Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No.43 (RE: 2012)/2009-2014
New Delhi: Dated: 2nd January, 2013
Subject: Modification of SIONs at Sl No.C-1188,1206,1207,1208,1209,1314,1702 and
1971
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2009-14 and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), the
Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby makes following amendment in
Handbook of Procedure Vol.II (SION Book):-
2. The description of import items in respect of following SIONs is amended as
under:-
| S. No |
SION S.No. |
Export items |
Existing import items |
Amended import items |
| 1 |
C-1188 |
Silver Bearing Copper Strip/Sheets/Foil |
1.Copper Scrap or Copper Wire Bar
2.Silver bullion of Purity 99.99% |
1. Copper Scrap or Copper Wire Bar
2. Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Ingots of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above |
| 2 |
C-1206 |
Silver Cadmium Oxide Contact |
Silver bullion Purity 99.9% |
Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Ingots of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above |
| 3 |
C-1207 |
Silver Graphite Contact |
Silver bullion Purity 99.9% |
Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Ingots of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above |
| 4 |
C-1208 |
Silver Nickel Contacts |
1.Silver bullion Purity 99.9% 2.Nickel 99.8% purity
|
1.Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/Silver Ingots of purity
99.9% and above/ Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above 2.
Nickel 99.8% purity |
| 5 |
C-1209 |
Silver Tungsten Graphite Contact |
1.Silver bullion Purity 99.9% 2.Tungsten Graphite 99.95%
purity |
1. Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/ Silver Ingots of
purity 99.9% and above/ Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above 2.
Tungsten Graphite 99.95% purity |
| 6 |
C-1314 |
Silver Brazing Alloy in the form of Strips/Wire/Powder/Foils/
Blanks/Discs/Profile/Sheet/Rod
as per ASTM/JIS/DIN/BIS/
IBS Standard or equivalent |
1.Silver Bullion (Minimum purity 99%)
2. Copper (Minimum purity 99%)
3. Zinc (Minimum purity 99%)
4. Cadmium (Minimum purity 99%)
5. Nickel (Minimum Purity 99%)
6. Tin (Minimum Purity 99%) |
1.Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Ingots of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above
2.Copper (Minimum purity 99%)
3. Zinc (Minimum purity 99%)
4. Cadmium (Minimum purity 99%)
5. Nickel (Minimum Purity 99%)
6. Tin (Minimum Purity 99%) |
| 7 |
C-1702 |
Silver Contacts/Silver Alloyed contacts or Wire/Silver profiles contacts/Silver
Bimetal Contacts/Silver Bimetal Profiles/Sheet Contacts/Silver Contacts on
Carrier/Silver Alloyed Contacts on Carrier/Non-Ferrous Metal Contacts.
|
1. Unwrought Silver having purity more than 99.9%
2. Any other relevant metal (s)/ alloying metal(s) |
1. Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Ingots of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above
2. Any other relevant metal (s)/ alloying metal(s) |
| 8 |
C-1971 |
Silver Targets/Discs
99.95% purity |
1.Silver Ingots 99.9% purity OR
Scrap Silver/Used Silver Targets/Discs |
Unwrought Silver of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Ingots of purity 99.9% and above/
Silver Bullion of purity 99.9% and above
OR
Scrap Silver/Used Silver Targets/Discs
|
There is no change in description/quantity of export products or quantity of
import items.
- Effect of Public Notice:-
Different forms of silver have now been uniformly allowed as inputs for the
export products in the above mentioned SIONs.
(Anup K. Pujari )
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from File No. 01/81/162/82/AM12/DES-II)