Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India)

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Act of Parliament of India Indian statute

The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 is an Indian law that provides the statutory basis for formulating and regulating the country’s foreign trade policy, including export and import controls and related administrative mechanisms.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India) canonical	2
Foreign Trade Policy of India	2
An Act to provide for the development and regulation of foreign trade by facilitating imports into, and augmenting exports from, India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto	1
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992	1
foreign trade policy of India	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7307972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India)
Context triple: [Indian Customs, legalFramework, Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India)]

A. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 is an Indian law that regulates foreign exchange transactions and external trade payments, aiming to facilitate orderly development and maintenance of the country’s foreign exchange market.
B. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973
The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 was an Indian law that tightly controlled foreign exchange transactions and foreign ownership in India before being replaced by a more liberal regulatory framework in 1999.
C. Import Duties Act 1932
The Import Duties Act 1932 was a key piece of British protectionist legislation that introduced general tariffs on most imported goods, marking a major shift away from the country's longstanding free trade policy during the interwar period.
D. Trade Act of 1974
The Trade Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. law that reshaped American trade policy by granting the president broad negotiating authority, establishing fast-track procedures for trade agreements, and linking trade benefits to human rights and other policy objectives.
E. Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India)
Target entity description: The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 is an Indian law that provides the statutory basis for formulating and regulating the country’s foreign trade policy, including export and import controls and related administrative mechanisms.

A. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 is an Indian law that regulates foreign exchange transactions and external trade payments, aiming to facilitate orderly development and maintenance of the country’s foreign exchange market.
B. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973
The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 was an Indian law that tightly controlled foreign exchange transactions and foreign ownership in India before being replaced by a more liberal regulatory framework in 1999.
C. Import Duties Act 1932
The Import Duties Act 1932 was a key piece of British protectionist legislation that introduced general tariffs on most imported goods, marking a major shift away from the country's longstanding free trade policy during the interwar period.
D. Trade Act of 1974
The Trade Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. law that reshaped American trade policy by granting the president broad negotiating authority, establishing fast-track procedures for trade agreements, and linking trade benefits to human rights and other policy objectives.
E. Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of India ⓘ Indian statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Directorate General of Foreign Trade ⓘ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India) ⓘ
appliesTo	exporters in India ⓘ importers in India ⓘ persons engaged in foreign trade with India ⓘ
contains	provisions for canalised items ⓘ provisions for enforcement of foreign trade policy ⓘ provisions for export and import licensing procedures ⓘ provisions for notified restricted items ⓘ provisions for prohibited items in foreign trade ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
empowers	Central Government of India ⓘ linked to: Government of India Director General of Foreign Trade ⓘ linked to: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
enactedBy	Parliament of India ⓘ
jurisdiction	Union of India ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Foreign Trade Policy of India ⓘ linked to: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India) export promotion schemes ⓘ import management framework ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to provide for the development and regulation of foreign trade by facilitating imports into, and augmenting exports from, India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto ⓘ linked to: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India)
providesFor	adjudication of offences under the Act ⓘ appeals against orders passed under the Act ⓘ appointment of Director General of Foreign Trade ⓘ appointment of officers to assist the Director General of Foreign Trade ⓘ export and import controls ⓘ formulation of India’s foreign trade policy ⓘ licensing of imports and exports ⓘ penalties for contravention of foreign trade regulations ⓘ powers of the Central Government to make foreign trade policy ⓘ prohibition and restriction of imports and exports ⓘ quantitative restrictions on imports and exports ⓘ registration of exporters and importers ⓘ regulation of exports ⓘ regulation of imports ⓘ search, seizure and confiscation of goods in foreign trade violations ⓘ
purpose	augmentation of exports from India ⓘ development of foreign trade ⓘ facilitation of imports into India ⓘ regulation of foreign trade ⓘ
replaced	Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947 ⓘ
scope	all goods and services involved in foreign trade unless specifically exempted ⓘ
shortTitle	Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 ⓘ linked to: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (India)
subjectMatter	exports ⓘ foreign trade ⓘ imports ⓘ
typeOfLaw	economic regulation law ⓘ trade regulation law ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1992 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited