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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 04/2015-2020-DGFT
New Delhi, Dated : 30th April, 2021
Subject: Amendment in Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade
Policy, 2015-20.
S.O. 1723(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 |
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
gifts related 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 to Rakhi).
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.
(F.No. 01/93/180/16/AM-16/PC-II(B)/E-l 713)
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl.
Secretary to the Government of India
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