Lok Sabha Question No. 5020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Ban on Import and Sale of Chinese Goods
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5020 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  MARCH,2018

## BAN ON IMPORT AND SALE OF CHINESE GOODS

## 5020.    SHRI RAJESH PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to put a ban on the import and sale of subtandard Chinese goods in Indian Markets;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any mechanism to ensure that only quality and standard goods are imported from China; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  & (b): Goods are imported into the country subject to all the domestic laws/rules regarding  protection  of  environment,  ensuring  quality,  standards  and  national security. The Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) explicitly lays down that whatever domestic Laws/ Rules/ Orders/ Regulations / Technical specifications/ environmental/ safety and health norms are applicable on domestically produced goods, the same shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to imports.

Being a signatory to the World Trade Organization (WTO), India cannot put an outright ban  on  import from a specific country as this will violate our commitments with WTO. Import restrictions can be imposed only for protecting human,  animal  and  plant  life  or  health,  protection  of  environment,  national security, public moral and protection of intellectual property.

- (c)  & (d): India has an elaborate and robust legal framework and institutional set up
- to protect its environment, life and health of its people, plants and animals. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF& CC) has notified the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 for environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes. For imported food and edible items, Food Safety and standards Act (FSSA), 2006 and Rules there under are applicable. Mandatory BIS standards applicable to domestic goods  like cement, steel, electrical goods, dry batteries, gas

cylinders,  plastic  feeding  bottles,  automotive  tyres  are  also  applicable  to imported goods.

Further, import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products and candies/ confectionary/ food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient) from China is prohibited till 23.6.2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Also, imports of Toys are subject to prescribed standards. Besides, import of 'Fireworks' is 'restricted' and for last three years no license /authorization have been issued. Government has also imposed prohibition on the  import  of  mobile  handsets  (mobile  phone)  without  International  Mobile Equipment  Identity  (IMEI)  No.  or  with  all  zeroes  IMEI  and  import  of  CDMA mobile  phones  without  Electronic  Serial  Numbers  (ESN),  Mobile  Equipment Identifier (MEID) or all zeroes ESN/MEID.

Field formations of Customs have been sensitized to prevent illegal imports.

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