Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No.13 (RE:2012)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated: 30th July,2012
Subject: Amendment in General Note for Fuel for the Product Group at Sl. No. 23.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2009- 2014 and Paragraph 1.1 of Handbook of Procedures (Vol. 1), the
Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in the
Handbook of Procedures, Vol. 2, 2009-2014.
- The export product under SION C-593 was modified from “Carbon Steel Submerged
Arc Welded Pipes as per API Grade/ASTM Grade or equivalent OR Hot Formed Steel
Bends as per API, ASTM Grade or equivalent grade Degree: 0-180 Degree” to “Non
Alloy/Alloy Steel Submerged Arc Welded Pipes as per API Grade/ ASTM Grade or
equivalent OR Hot Formed Steel Bends as per API, ASTM Grade or equivalent grade
Degree: 0-180 Degree” vide Public Notice No. 51/2010 dated 02.06.2011.
- The General Note for fuel at Sl No. 23 in Handbook of Procedures, Vol. 2
(SION Book) continues to mention the export product as “Carbon Steel submerged
Arc welded pipes coated/ uncoated” which was the description prior to amendment
of SION C-593.
- Accordingly, Sl No. 23 in the General Note for fuel is amended and will now
read as under:-
“ Non Alloy/Alloy Steel Submerged Arc Welded Pipes Coated/ Uncoated.”
- Effect of Public Notice.
Description of Sl. No. 23 of General note for fuel in HBP Vol. II has been
amended to harmonise it with SION C-593, as modified on 02.06.2011.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
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