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
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No. 80 (RE-2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, The 17th October, 2011
Subject: Import of Radioimmunoassay kits (Medical equipments containing radioactive isotopes)
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Schedule 1 (Imports) of the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items.
2. Existing policy (prior to this amendment), for the Exim Code 2844 40 00 of Chapter 28 of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items is extracted below (earlier policy conditions) :
| Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | Policy Conditions |
| 2844 40 00 | Radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than those of sub-headings 2844 10,2844 20 or 2844 30; alloys, dispersions(including cermets), ceramic products amixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues | Restricted | Import subject to Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Rules thereunder. |
3 After amendment the entry would read as below (amended policy conditions) :
| Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | Policy Conditions |
| 2844 40 00 | Radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than those of sub-headings 2844 10,2844 20 or 2844 30; alloys, dispersions(including cermets), ceramic products amixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues | Restricted |
Import subject to Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Rules thereunder. However, import of Radioimmunoassay kits intended for the diagnosis of disease or disorders in human beings or animals is ‘Free’ subject to prior permission of AERB. |
4. The effect of this Notification:-
The import of “Radioimmunoassay kits” (Medical equipments containing radioactive isotopes) will not require an import authorization from DGFT.
Sd/-
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/ 0053/AM-01 /PC-2(A)]