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Implementation of DGFT Notification prohibiting import of mobile phones with duplicate, fake and non-genuine IMEI
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....issionerate Guidelines were issued by this Commissionerate Guidelines in Compliance with Standing Operation Procedures (SoP) (Version 1.0) of the Department of Telecommunications for the implementation of the Notification No. 107/(RE-2013)/2009-14 dated. 16.01.2015 brought out by the Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India for prohibiting import of mobile phones with duplicate, fake and non-reale International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI); In this regard Standing Operation Procedures (SoP) (Version 1.1) has been issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) vide Office Memorandum bearing no. 5-2/2018/UDS dated 04.07.2022 for the "Implementation of Central Gover....
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....ment Identifier (MEID), with all zeroes as ESN/MEID, duplicate ESN/MEID or fake ESN/MEID is 'Prohibited'. 2.3 The notification dated 16.01.2015 was issued by DGFT in response to the order of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi for necessary decision and notification on fake Duplicate IMEI in writ petition No. 5772/2014 filed by M/S Micromax Informatics Limited. 2.4 The earlier SOP was implemented by the Government of India through IMEI Cloning and Duplication Restriction system developed, operated and maintained by Mobile Standard Alliance of India (MSAI), representing GSMA. 3.0 REQUIREMENT OF AMENDED SOP 3.1 IMEI is a 15-digit unique identification number for each mobile device used in Global Sys....
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....e the MSAI operated system and a new system i.e., Indian Counterfeited Device Restriction (ICDR) system has been developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C- DOT). The new system has been Operationalized w.e.f. 28-01.2020. 3.9 Hence, the need to issue modified SOP has arisen. 4.0 PURPOSE OF SOP 4.1 To ensure that all the stakeholders have a clear understanding about control mechanism to prevent import of mobile handsets with all Zero, Null, duplicate and invalid IMEI. 4.2 To describe mechanism to get IMEI Certificate for specific lot while importing mobile handsets into India. 4.3 To describe process mechanism for Customs officials to handle the mobile handset imports to ascertain that t....
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....operates on Internet with https protocol will accept the information and validate the same with GSMA TAC database and ICDR database. If the validated information is found to be correct then it registers the IMEI number lot for the mobile handsets to be imported into India. 6.4 The registered information is also processed by conducting additional checks for valid IMEI format, duplicate IMEI etc. to ensure approval review. If the approval review is successful, then the ICDR system will automatically issue the IMEI certificate. The ICDR System issues the IMEI certificate with control numbers and QR code along with the additional important attributes about the import consignment. 6.5 If the TAC/IMEI information is found to be ....
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....onsignments file for clearance at this Air Cargo Complex (INCCU4) shall be randomly selected for examination by the Shed Officer. Further, out of each consignment selected for examination, 1% of the mobile handsets subject to maximum of 10 mobile handsets, on a random basis, may be taken up fortifying the IMEI number with reference to the list submitted by the i porter by physically switching on the mobile handset and entering the co handset. For the Manufacturers/importers/Brand owners who are having valid Authorized Economic operator (AEO) certification, the examination will be as per the AEO status for the verification of shipments/consignments. 7.6 However, in case of marking as non-genuine IMEI certificate by ICDR System, the ....