Foreign Trade (Exemption from application of Rules in certain cases) Amendment Order, 2017

Exemption from trade rules: specified government, diplomatic, transit and bonded imports excluded from Rules subject to conditions.

The Order exempts specified categories of imports and exports from application of the Rules, including imports by Central and State Governments and their agencies, defence procurements, consignments placed through the Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, diplomatic and UN imports with duty exemptions, passenger baggage and tourist imports subject to re export obligations, postal and in transit consignments in custody of postal or customs authorities, and goods imported and bonded for re export, subject to prescribed conditions and penalties for failure to establish re export.