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(ii) DGFT Publi Notice
(iii) DGFT Circular
(iv) DGFT Trade Notice

A-566: i - DGFT Notification
Q-567: Prohibition on Importation and Exportation of goods under Section 11 of Customs Act, 1962
A-567: The purposes for which the import and export can be prohibited are as below:
(i) The maintenance of the security of India;

(ii) The maintenance of public order and standards of decency or morality
(iii) The prevention of smuggling;
(iv) The prevention of shortage of goods of any description;
(v) The conservation of foreign exchange and the safeguarding of balance of payments;
(vi) The prevention of injury to the economy of the country by the uncontrolled import
or export of gold or silver;
(vii) The prevention of surplus of any agricultural product or the product of fisheries;
(viii) The maintenance of standards for the classification, grading or marketing of goods in
international trade;

(ix) The establishment of any industry;
(x) The prevention of serious injury to domestic production of goods of any description;
(xi) The protection of human, animal or plant life or health;
(xii) The protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value;
(xiii) The conservation of exhaustible natural resources;

(xiv) The protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights;
(xv) The prevention of deceptive practices;
(xvi) The carrying on of foreign trade in any goods by the State, or by a Corporation
owned or controlled by the State to the exclusion, complete or partial, of citizens of
India;
(xvii) The fulfilment of obligations under the Charter of the United Nations for the
maintenance of international peace and security;
(xviii) The implementation of any treaty, agreement or convention with any country;
(xix) The compliance of imported goods with any laws which are applicable to similar
goods produced or manufactured in India;
(xx) The prevention of dissemination of documents containing any matter which is likely
to prejudicially affect friendly relations with any foreign State or is derogatory to
national prestige;
(xxi) The prevention of the contravention of any law for the time being in force; and
(xxii) Any other purpose conducive to the interests of the general public.

Q-568: The categories of importers will be allowed to import without an import licence,
authorisation, and permission from DGFT to not involving remittance of Foreign Exchange
A-568: (i) Import of goods by officials of the United Nations Organisation and its specialised
agencies who are exempt from payment of customs duty under the United Nations
(Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947

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