Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Import of Second Hand Electronic Items
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 10 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2016

## IMPORT OF SECOND HAND ELECTRONIC ITEMS

## *10.   SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  import  policy  for  second  hand  electronic  items  in  the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  granted  permission  for  import  of  second  hand electronic items including cell phones, computers etc. into the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the total number of cases wherein permission was granted by the Government for import of second hand electronic items into the country during each of the last three years and the current year?

ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- a) to  d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 10  FOR ANSWER ON 18 TH  JULY, 2016 REGARDING 'IMPORT OF SECOND HAND ELECTRONIC ITEMS '

- (a) Import of second hand electronic items is governed by the import policy laid down in para 2.31 of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20). As per para 2.31, inter alia, the following second hand capital goods are 'Restricted' and importable only against an authorization:
- i. Personal  computers/  laptops  including  their  refurbished  /  re-conditioned spares;
- ii.   Photocopier machines/ Digital multifunction Print & Copying Machines; and iii. Air conditioners.

Further,  second  hand/used  consumer  electronic  goods  are  'Restricted'  and importable only against an authorization

- (b) to (d) Total number of cases wherein permissions were granted for import of second hand electronic items during the last three years and the current year are  as under:

| Sl No.                      | Item details                                                | No. of Cases                | No. of item                 |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2013-14                     | 2013-14                                                     | 2013-14                     | 2013-14                     |
| 1.                          | Signal front end equipment and VM700 measurement equipment  | 1                           | 2                           |
| 2.                          | Refurbished hard disk drives(Desktop, laptop, servers etc.) | 3                           | 2,07,456                    |
| 3.                          | Personal Computer                                           | 1                           | 11                          |
| 4.                          | Refurbished Computer parts                                  | 4                           | 1,57,728                    |
| 2014-15                     | 2014-15                                                     | 2014-15                     | 2014-15                     |
| 1.                          | Hardware & Software parts                                   | 1                           | 16,065                      |
| 2.                          | C4 Tablets                                                  | 1                           | 4                           |
| 2015-16                     | 2015-16                                                     | 2015-16                     | 2015-16                     |
| 1.                          | Refurbished Computer parts                                  | 2                           | 53,450                      |
| 2016-17 ( uptil June,2016 ) | 2016-17 ( uptil June,2016 )                                 | 2016-17 ( uptil June,2016 ) | 2016-17 ( uptil June,2016 ) |
|                             | Nil                                                         | NIL                         | NIL                         |

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