S.O. (E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy – 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby amends Schedule – I (Imports) of the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, as under: 

1. Import Licensing Note No. (4) will be inserted at the end of Chapter 27 and will read as follows :

“(4) Automobile industries, having R&D registration, are allowed to make free import of reference fuels (Petrol and Diesel) which are not manufactured in India, upto a maximum of 5 KL per annum, subject to the condition that the said imported reference fuels shall be used for R&D and emission testing purposes only.”

2. This issues in public interest.
 

Sd/-
(R.S.Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade and 
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.