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35(RE-2012)/ 2009-2014 dated 28.02.2013

Policy on Second Hand Goods.

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

NOTIFICATION NO. 35 (RE-2012)/2009-2014
NEW DELHI: Dated: 28^th February, 2013

Subject: Policy on Second Hand Goods:

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, as amended from time to time,the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in Para 2.17 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014:-
2. Para 2.17 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 is revised to read as under:-

Sl. No.	Categories of Second Hand Goods	Import Policy	Conditions, if any
I	Second Hand Capital Goods
(a)	i. Personal computers/ laptops including their refurbished / re-conditioned spares ii. Photocopier machines/ Digital multifunction Print & Copying Machines iii. Air conditioners iv. Diesel generating sets	Restricted	Importable against authorization
(b)	i. Refurbished / re-conditioned spares of Capital Goods	Free	Subject to production of Chartered Engineer certificate to the effect that such spares have at least 80% residual life of original spare.
(c)	i. All other second hand capital goods {other than (a) &( b) above}	Free
II	Second Hand Goods other than capital goods	Restricted	Importable against authorization

3. Effect of this Notification:

While the import policy (in the third column) remains unchanged for various categories of second hand goods, more clarity has been imparted both in Categories (second column) and in Conditions (fourth column).

Sd/-

(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail : dgft@nic.in

[Issued from File No. F. No. 01/93/180/36/AM-13/PC-2(B)]

Opinion

This Notification clarifies the various Categories (second column) and Conditions (fourth column) regarding Import policy of Second hand goods.

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