Lok Sabha Question No. 630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Foreign Trade
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.630(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  FEBRUARY, 2017

## FOREIGN TRADE

## 630 (H). SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has fixed norms for import of toys/equipments and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  carry  out  an  amendment  in  Foreign  Trade (Development  and  Regulation)  Act  to  impose  quantitative  restriction  on  goods imported from China and impose penalty on traders violating the said law;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with its current status;
- (d) whether the profit earned from foreign trade has registered an increase during the past few years; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to increase India's foreign trade?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a): Import  of  Toys  is  'free'  subject  to  prescribed  standards.  Import  of  Toys  (all  items under  EXIM  Codes  9503  0010,  9503  0020,  9503  0030  and  9503  0090)  are  permitted freely when accompanied by the following two types of certificates:

- (i) A certificate that the toys being imported conform to the standards prescribed in
- (a) ASTM F963 or
- (b) ISO 8124 (Parts I-III) or
- (c) IS 9873 [Parts I-III] or
- (d) EN 71;
- and
- (ii)  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 under International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation  (ILAC)  Mutual  Recognition  Arrangement  (MRA)  and  found to meet the specifications indicated in (i) above. The certificate would also link the toys in the consignment to the period of manufacture indicated in the Certificate of Conformity.

Further,  the  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  formulates  standards  applicable  to  domestic products  and  also  mandates  the  use  of  Standard  Marks  under  a  license  which mutadis mutandis also  apply  to  imported  goods.  Products  have  been  notified  under  compulsory certification  /  registration  with  one  of  the  objectives  of  checking  influx  of  substandard products into  Indian  markets. Presently,  there  are  108  products  covered  under  Compulsory Product  Certification  Scheme  of  BIS  and  30  Electronic  and  IT  Goods  under  Compulsory Registration Scheme  of BIS. Till now, 204 licences have been issued to Chinese manufacturers  for  Steel  products,  Electrical  products,  Tyres  &Tubes  etc.  as  per  Product Certification Scheme of BIS. Also, 4636 manufacturers have been granted registrations for Electronic and IT Goods as per Compulsory Registration Scheme of BIS

(b) to (c) :  No such proposal is under consideration.

(d):    The Government does not maintain data on profit and loss incurred in trade by private concerns.

(e):   To boost India's exports, Foreign Trade Policy provides for duty neutralization schemes like Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme (duty free imports of capital goods are allowed  linked  with  export  obligations)  and  Advance  Authorisation  Scheme  (duty  free imports of raw materials, components, spares and consumables are allowed subject to export obligations  within  a  fixed  time  period).  Moreover,  there  are  incentive  schemes  like  the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) (incentivizes export of merchandise which are  produced/manufactured  in  India)  and  Services  Exports  from  India  Scheme  (SEIS)  that incentivizes service exports.

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