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The commerce ministry has notified the enabling provisions for imports of inputs that are subject to Quality Control Orders (QCOs), by holders of advance authorisation for physical exports (AA), export-oriented units (EOU) and units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The idea is to regulate and prevent misuse of such imported items.
Through notification no. 44, dated November 24, 2000, the commerce ministry had stipulated that import of items that are subject to compliance with the Indian quality standards would be allowed only from manufacturers and exporters of such products to India registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Later, the
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