DGFT Circular Clarifies Notification No. 44(RE-2000) on Import Quality Standards and Weights & Measures Rules for Pre-Packaged Goods.

The circular from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade clarifies the effective date of Notification No. 44(RE-2000) concerning quality standards for 131 import products. It states that the conditions imposed by the notification do not apply to imports where an irrevocable letter of credit was established before the notification date, provided imports occur within the letter's original validity. Additionally, these conditions are not applicable to shipments made before the notification date. The circular also clarifies that the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977, apply to all pre-packaged imports, not just the 131 listed products.