Lok Sabha Question No. 378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Import of Toys
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  FEBRUARY,2018

## IMPORT OF TOYS

## 378. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the new norms/ guidelines for import of toys by the toy-makers;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  given  a  timeline  for  the  adoption  of  the  said guidelines;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken to promote toy-makers in the country; and
- (d) the measures being taken by the Government for export of toys?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Government  notified  the  new  norms/  guidelines  for  import  of  toys  on1.09.2017  with immediate  effect.  These  guidelines  are  in  the  nature  of  standards  which  are  primarily  for  safety reasons. As per revised norms, import of Toys (all items under EXIM Codes 95030010, 95030020, 95030030 and 95030090) shall be permitted freely when accompanied by the following certificates:
- (i) A certificate that the toys being imported conform to the standards prescribed by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS):
- a) IS: 9873 (Part 1) - Safety of toys; Part - 1 Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties (Third Revision).
- b) IS:9873 (Part 2) - Safety of Toys; Part - 2 Flammability (Third Revision)
- c) IS : 9873 (Part 3) - Safety of Toys; Part - 3 Migration of certain elements (Second Revision)
- d) IS: 9873 (Part 4) Safety of Toys; Part - 4 Swings, Slides and similar activities Toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use.
- e) IS: 9873 (Part 7) - Safety of Toys; Part - 7 Requirements and test methods for finger paints.

f) IS: 9873 (Part 9) - Safety of Toys; Part - 9 Certain phthalates esters in toys and Children's products.

- g) IS: 15644 - Safety of Electric Toys.

(ii) A Certificate that the toys being imported conform to the standards prescribed in IS: 9873 Part - 1, Part - 2, Part - 3, Part - 4, Part - 7, Part - 9 and 15644:2006.

(iii) A Certificate of Conformance from the manufacturer that representative sample of the toys being imported have been tested by an independent laboratory which is accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), India and found to meet the specifications indicated above. The Certificate would also link the toys in the consignment to the period of manufacture indicated in the Certificate of Conformity.

(c)    Subsequent  to  the  Notification  laying  down  the  new  norms  for  import  of  toys,  National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)/ Quality Control of India (QCI) has organised series of Awareness Programs on NABL Accreditation covering Toys Notification issued by DGFT across the country (in 16 different cities), which covered more than 400 participants from accredited / potential  laboratories,  during  16.12.2017 to  29.12.2017.  Purpose  of  these  awareness programs  was  to  encourage  laboratories  (accredited  /  potential)  to  come  forward  for the accreditation of toys testing. Further,  Ministry  of  Micro  Small  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  has  been  promoting  &  developing MSME Sector as a whole including Toy Industries through various schemes & programmes in the area of Designing, Market assistance, Technology up gradation, Credit facilitation and Cluster/Infrastructural Development. (d)  The  Government's  Foreign  Trade  Policy  (FTP)  recognizes  the  contribution  of  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises  (MSMEs)  in  exports  and  supports  the  MSMEs  by  offering  specific  incentives such as Interest Equalization scheme, under which all exporters who are MSMEs across all ITC (HS) codes are granted 3% rate subvention for pre and post shipment Rupee Export Credit with effect from 1st April, 2015 for five years. Further, the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) under the FTP incentivizes exports of all notified products manufactured/ produced in India including toys by granting duty credit scrips at the rate of 2-7% of the FOB value of exported goods. Under the Niryat Bandhu Scheme, MSME  clusters are also being targeted for imparting training/seminars regarding issues of international trade.

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