The number of industries for which industrial licensing is required has now been reduced to :

(*) As per the present list of 2012, 18 industries require compulsory licensing. These include; 1. Coal and lignite, 2. Petroleum (other than crude) and its distillation products, 3. Distillation and brewing of alcoholic drinks, 4. Sugar, 5. Animal fats and oils, partly or wholly hydrogenated, 6. Cigars and cigarettes of tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, 7. Asbestos and asbestos-based products, 8. Plywood, decorative veneers, and other woodbased products such as particle board, medium density fiber board, and black-board, 9. Raw hides and skins, leather chamois and patent leather, 10. Tanned or dressed fur skins, 11. Motor cars, 12. Paper and Newsprint except biogases-based units (i.e. except units based on minimum 75% pulp from agricultural residues, biogases and other non conventional raw materials), 13. Electronic aerospace and defence equipment: all types, 14. Explosives including detonating fuses, safety fuses, gunpowder, nitrocellulose and matches, 15. Hazardous chemicals, 16. Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (according to Drug Policy), 17. Entertainment electronics (VCR's, colour TV's, CD players, tape recorders), 18. White goods (domestic refrigerators, domestic dishwashing machines, programmable domestic washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners)