The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MoHI) on December 19, 2023, issued the Automobile Wheel Rim Component (Quality Control) Amendment Order-II, 2023 to further amend the Automobile Wheel Rim Component (Quality Control) Order, 2020.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Paragraph 1(3) has been substituted namely: -
“Shall apply to goods or articles specified in the table: provided that nothing in this order shall apply to said goods or articles meant for the following; namely: -
i. Automobile wheel rims meant for export;
ii. Up to five wheel rims per vehicle w.r.t. rule 126A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, which grants relaxation from test, if number of vehicles sold in India for a given base model and its variants is less than 250 in any consecutive period of six months in a year.
iii. Import of up to 5,000 units of 4-Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 1.250 vehicles), by a 4-Wheeler vehicle manufacturer per financial year, for repairs or after sales service purposes.
iv. Import of up to 10,000 units of 4-Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 2,500 vehicles), per financial year, per 4-Wheeler vehicle manufacturer for R & D purposes.
v. Import of up to 50,000 units of 4-Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 10,000 vehicles) per financial year, per 4-Wheeler vehicle manufacturer for manufacturing 4-Wheeler vehicles in India
vi. Import of up to 24,000 units of 2-Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 12,000 vehicles) per financial year, pet 2-wheeler vehicle manufacturer for repairs or after sales service purposes.
vii. Import of up to 10,000 units of 2-Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 5.000 vehicles) per financial year. per two-wheeler vehicle manufacturer for R & D purposes.
viii. Import of up to 70,000 units of 2-Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 35,000 vehicles) per financial year, per 2-wheeler vehicle manufacturer for manufacturing 2-Wheeler vehicles in India, subject to not more than 25,000 Automobile Wheel Rim units of one type.”
This shall come into force on December 22, 2023
[Notification No. S.O. 5379(E)]
