Import licensing for narcotic and psychotropic substances: medical and scientific imports allowed subject to NDPS import certificates. The DGFT amendment designates specified EXIM codes as Free and inserts an Import Licensing Note in Chapter 29 stipulating that all narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are subject to NDPS Rules: imports for medical and scientific purposes require an import certificate under the proviso to Rule 53 (Chapter VII-A), while all other imports are governed by Annexure-V to Schedule I (Imports). Annexure-V lists controlled narcotics, manufactured narcotics and psychotropic substances and assigns each an import status: A (prohibited under Rule 53), B (prohibited except for Government Opium and Alkaloid Factory under Rule 54) or C (requires import certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner under Rule 56), with conditional permissions for certain preparations.
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Import licensing for narcotic and psychotropic substances: medical and scientific imports allowed subject to NDPS import certificates.
The DGFT amendment designates specified EXIM codes as Free and inserts an Import Licensing Note in Chapter 29 stipulating that all narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are subject to NDPS Rules: imports for medical and scientific purposes require an import certificate under the proviso to Rule 53 (Chapter VII-A), while all other imports are governed by Annexure-V to Schedule I (Imports). Annexure-V lists controlled narcotics, manufactured narcotics and psychotropic substances and assigns each an import status: A (prohibited under Rule 53), B (prohibited except for Government Opium and Alkaloid Factory under Rule 54) or C (requires import certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner under Rule 56), with conditional permissions for certain preparations.
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