Unique device identifiers: import of mobile handsets without valid IMEI/ESN/MEID is prohibited, altering import compliance. Importation of handsets under ITC (HS) Code 8517 without a valid IMEI or with an all-zero IMEI is prohibited; likewise, importation of CDMA phones without a valid ESN or MEID, or with these identifiers all zeroes, is prohibited. The prohibition amends Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Classification under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and the Foreign Trade Policy and is stated to be in the public interest.
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Unique device identifiers: import of mobile handsets without valid IMEI/ESN/MEID is prohibited, altering import compliance.
Importation of handsets under ITC (HS) Code 8517 without a valid IMEI or with an all-zero IMEI is prohibited; likewise, importation of CDMA phones without a valid ESN or MEID, or with these identifiers all zeroes, is prohibited. The prohibition amends Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Classification under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and the Foreign Trade Policy and is stated to be in the public interest.
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