MANU/DGFT/0089/2016

Ministry : Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department/Board : DGFT

Notification No. : 16/2015-2020

Date : 27.07.2016

Import policy of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby introduces policy condition No.3 under Chapter 88 of ITC (HS), 2012 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy), as under:

3. Import of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones is 'Restricted' requiring prior clearance of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and import licence from DGFT.

2. Effect of this Notification Import of Unmanbed Aircraft System (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones is 'Restricted': it would require prior clearance of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and import licence from DGFT.

(Anup Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade

[Issued from F. No. 01/93/180/95/AM-10/PC-2 (B)Vol.IV/]