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Customs - Board's Instructions20.06.2025

Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022 of Schedule-I (Import Policy).

Document Text

401/89/2024-Cus.III I/117378/2025 Instruction No. 18/2025-Customs F. No.401/89/2024-Cus.Ill Government of India Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) ******** Room No. 229A, North Block, New Delhi Dated 20th June, 2025 To All Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive) / Customs & Central Taxes. All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs (Preventive). All Pr. Director General/Director Generals under CBIC. / Customs Subject: Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) – reg. Madam/Sir, Reference is invited to the Notification No. 19/2025-26 dated 17.06.2025 issued by the DGFT, Department of Commerce on the above subject. 2. Vide the above Notification No. 19/2025-26 dated 17.06.2025, the Import Policy of the following ITC(HS) codes has been amended as under: ITC(HS) Code Item Description Existing Import Policy Revised Import Policy Condition 2843 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals. 284310 - Colloidal precious metals 28431010 28431020 28431090 28432100 28432900 28433000 284390 28439011 28439012 Free Free Free Free Free Free --- Of gold --- Of silver --- Other - Silver compounds: -- Silver nitrate - Silver compounds: --- Other - Gold compounds - Other compounds; amalgams: --- Other compounds ---- Sodium aurous thiosulphate --- Other compounds: ---- Noble metal solutions of platinum, rhodium and palladium Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted 401/89/2024-Cus.III I/117378/2025 28439019 28439020 --- Other compounds: --- Other --- Amalgams Restricted Restricted 3. Effect of the above Notification: The Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 is revised from “Free” to “Restricted”, with immediate effect. 4. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter. 5. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board. Hindi version follows. Encls: as above. Copy to: - (for information and necessary action) 1. The Webmaster, CBIC. Yours faithfully, (Neeraj Goyal) OSD (Cus-III) Email: uscus.3-dor@gov.in Tele: 011 23094012

Source: Government of India — Customs - Board's Instructions, dated 20.06.2025. Text is machine-extracted for reference; the officially published version prevails. Not legal advice.

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