Notification No. 22/2015-2020

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
Udyog Bhavan

Notification No. 22/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 20^th July, 2022

Subject : Amendment of import policy conditions for item under ITC(HS) Code 05119999 of Chapter 05 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule –I (Import Policy).

S.O. 3255(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of Foreign Trade (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the policy condition of item under Chapter 05 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule –I (Import Policy) as follows :-

ITC(HS) code	Item Description	Import Policy	Existing Policy Condition	Revised Policy Condition
0511 99 99	Other:---- Other	Free	Import of Human Embryo is Prohibited except for research purposes based on the guidelines of the Department of Health Research.	Import of Human Embryo is ―Prohibited‖ in accordance with The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.

2. Effect of the Notification:

Import of Human Embryo under ITC (HS) 05119999 is ―Prohibited‖ in accordance with The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.

This issues with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry.

SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI
Director General of Foreign Trade
& Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the GoI
Email:dgft@nic.in

[F. No. 01/89/180/Misc-82/AM-05/PC-2[A]/E-1251]