.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A set of guidelines and objectives for promoting and regulating foreign trade in India during the specified period.
Appendix 3 SCOMET Items: A list of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) items whose export is regulated.
Schedule 2 of ITC HS Classification of Export and Import Items 2018: A classification system used to categorize goods for import and export, providing a standardized framework for trade regulations.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A government agency responsible for implementing and enforcing foreign trade policies and regulations in India.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
SCOMET Updates 2022: Annual update related to Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET).
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi: Office of Directorate General of Foreign Trade in New Delhi, Delhi.
{(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
Notification No. 46/2015-2020
New Delhi, dated: 30” November, 2022
Subject: SCOMET Updates 2022 - Amendment in Appendix 3 (SCOMET items) to Schedule- 2
of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018.
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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 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby makes the amendment in Appendix
3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule -2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items 2018, as
enclosed in the Annexure to this Notification.
2. The updated Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule- 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export
and Import Items, 2018 as annexure to this notification would be uploaded on the web-portal of
DGFT under heading “Regulatory Updates” and Sub-heading “Import, Export and SCOMET policy”.
3. In order to provide transition time to industry, this Notification shall come into
effect after 30 days of the date of issuance.
Effect of this Notification:-
Annual SCOMET Update - 2022 has been notified to amend Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to
Schedule-2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
and Additional Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from F. No. 01/91/171/37/AM10/EC(S)]
Note: Principal Notification No. 05 dated 24th April 2017, Notification No. 13 dated 28th June
2017, Notification No. 29 dated 21% September 2017, Notification No. 17 dated 3 July 2018,
Notification No. 04 dated 24" April 2019, Notification No. 10 dated 11” June 2020 and
Notification No. 47 dated 20.12.2021