(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
PART-I-SECTION-1)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 28/(RE-2010)/2009-2014
NEW DELHI: DATED: 11/02/2011
Subject:- Amendment/modification of SION Nos. H-206 and A-1687.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the following amendments are made in the Handbook of Procedure Vol. II ( as stated in paragraph 1.1 of Vol.I):
I. In SION No. H-206 of Plastic Product Group (Product Code H), following amendments are carried out:
(A) In Import Items, Import Item No. 6 is amended to read as follows:
|
Import Item No. 6 |
Qty. |
|
Antimony Trioxide OR Antimony Triacetate |
0.00034 MT OR 0.00059 MT |
Rest of the items (either description or quantity permitted) remain same.
(B) Following notes are inserted:
Note 1: Import item at Serial Number 3 Isophthalic Acid can be replaced with Import item at Serial Number 1 Purified Terephthalic Acid upto a maximum of 0.045 MT. However, any increase / decrease in quantity of Isophthalic Acid will be adjusted from the quantity of Import item at Serial Number 1 Purified Terephthalic Acid and total quantity of Import item at Serial Number 1 Purified Terephthalic Acid and Import item at Serial Number 3 Isophthalic Acid will not exceed from the level of 0.8680 MT.
Note 2: Import item at Serial Number 4 Diethylene Glycol may be allowed upto a maximum of 0.01 MT from the existing level of 0.008 MT for each increased/decreased quantity of 0.001MT Diethylene Glycol; the quantity of 0.00032 MT of Import item at Serial Number 1. Purified Terephthalic Acid and 0.0065 MT of Import item at Serial Number 2 Ethylene Glycol/Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) be decreased / increased from the quantities allowed in SION.
Effect of this amendment:
The exporter would be entitled for import of alternate Import Item namely Antimony Triacetate indicated at S.No. 6 of the amended SION No. H-206. The above facility has been extended subject to conditions vide Note 1 and 2 above. Allowing of alternate raw material would facilitate exporters for the manufacture of Polyester (PET) Chips for wide ranging applications depending upon the export requirement.
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II. In SION No. A-1687 of Chemical Product Group (Product Code: A), in the description of Export Product, Import Item No. 1 and Import Item No. 2(a) amendments are carried as described below (The other import items and their quantity remain unchanged):
Amendments in Export Product; Import Item No. 1 and Import Item No. 2(a):
(A) Export Product:
|
Export Product |
Qty. |
|
General Purpose Metal or Plastic Fitted/ Metal or Plastic Bonded / Metal or Plastic Un-bonded Rubber Parts (Moulded / Extruded) including Engine Mounting and Automotive parts |
1 kg |
(B) S.No. 1 of Import Item:
|
Import Item No. 1 |
Qty. |
|
Mild Steel Sheets/ Coil/ Plates/ Round /Strips
OR
Relevant Plastic Parts of relevant shape and size |
1.30 kg/kg content in export product OR
1.01 No./No. content in export product |
(C) S.No. 2(a) of Import Item:
|
Import Item No. 2(a) |
Qty. |
|
Relevant Natural Rubber/ Relevant Synthetic Rubber namely, EPDM/ SBR/PBR of relevant grade except SBR 1900 series i.e. HSR, depending upon the description of the product to be exported |
0.63 kg/kg content of Rubber Compound in the export product |
Effect of this amendment:
Replacement of steel and aluminium automobile parts with engineering plastics would help in reducing weight of automobile parts which in turn would help in increasing fuel efficiency.
Sd/-
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from F. No. 01/87/171/00003/AM11/DES-VII)
