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.
59/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 9th March, 2022
Subject: Amendment in import policy and insertion of policy condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy).
S.O.(E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (as amended from time to time) read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby amends the Import Policy and inserts Policy Condition under Chapter 29 and 38 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy) for the following HS codes as under:
| HS Code | Item Description | Existing Import Policy | Existing Policy Condition | Revised Import Policy | Revised Policy Condition |
| 29034100 | --Trifluoromethane (HFC-23 ) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034200 | -- Difluoromethane (HFC-32) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034300 | --Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1,2- difluorocthane . (HFC-152) and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC- 152a) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034400 | - - Pentafluoroethane (HFC- 125), 1,1,1- trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2- trifluoroethane (HFC-143) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034500 | - - 1,1,1,2- Tctrafluoroethanc (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2- tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034600 | - - 1,1,1,2,3,3,3- Heptafluoropropane (HFC- 227ea), 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropanc (HFC- 236cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3- hexafluoropropane (HFC- 236ea) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034700 | --1,1,1,3,3-Pcntafluoropropanc (HFC-245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3- pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29034800 | 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutanc (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5- dccafluoropentane (HFC-43-1 Omee) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 29035100 | - - 2,3,3,3- Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,3,3,3- tetrafluoropropene (HFO1234ze) and (z)- 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro2-butene (HFO-1336mzz) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 5 |
| 38275100 | Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38275900 | Other - Containing other hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276100 | - - Containing 15% or more by mass of 1,1,1 - trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276200 | - - Other, not included in the sub -heading above, containing 55% or more by mass of pcntafluoroethane (HFC -125 ) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276300 | - - Other, not included in the sub -headings above, containing 40% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC -125 ) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276400 | - - Other, not included in the sub -headings above, containing 30% or more by mass of 1,1,1,2 - tetrafluoroethane (HFC -134a ) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276500 | - - Other, not included in the sub -headings above, containing 20% or more by mass of difluoromethanc (HFC -32) and 20% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC -125 ) | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
| 38276800 | Other, not included in the subheadings above, containing substances of subheadings 29034100 to 29034800 | Free | - | Restricted | Subject to Policy Condition No. 6 |
2. A new Policy Condition No. 5 is added in Chapter 29 and Policy Condition No. 6 is added in Chapter 38 of ITC (IIS) 2022, Schedule -1 (Import Policy) as under :
3. Effect of this Notification“Import of Hydrofluorocarbons (IIFCs) is permitted with an import authorization subject to recommendation of Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC”.
Import policy of Hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs) has been revised from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’ subject to NOC from MoEF&CC.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce and Industry.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/49/AM-10/PC-2[A]/E-1671)