The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has issued an instruction on June 20, 2025, concerning an amendment to the import policy for items under Customs Tariff Heading (CTH) 2843. This instruction references a notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) dated June 17, 2025. The core change is that the import policy for various colloidal precious metals, inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, and amalgams of precious metals—including those of gold, silver, platinum, rhodium, and palladium—has been revised from “Free” to “Restricted” with immediate effect. This means that these items, previously importable without specific restrictions, now require a license or authorization for import into India. The instruction directs customs officials to be aware of this policy change and its immediate implementation.
F. No.401/89/2024-Cus.Ill
Government of India
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
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Instruction No. 18/2025-Customs | Dated: 20th June, 2025
To
All Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners of Customs /Customs (Preventive) / Customs & Central Taxes.
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive).
All Pr. Director General/Director Generals under CBIC.
Subject: Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) – reg.
Madam/Sir,
Reference is invited to the Notification No. 19/2025-26 dated 17.06.2025 issued by the DGFT, Department of Commerce on the above subject.
2. Vide the above Notification No. 19/2025-26 dated 17.06.2025, the Import Policy of the following ITC(HS) codes has been amended as under:
| ITC(HS) Code | Item
Description |
Existing Import Policy | Revised Import Policy Condition |
| 2843 | Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals. | ||
| 284310 | – Colloidal precious metals | ||
| 28431010 | — Of gold | Free | Restricted |
| 28431020 | — Of silver | Free | Restricted |
| 28431090 | — Other | Free | Restricted |
| 28432100 | – Silver compounds: — Silver nitrate | Free | Restricted |
| 28432900 | – Silver compounds: — Other | Free | Restricted |
| 28433000 | – Gold compounds | Free | Restricted |
| 284390 | – Other compounds; amalgams: | ||
| 28439011 | — Other compounds —- Sodium aurous thiosulphate | Restricted | |
| 28439012 | — Other compounds: —- Noble metal solutions of platinum, rhodium and palladium | Restricted | |
| 28439019 | — Other compounds: — Other | Restricted | |
| 28439020 | — Amalgams | Restricted | |
3. Effect of the above Notification: The Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 is revised from “Free” to “Restricted”, with immediate effect.
4. It is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter.
5. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Hindi version follows.
Yours faithfully,
Encls: as above.
(Neeraj Goyal)
OSD (Cus-III)
Email: uscus.3-dor@gov.in
Tele: 011 23094012
Copy to: – (for information and necessary action)
1. The Webmaster, CBIC.
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(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (ii))
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
Notification No. 19/2025-26 – DGFT | Dated: 17 June, 2025
Subject: Amendment in Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule —I (Import Policy) -reg.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule —I (Import Policy), with immediate effect.
2. The Import Policy of the following ITC (HS) codes is amended as under:
| ITC(HS) Code | Item Description | Existing Import Policy | Revised Import Policy |
| 2843 | Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals. | ||
| 284310 | – Colloidal precious metals | ||
| 28431010 | — Of gold | Free | Restricted |
| 28431020 | — Of silver | Free | Restricted |
| 28431090 | — Other | Free | Restricted |
| 28432100 | – Silver compounds : — Silver nitrate | Free | Restricted |
| 28432900 | – Silver compounds : — Other | Free | Restricted |
| 28433000 | – Gold compounds | Free | Restricted |
| 284390 | Other compounds; amalgams | ||
| 28439011 | — Other compounds: —- Sodium aurous thiosulphate | Free | Restricted |
| 28439012 | — Other compounds: —- Noble metal solutions of platinum, kg. 10% – rhodium and palladium | Free | Restricted |
| 28439019 | — Other compounds: —- Other | Free | Restricted |
| 28439020 | — Amalgams | Free | Restricted |
Effect of the Notification:
The Import Policy of items covered under CTH 2843 is revised from “Free” to “Restricted”, with immediate effect.
This is issued with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.
(Ajay Bhadoo)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/36/AM-11/PC-2[A]/Part-V /E-8876]
