The DGFT vide Policy Circular No. 09/2023-24 dated January 12, 2024 issued clarification regarding Import Policy Provisions for Laptops, Tablets, All-in-one Personal Computers and Ultra Small Form Factor Computers, Servers under HSN 8471.
Attention is drawn to DGFT Notification No. 23/2023 dated August 03, 2023 read with Notification No. 26/2023 dated August 04, 2023 and Notification No. 38/2023 dated October 19, 2023 and in continuation to Policy Circular No. 6/2023-24 dated October 19, 2023, whereby Import of certain specified IT Hardware was ‘Restricted’. In this regard, the following clarifications are provided:
“Only the import of Laptops, Tablets, All-in-one Personal Computers, Ultra small form factor Computers and Servers falling under HSN 8471 is ‘Restricted’ and import should be allowed against a valid Import authorisation only for above five item category. The given Import Restriction does not apply to any other goods such as Desktop Computers, etc. under tariff head 8471”.
The Policy Circular can be accessed at: https://a2z-bucket.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Modified-draft-Clarification-reg-Import-Policy-for-IT-Hardware-2.pdf