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
Notification No. 4/
2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 30th April, 2021
Subject: Amendment in Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of the 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 Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020 as under:
| Existing Para 2.25 of FTP, 2015-2020 | Revised Para 2.25 of FTP, 2015-2020 |
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Import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where Customs clearance is sought as gifts, is prohibited except for life saving drugs / medicines and Rakhi (but not giftsrelated to Rakhi). Explanation: 1 .Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi) will be covered under Section 25(6) of Customs Act. 1962 that reads " no duly shall be collected if the amount of duty leviable is equal to or less than Rs. 100/-" 2. Import of goods as gifts with payment of full applicable duties is allowed |
Import of goods,
including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or
courier, where Customs clearance is sought as gifts, is prohibited
except for life saving drugs / medicines/ oxygen concentrators
and Rakhi (but not gifts related The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed only for a period till 31 July 2021 for personal use. Explanation: 1 .Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi) will be covered under Section 25(6) of Customs Act. 1962 that reads " no duty shall be collected if the amount of duty leviable is equal to or less than Rs.100/-" 2. Import of goods as gifts with payment of full applicable duties is allowed |
Effect of the Notification: Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 is revised to include import of oxygen concentrators for personal use through post, courier or e-commerce portals in the list of exempted categories, where Customs clearance is sought as ''gifts", till 31 July 2021.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade&
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
(F.No. 01/93/180/16/AM-16/PC-II(B)/E-l 713)