The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide its June 12 circular has notified that tyre imports into India will now fall into the restricted category vs. free category assigned earlier, implying imports would now require DGFT permission/licence vs. no such restrictions earlier. The notification does not put any additional duties on tyre imports. It covers tyre imports across vehicle categories, viz. passenger vehicles (PV), commercial vehicles (CV), 2-W (motorcycle & scooters) & bicycles and across both tyre types i.e....