BIS Standards on Imports

Imports are subject to BIS standard on specified goods. In thic chapter, goods in heading 85.06, 85.16, 85.36 and 85.39 must pass the BIS hurdle before clearance into the DTA. The detailed listing of the items as well the procedure of getting BIS registration is given at Part 1 at the beginning of this book.

Prohibition under Section 11 of customs Act

Apparatus for wireless telegraphs

Prohibition: Bringing into India restricted as follows:-

(i) in the case of transmitting apparatus and of receiving apparatus incorporated in a single unit with transmitting apparatus, to person who have been licensed to import such apparatus by the Ministry of Communications.

(2) in other cases to person who apply to a customs Officer to import the same in the specified form. Provided that in the case of wireless receiving apparatus imported by post, the customs Officer may dispense with the application referred above referred to above.

Ref: Ntfn 71 dated 25.09.1953, as amended by Ntfn 5 dated 18.02.1956, Ntfn 162 dated 05.12.1959, Ntfn 111 dated 30.09.1961, Ntfn 14 dated 25.02.1967, Ntfn 48 dated 20.05.1967.