Instruction No. 18/2025-Customs Dated 20/06/2025

Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022 of Schedule-I (Import Policy)-

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All Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners of Customs /
Customs (Preventive) / Customs & Central Taxes.
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs / Customs
(Preventive).
All Pr. Director General/Director Generals under CBIC.

Subject: Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) – reg.

Madam/Sir,

Reference is invited to the Notification No. 19/2025-26 dated 17.06.2025 issued by the DGFT, Department of Commerce on the above subject.

2. Vide the above Notification No. 19/2025-26 dated 17.06.2025, the Import Policy of the following ITC(HS) codes has been amended as under:

ITC(HS) Code Item Description Existing Import Policy Revised Import Policy Condition
2843

Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals.

284310 - Colloidal precious metals
28431010 --- Of gold Free Restricted
28431020 --- Of silver Free Restricted
28431090 --- Other Free Restricted
28432100 - Silver compounds: -- Silver nitrate Free Restricted
28432900 - Silver compounds: --- Other Free Restricted
28433000 - Gold compounds Free Restricted
284390 - Other compounds; amalgams:
29439011 --- Other compounds ---- Sodium aurous thiosulphate   Restricted
28439012 --- Other compounds: ---- Noble metal solutions of platinum, rhodium and palladium   Restricted
28439019 --- Other compounds: --- Other   Restricted
28439020 --- Amalgams   Restricted

3. Effect of the above Notification: The Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 is revised from “Free” to “Restricted”, with immediate effect.

4. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter.

5. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.

Hindi version follows.

Yours faithfully,

Encls: as above.

(Neeraj Goyal)
OSD (Cus-III)
Email: uscus.3-dor@gov.in
Tele: 011 23094012

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(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. 19/2025-26
New Delhi, Dated: 17 June, 2025

Subject: Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule -I (Import Policy) -reg.

S.O. (E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule -I (Import Policy), with immediate effect.

2. The Import Policy of the following ITC (HS) codes is amended as under:

ITC(HS) Code Item Description Existing Import Policy Revised Import Policy
2843 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals.
284310 - Colloidal precious metals
28431010 --- Of gold Free Restricted
28431020 --- Of silver Free Restricted
28431090 --- Other Free Restricted
28432100 - Silver compounds : -- Silver nitrate Free Restricted
28432900 - Silver compounds : -- Other Free Restricted
28433000 - Gold compounds Free Restricted
284390 Other compounds; amalgams    
28439011 --- Other compounds: ---- Sodium aurous thiosulphate Free Restricted
28439012 --- Other compounds: ---- Noble metal solutions of platinum, kg. 10% - rhodium and palladium Free Restricted
28439019 ---Other compounds: ---- Other Free Restricted
28439020 ---Amalgams Free Restricted

Effect of the Notification:

The Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 is revised from "Free" to "Restricted", with immediate effect.

This is issued with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Ajay Bhadoo)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Addl. Secretary to the Government of India

Email: dgft@nic.in

[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/36/AM-11/PC-2[A]/Part-V /E-8876]