Import policy abeyance suspends application of Condition No. 18 in the ITC(HS) import schedule temporarily. The notification places Condition No. 18 in Chapter 1A (General Notes) of Schedule I (Imports) of the ITC(HS) Classification in abeyance for a limited period, amending the operative import schedule under powers granted by the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and the Foreign Trade Policy framework.