FTP - Import of Mobile handsets with fake IMEI - prohibited

By Vijay Kumar

GOVERNMENT has prohibited the import of:

1. GSM mobile handsets' (classified under ITC (HS) code '8517') without International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) No., with all zeroes IMEI, duplicate IMEI or fake IMEI.

2. 'CDMA mobile handsets' (classified under ITC (HS) code '8517') without Electronic Serial Number (ESN)/Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), with all Zeroes as ESN/MEID, duplicate ESN/MEID or fake ESN/MEID

The Import Policy Condition under ITC (HS) 4 digit code 8517 of Chapter 85 of ITC (HS), 2012 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy), is amended.

DGFT Notification No.107/(RE-2013)/2009-2014., Dated: January 16, 2015