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
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No. 52 (RE-2013)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated the 2nd December, 2013
Subject: – Policy for import of Human Embryo.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in Chapter 5 of ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy):
2. Human Embryo is classified under ITC (HS) Code 0511 99 99 of Chapter 5 of ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy). Import of Human Embryo will be ‘free’ subject to a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Accordingly, the import policy under EXIM Code 0511 99 99 is revised as under:
| Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | Policy Conditions |
| 0511 99 99 | Other | Restricted | Import of Human Embryo will be free subject to a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). |
4. Effect of this Notification:
Human Embryo has been classified under ITC (HS) Code 0511 99 99. Its import is free subject to NOC from ICMR.
Sd/-
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from F.No.01/89/180/Misc 82/AM 05/PC-2 (A)]
