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Import of toys - Compliance with labeling requirements under Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 - Instructions - reg.
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....oms 159-A, North Block, New Delhi-110 001. 18th December, 2008. To All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.). All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise. All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.). All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise. The Director General of Revenue Intelligence. The Director General of Central Excise Int....
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....) / Retail Sale Price in India and certain other particulars have been declared on the package. Further, reference is also invited to Board's Circular No.99/2003-Customs dated 27.11.2003, wherein it was also instructed that import of non-standard tapes / measuring instruments which do not conform to the standards of Weights or Measures established by or under the SWMA, is not permitted and on impo....
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.... para 5 of the Chapter 1A: General Notes regarding Import Policy, ITC(HS) Schedule 1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, no pre-packaged commodity shall be allowed entry into the country, unless such packages comply with all of the provisions of the said Rules and in particular carry the declarations regarding name and address of the importer, name of the commodity, net quantity in terms of standard unit....
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....compliance of all the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. It may also be ensured that import of toys or similar imported packaged commodities is not allowed clearance for home consumption unless such pre-packaged toys carry the mandatory declarations as specified in the DGFT's above mentioned notification. In case, it is found that the impo....