Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan:New Delhi
PUBLIC NOTICE No. 107 (RE-2010)/2009-14
NEW DELHI, DATED 30th APRIL,2012
Subject :- Amendment of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) of Food Products (Product
Code: ‘E’) in the Handbook of Procedures V.2 (2009-14) : Re-numbering of SION E
- 1A as E - 131
Public Notice No. 94 issued on 1st February 2012 had notified SION E-1 & E-1A
, for export products “Assorted Confectionery (with Sugar) & Assorted Confectionery
(Sugar Free)” respectively. Due to system limitation, it has not been operational
so far, which has necessitated renumbering of this SION.
Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred under Para 2.4 of the Foreign
Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby re-numbers SION
E-1A as E-131 for the export product “Assorted Confectionery (Sugar Free)” in the
Handbook of Procedure V.2 (2009-14 ). The quantity and description of import items
is the same as permitted earlier and is reproduced as below:-
| S.No. |
Export Item |
Qty. |
|
|
Import Item |
Qty.allowed |
| E-131 |
Assorted Confectionery (Sugar Free) |
100 Kg |
1* |
a) |
Saccharin Sodium |
200gms |
| |
|
OR |
|
| |
b) |
Aspertame |
400gms |
| |
|
OR |
|
| |
c) |
Acesulfame Potassium |
400gms |
| 2** |
|
Starch / Modified Starch / Gelatin |
60 Kg |
| 3 |
|
Liquid Glucose |
20 Kg |
| 4 |
i |
Relevant Fruit (Juice/ Pulp /Puree) |
15 Kg |
| |
|
OR |
|
| |
ii |
Cocoa, Milk & Milk Products |
10 Kg |
| 5 |
|
Citric Acid/Tartaric Acid/Malic Acid(Food Grade relevant) |
03 Kg |
| 6 |
i) |
Relevant Essential Oils |
500gms |
| |
ii) |
Relevant Food Colours |
10gms |
| |
iii) |
Relevant food Flavours |
100gms |
| 7 |
|
Emulsifier/ Stabilizer / Glazing Agent/ Binders /Thickeners (item as
per PFA Act 1955) |
100gms |
| 8 |
|
Other Confectionery ingredients --- edible molasses, malt extracts;
edible oils and fats, fruits and fruit products, nut and nut products,tea
extracts,coffee extracts,edible desiccated coconut. |
05 kg |
| 9 |
|
Packing Material |
As per packing policy |
*Note:-1.Import of artificial sweetening agents viz. Lactose/ Mannitol, as
substitute inputs is not allowed against item No.1,as is also spelt out in
policy Circular No. 13 dated 31.1.2011.
**Note 2. Tapioca Starch / Wheat Gluten is not allowed for import against
item No. 2
2. Effect of the Public Notice
SION E-1A that was notified by
Public Notice No.94 dated 01.02.2012 is being
re-numbered as SION E-131. There is no change in the Import Items (either in
description or in quantity permitted).
Sd/-
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail:dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/85/162/0085/AM12/DES-VI)