Import prohibition on mobile handsets lacking valid IMEI or ESN/MEID restricts entry of devices with duplicate or fake identifiers. The notification amends import policy under ITC (HS) code 8517 to declare import of GSM handsets without valid IMEI (including all-zero, duplicate, or fake IMEIs) and CDMA handsets without valid ESN/MEID (including all-zero, duplicate, or fake ESN/MEID) as Prohibited, thereby adding such devices to the list of prohibited imports and making device identifier authenticity a condition for import eligibility.
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Import prohibition on mobile handsets lacking valid IMEI or ESN/MEID restricts entry of devices with duplicate or fake identifiers.
The notification amends import policy under ITC (HS) code 8517 to declare import of GSM handsets without valid IMEI (including all-zero, duplicate, or fake IMEIs) and CDMA handsets without valid ESN/MEID (including all-zero, duplicate, or fake ESN/MEID) as Prohibited, thereby adding such devices to the list of prohibited imports and making device identifier authenticity a condition for import eligibility.
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