Research and Development import entitlement for agrochemical exporters governs duty free import eligibility under customs notification and compliance obligations. Applicants in the agro chemical sector must provide export data and compute import entitlement, declare that imports are solely for Research and Development, will be installed within the prescribed period, and retained without transfer for the required retention period; the R&D wing must be registered with the appropriate science and technology department. A Chartered/Cost Accountant must certify the furnished particulars, after which the DGFT regional office verifies the certification and issues a duty free import certificate for listed equipment subject to the customs notification conditions.