All imports now fall into one of the following
four categories:
- freely importable items; Most capital goods fall into this
category. Items in this category do not require import licences and
may be freely imported by any individual or entity.
- licensed imports; Certain items can be imported only with
licences and only by actual users. The current "negative list"
of items in this category includes several broad product groups that
are classified as consumer goods; precious and semi-precious stones;
products related to safety and security; seeds, plants and animals;
some insecticides, pharmaceuticals and chemicals; some electronical
items; several items reserved for production by the small-scale
sector; and 17 miscellaneous or special-category items. In April
1993 the government ended licensing requirements for several
agricultural items, including prawns, shrimp and poultry feed.
- canalised items; Items under this category can be imported only
by specified public-sector agencies. These include petroleum
products (to be imported only by the Indian Oil Corporation);
nitrogenous phosphatic, potassic and complex chemical fertilizers
(by the Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation) vitamin- A drugs
(by the State Trading Corporation); oils and seeds (by the State
Trading Corporation and Hindustan Vegetable Oils); and cereals (by
the Food Corporation of India).
- prohibited items; Only three items-tallow fat, animal rennet and
unprocessed ivory-are completely banned from importation.
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