[To be published in the Gazette
of India Extraordinary Part-Il, Section-3, Sub-Section (ii)]
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
Notification No. 64/2015-2020
New Delhi, the 31st March, 2023
Subject: Amendment in Import Policy Condition under Chapter 29 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy)
S.O. (E): Whereas, the Authorized Officer i.e., DGTR in its final findings, vide Notification No. No. 22/6/2019-DGTR dated 30.09.2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had recommended in terms of Section 9A(1) of the FTDR Act, 1992, to impose country-wise quantitative restrictions on import of ‘Isopropyl alcohol’ (IPA) following a safeguard investigation under the Safeguard Measures (Quantitative Restrictions) Rules, 2012.
2. Accordingly, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3, Section 5 and Section 9A of FTDR 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 after considering the aforesaid Notification dated 30.09.2021 of DGTR, hereby makes the following amendments by inserting a new Policy Condition at SI. No. 6 in Chapter 29 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy) :-
| Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | New Policy condition |
| 29051220 | Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) | Free |
Policy Condition No. (6) |
3. The country-wise quantitative restriction (QR) for import of IPA are as under:
| Country | Quantitative Restriction (in MT) | |||
| Financial Year | 2023-24 | |||
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| China PR | 9,924 | 9,924 | 10,526 | 10,526 |
| Germany | 2,116 | 2,116 | 2,244 | 2,244 |
| Japan | 1,496 | 1,496 | 1,587 | 1,587 |
| Korea RP | 6,290 | 6,290 | 6,672 | 6,672 |
| Netherland | 2,421 | 2,421 | 2,568 | 2,568 |
| Singapore | 2,668 | 2,668 | 2,830 | 2,830 |
| Taiwan | 4,296 | 4,296 | 4,557 | 4,557 |
| USA | 2,214 | 2,214 | 2,348 | 2,348 |
| Other Countries | 710 | 710 | 753 | 753 |
| Grand Total | 32,134 | 32,134 | 34,085 | 34,085 |
4. The quantitative restrictions for import of IPA shall be subject to the following conditions :
(i) Imports would be permitted through the EDI
ports only to facilitate electronic/ real-time monitoring of QR;
ii) The QR would be monitored on quarterly basis;
(iii) The total imports allowed in any quarter shall not exceed the total of
that quarter and the next quarter. Accordingly, any excessively utilised QR for
a quarter shall be deducted from the QR for the next quarter;
(iv) Any unutilised QR for a quarter shall be added to next quarter;
(v) In case, the countries with specific quantity exhaust their allocated QR,
such countries may use the available residual quantity, as may be notified
subsequently; and
(vi) If necessary, further modalities will be notified separately governing such
QR, in accordance with relevant legal provisions.
*5. The country-wise quantitative restrictions shall be effective for a period of one year only and will cease automatically on 31.03.2024. Further, the Central Government reserves the right to review and make any changes in the said safeguard measures at any point of time, as deemed fit.
6. Effect of the Notification:
Based on the final findings of the Authorized Officer i.e., DGTR, vide
Notification No. 22/6/2019-DGTR dated 30.09.2021, country-wise Quantitative
Restrictions(QR) on import of Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) have been notified for a
period of one year i.e. 2023-24, effective from 01.04.2023 upto 31.03.2024. The
Central Government may, however, review the policy and make any changes at any
point of time, as deemed fit.
This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce & 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/Misc-3/AM-04/PC-2[A]/E-1877)