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Notification amending Category 5B (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems) of Appendix 3 (SCOMET List) to Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, liberalizing the export policy for drones and UAVs.

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Notification No. 14/2023, S.O. 3152(E), issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, dated 23 June 2023 (English content only; the gazette also contains a Hindi version of the same notification, which is excluded here). Under 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, the Central Government substitutes Category 5B (unmanned aerial vehicle systems, including cruise missiles, drones, remotely piloted air vehicles, autonomous programmable vehicles, related equipment, technology and software) of Appendix 3 (SCOMET List) of Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items. The amendment liberalizes the SCOMET export policy for drones/UAVs: exports of drones/UAVs not covered under specified SCOMET sub-categories 5B(a)(i), 5B(b), 6A010 and 8A912, and capable of a range equal to or less than 25 km with a payload not exceeding 25 kg, will now be subject to the General Authorisation for Export of Drones (GAED) policy instead of individual SCOMET licensing, exempting GAED-authorised manufacturers/exporters from applying for a SCOMET license for each similar export shipment, subject to post-reporting and other documentary requirements; the detailed GAED procedure is to be notified separately. Filed under F. No. 01/77/180/09/AM22/EC(S) and signed by Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary.

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VcksZ'kk¶V batu( vkSj ii. çksisyj dks ik oj VªkalQj djus ds fy, ikoj Vªkalfe'ku ç.kkyh uksV% 5[k¼d½¼ ii½ esa fufnZ"V Mªksu] nwj ls lapkfyr gokbZ okgu vkSj Lopkfyr çksxzke djus esa l{ke okgu lfgr ekuo jfgr gokbZ okgu ç.kkfy;ka] vkSj tks Ldks esV Jsf.k;ksa @mi&Jsf.k;ksa 5[k¼d½¼ i½ vkSj 5[k¼[k½] 6d 01 0] 8d 912 d s varxZr 'kkfey ugha gSa vkSj 25 fdeh ds cjkcj ;k mlls de dh lhek esa l{ke vkSj 25 fdyksxzke ls vf/kd dk Hkkj ogu ugha djrh ¼bu oLrqvksa ds l‚¶Vos;j vkSj çkS|ksfxdh dks NksM+dj½] Mªksu uhfr ds fu;kZr ds fy, lkekU; çkf/kdkj i= ¼th,bZMh½ uhfr ds rgr lkekU; yk blsaflax çfØ;k ds v/khu gksxkA bl vf/klwpuk dk çHkko% vk;kr vkSj fu;kZr enksa ds vkbZVhlh,p,l oxhZdj.k d h vuqlwph 2 ds ifjf'k"V 3 ¼Ldks esV lwph½ dh Js.kh 5[k] tks lHkh fdLe @çdkj ds Mªksu @;w,oh ds fu;kZr dks fu;af=r djrh gS] dks M ªksu@;w,oh ds fu ;kZr ds fy, LdksesV uhfr dks ljy vkSj mnkj cukus ds fy, la'kksf/kr fd;k x;k gSA Mªksu@;w,oh dk fu;kZr ftUgsa Åij fufnZ"V Jsf.k;ksa ds rgr doj ugha fd;k x;k gS vkSj 25 fd -eh- ds cjkcj ;k mlls de jsat esa l{ke gS vkSj 25 fdyksxzke ls vf/kd d k Hkkj ogu ugha dj jgk gS ¼bu oLrqvksa ds l‚¶Vos;j vkSj rduhd dks NksM+dj½] vc ls Mªksu ds fu;kZr ds fy, lkekU; çkf/kdkj i= ¼th,bZMh½ ds v/;/khu gksxkA blls th,bZMh çkf/kdkj i= okys Mªksu fuekZrkvksa @fu;kZrdksa dks Ik'p fjiksfVaZx vkSj vU; nLrkosth vko';dr kvksa ds v/;/khu oS/krk vof/k ds Hkhrj çR;sd leku fu;kZr f'kiesaV ds fy, LdksesV ykblsal ds fy, vkosnu djus ls NwV gksxhA th,bZMh dh foLr`r çfØ;k dks vyx ls vf/klwfpr fd;k tk,xkA [फा. सं. 01@77@180@09@,,e22@bZlh ¼,l½ ls tkjh ] larks"k dqekj lkjaxh , egkfuns'kd] fons'k O;kik j ,oa insu vij lfpo MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce ) (Directorate General of Foreign Trade ) NOTIFICATI ON New Delhi, the 23rd June, 2023 No. 14/2023 Subject: - Amendments in Category 5B of Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) t o Schedule -2 of ITC (HS) Cla ssification of Export and Import items S.O. 3152(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 and Section 14A of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with Para 1.02 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Centr al Government hereby makes the following amendment: 2. The Category 5B of the Appendix 3 (SCOMET List) of Schedule 2 of the ITCHS classification of Import and Export Items is sub stituted to read as under: 5B Unmanned aerial vehicle systems includin g cruise missiles, drones, remotely piloted air vehicles, autonomous programmable vehicles, related equipment, technology or software and specially designed components