The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) on January 21, 2025, issued the Refrigerating Appliances (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2025 to further amend the Refrigerating Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2020.
The following amendments have been stated:
In paragraph 2, after the proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided further that nothing in this Order shall apply to imports of components of refrigerating appliances by a manufacturer of goods and article certified by the Bureau or manufacturer who has applied to the Bureau for certification for the relevant goods and articles, for exports subject to the condition that the manufacturer furnishes a self-declaration in this regard in its letter-head signed by its authorised signatory to the Central Government mentioning the invoice number and other relevant details of the import consignment and an undertaking that the components so imported shall not be put to any other use or sold in the domestic market and the manufacturer shall maintain the record of such goods and articles imported and its product for verification or audit by the Government authorities concerned:
Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply for two hundred numbers of goods or articles imported per year for the purpose of research and development by a manufacturer of refrigerating appliances certified by the Bureau or a manufacturer who has applied to the Bureau for certification for the relevant goods and articles, subject to the condition that such imported goods and articles shall not be sold commercially and can be disposed of as a scrap and the manufacturer shall maintain a year-wise record of such goods or articles and furnish to the Central Government”.
It shall come into force on January 21, 2025.
[Notification No. S.O. 358(E)]
