The Government of India has issued Notification No. 25/2024-DGFT, effective September 2, 2024, amending Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018. This amendment, authorized under Section 5 and Section 14A of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, and the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, updates the list of SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment, and Technologies) items. The updated Appendix will be available on the DGFT’s web portal under “Regulatory Updates” and will take effect 30 days from the notification date, allowing the industry time to adapt. This change continues from previous updates, including notifications from 2017 to 2023.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
Notification No. 25/2024-DGFT | Dated 02 September, 2024
Subject: SCOMET Updates 2024 – Amendment in Appendix 3 (SCOMET items) to Schedule- 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018.
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S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 and Section 14A of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, read with Para 1.02 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023,as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the amendment in Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule -2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items 2018, as enclosed in the Annexure to this Notification.
2. The updated Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule- 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018 as annexure to this notification would be uploaded on the web-portal of DGFT under heading “Regulatory Updates” and Sub-heading “Import Export and SCOMET policy”.
3. In order to provide transition time to industry, this Notification shall come into effect after 30 days of the date of issuance.
Effect of this Notification:–
Annual SCOMET Update – 2024 has been notified to amend Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule-2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
and Additional Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dqftnic.in
[Issued from F. No. 01/91/171/37/AM10/EC(S)]
Note: Principal Notification No. 05 dated 24th April 2017, Notification No. 13 dated 28th June 2017, Notification No. 29 dated 21st September 2017, Notification No. 17 dated 3rd July 2018, Notification No. 04 dated 24th April 2019, Notification No. 10 dated 11th June 2020, Notification No. 47 dated 20.12.2021, Notification No. 46 dated 30.11.2022, and Notification No. 27 dated 28.08.2023.