therefor: (a) i. Complete unmanned aerial vehi cle systems (including cruise missile systems, target drones, exclusive delivery drones, drones with encrypted/satellite communication, drones with explosive/warhead/electronic warfare payload capability) or any related technol ogy or software. Note: Cruis e missiles (regardless of their end use) and their related systems will be classified under sub -category 6A004 (Munitions List) ii. Unmanned aerial vehicle systems including reconnaissance and other drones, remotely piloted air vehicles and autonomous prog rammable vehicles [not specified above at (a)] (b) Complete unmanned aerial vehicle systems having an autonomous flight control and navigation capability or capability of controlled flight out of the direct vision range involvi ng a human operator, designed or modified to incorporate an aerosol dispensing system/mechanism, with a capacity greater than 20 liters. Technical Note: For the purposes of this entry, an aerosol consists of particulate or liquids other than fuel component s, by-products or additives, as part of the payload to be dispersed in the atmosphere. Note: This entry does not control unpowered airborne vehicles such as gliders, hot air balloons etc. c. Associated launchers and ground support equipment; d. Related equ ipment for command and contro l. e. Light weight Turbojet and turbofan engines (including turbo compound engines). f. Ramjet, Scramjet, pulse jet, combined cycle engines, including devices to regulate combustion, and specially designed components. g. Safing , arming, fusing and firing m echanisms for weapons or warhead. h. Production facilities and Production equipment specially designed for equipment or materials for 5B. i. Technology, for the development, production or use of equipment, materials or software specified for 5B. j. Softwar e, for the development, production or use of equipment or materials specified for 5B. k. Software which coordinates the function of more than one subsystem, specially designed or modified for use in the systems specified in 5B. l. Turboprop engine systems’ specially designed for the systems in 5B.a, and specially designed components therefor, having a maximum power greater than 10 kW (achieved uninstalled at sea level standard conditions), excluding civil certified engines. Techn ical Note: For the purposes of this entry, a turboprop engine system” incorporates all of the following: i. Turboshaft engine; and ii. Power transmission system to transfer the power to a propeller Note: Unmanned aerial vehicle systems including drone s, re motely piloted air vehicles and autonomous programmable vehicles specified at 5B(a)(ii), and not covered under SCOMET Categories/sub -categories 5B(a)(i) & 5B(b), 6A010, 8A912, and capable of range equal to or less than 25 km and delivering a payload o f not more than 25 kgs (excluding the software and technology of these items), will be subject to the General Licensing procedure under General Authorisation for Export of Drones(GAED) policy. Effect of this Notification: The Category 5B of the Appendix 3 (SCOM ET List) of Schedule 2 of th e ITCHS classification of Import and Export Items that controlled the export of all kinds/types of drones/UAVs is amended to simplify and liberalize the SCOMET policy for export of Drones/UAVs. The export of Drones/UAVs not cov ered under the specified cat egories above and capable of range equal to or less than 25 km and delivering a payload of not more than 25 kgs (excluding the software and technology of these items), will now be subject to General Authorisation for Export of Drones (GAED). This will exempt Drone Manufacturers/Exporters with GAED Authorisation from apply ing for SCOMET license for every similar expo rt shipment, within the validity period subject to post reporting and other doc umentary requirements. The detailed procedure of GAED to be n otified separately. [F. No . 01/77/180/09/AM22/EC(S) ] SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI , Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-officio Additional Secy. Uploaded by Dte . of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapu ri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, D elhi-110054.

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