New Delhi : The government on Monday imposed import curbs on certain types of platinum jewellery till April next year, a move aimed at checking misuse of free trade agreements.In September, the government had imposed restrictions on imports of certain silver jewellery till March 31 next year.The move was aimed at curbing imports of these precious metals in the name of unstudded jewellery from countries like Thailand.

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India has a free trade agreement with Asean (Association of SouthEast Asian nations). Thailand is a member of this 10-nation group. The India-ASEAN free trade agreement on goods was signed in 2009.The import policy of platinum jewellery "is revised from Free to Restricted, with immediate effect till April 30, 2026", the directorate general of foreign trade (

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