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Import Policy on Second Hand Goods

GOVERNMENT has revised the Foreign Trade Policy on import of second hand goods as follows:

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

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).

DGFT NOTIFICATION NO. 35/(RE-2012)/2009-2014, Dated: February 28, 2013