Issuance  of  Equipment  Type  Approval  (ETA)  for  License-Exempt Wireless Equipment Devices

Issuance  of  Equipment  Type  Approval  (ETA)  for  License-Exempt Wireless Equipment Devices

Instruction No. 24/2024-Customs

F. No. 401/48/2022- Cus-III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue,
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
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Room No. 229A, North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 22.10.2024

To
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners ofCustoms/Customs (Preventive)/Customs & Central Taxes.
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs(Preventive).
All Pr. Directors General/Director Generals under CBIC.

Subject:  Issuance  of  Equipment  Type  Approval  (ETA)  for  License-Exempt Wireless Equipment Devices.

Madam/Sir,

Reference is invited to Office Memorandum of WPC Wing, Department of Telecommunications  (DoT),  Ministry  of  Communications  issued  vide  R-11017/01/2018-PP(part-1) dated 09-09-2024 in regard to issuance of Equipment Type  Approval  (ETA)  for  License-Exempt  Wireless  Equipment  Devices  (copy enclosed) as a Ease of Doing Business in the telecom sector.

2.1   Vide above OM, it is conveyed that all the applications of Equipment Type Approval (ETA) for wireless equipment devices, which have been license-exempt through various Gazette notifications issued from time to time, shall be granted to the applicant on a self-declaration basis. 

2.2 To avail this facility, it is stated that, the applicants are required to submit the applications  on  the  SARAL  Sanchar  portal  (https://saralsanchar.gov.in),  with  all requisite documents and fees. Upon successful submission of the application, the applicants can download the ETA certificates from the portal.

3. It has also been clarified in the said OM that these ETAs shall be granted for ensuring compliance with RF regulation. Therefore, ETA holders must obtain No Objection Certificate or other clearances (if applicable) from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) before importing the equipment. It is the sole responsibility of the ETA holders to ensure compliance with all import regulations and requirements stipulated by the DGFT.

4. It is requested to sensitise the officers under your jurisdiction by issue of suitable standing order/public notice.

5. Earlier Instructions no. 16/2022-Customs dated 21.07.2022 stands modified to that extent.

6. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.401/48/2022-Cus-IIII/99980/2024

            Hindi version follows.

Encl: as above.

Yours faithfully,

(Neeraj Goyal)
OSD (Cus-III)

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