Government of India
Ministry of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 011.
Policy Circular No. 83(RE-2008)/2004-2009
Dated the 29th April, 2009
To
All Licensing Authorities;
AAll Commissioners of Customs.
Subject : - Restriction on import of Hot Rolled Coils - Notification No. 63
dated 21.11.2008
Vide Notification No. 63 dated 21.11.2008, import of the item “Hot Rolled Coils”
under 4 digit ITC(HS) Code : 7208 has been restricted. Intention of the
Notification was to restrict all items covered under Code No. 7208 at 4 digit
level. This was clarified by DGFT, first on 30.01.2009 to an individual importer
and then again on 18.02.2009 to a group of Importers and Customs.
- Subsequently, it has been brought to the notice of this Office, through
representations, that during the interim period, i.e. 21.11.2008
(date of issue
of Notification No. 63) and 18.02.2009 (date of issue of clarification) a number
of import consignments of such items (Hot Rolled Products not in Coils) have
been allowed by Customs without licence. It has also been informed by Customs
that there have been clearances in this Group under ITC Bond as it was not clear
whether the Notification No. 63 dated 21.11.2008 covered the whole of 7208 or
not.
- The matter has been examined. Accordingly, to address the grievance of
importers, arising out of this confusion, it is clarified that the import
clearance without a licence may be allowed for the item, Hot Rolled Products not
in Coils covered under ITC(HS) Code 7208, which have been imported during the
period 21.11.2008 (date of issue of Notification No.63) to 18.2.2009 (date of
issue of clarification).
- This issues with the approval of competent authority.
Sd/-
(O.P. Hisaria)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/46/AM09/PC-2(A) Pt.)