India Member profile
Status of notification in the reporting periods
2010-2012
2012-2014
2014-2016
2016-2018
2018-2020
2020-2022
2022-2024
2024-2026
Notification information
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29/09/2021
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06/06/2018
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India
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01/10/2013
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2012-2014
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Types of restrictions
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 HS chapters notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 WTO justifications notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 Non-WTO commitments notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
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Trade policy review
Latest Trade Policy Review (Report by the WTO Secretariat): WT/TPR/S/403/Rev.1
A. Import prohibitions and restrictions and import licensing
No data avaiable
B. Export prohibitions and restrictions
3.109.
India's Export Policy lists the export requirement for each export product. Products are classified as free, restricted, prohibited, or traded exclusively by STEs. Exports deemed "free" are allowed without a licence issued by the DGFT. However, some of these items must comply with conditions stipulated in other laws, such as rules of origin; technical specifications; environmental, sanitary and health norms; and quality requirements (Table 3.19). Products that are restricted are usually subject to export licences, issued by the DGFT but, in certain instances, in addition to the licence, other requirements may apply.[166] Regarding the prohibited items, some of them are prohibited with exceptions. In these cases, for the same tariff line, there could be two or three different policies: prohibited and free; prohibited and restricted; or prohibited, restricted and free. This type of policy applies to four tariff lines at the HS eight-digit level, related to live animals and products.[167]
3.110.
Export restrictions and prohibitions are notified on an annual basis; they are usually in place for a specific period. However, as with other trade policy instruments, during this period, the DGFT, through a notification, may change the policy to meet specific policy objectives (e.g. self-sufficiency or containment of domestic prices). India continues to use trade policy to meet non-trade policy objectives, changing policies constantly, thus diminishing the predictability of the trade policy regime. In addition, the use of export restrictions and prohibitions seems to be in contradiction with India's main trade policy goal, which is to increase its share of global exports from 2.0% in 2015 to 3.5% by 2020 (Section 2.2.2).
3.111.
In addition, export licences for specific goods, services or technology may be suspended or cancelled without giving the holder of the licence previous notice. The importer (exporter) may contest the decision within six months of the order; it would then be reassessed.[168] According to the authorities, this applies only to items specified in the Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) list, exports of which are regulated.[169]
3.112.
During the review period, the DGFT, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), imposed a yearly export quota of 310 MT on red sanders wood exclusively sourced from private land (including Pattaland).[170]
WTO's environmental database (EDB)
The EDB contains environment-related measures that may qualify as QRs and therefore should be notified under the QR Decision.