Modification of SIONs at Sl No.C-1188,1206,1207,1208,1209,1314,1702 and 1971 - DGFT - 43 (RE: 2012)/2009-2014

(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. 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 1. Copper Scrap or Copper Wire Bar 2.Silver bullion of Purity 99.99% 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% 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 2. Nickel 99.8% purity 5 C-1209 Silver Tungsten Graphite Contact 1.Silver bullion Purity 99.9% 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 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%) 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%) 2. Copper (Minimum purity 99%) 3. Zinc (Minimum purity 99%) 3. Zinc (Minimum purity 99%) 4. Cadmium (Minimum purity 99%) 4. Cadmium (Minimum purity 99%) 5. Nickel (Minimum Purity 99%) 5. Nickel (Minimum Purity 99%) 6. Tin (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% 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) 2. Any other relevant metal (s)/ alloying metal(s) 8. C-1971 Silver Targets/Discs 99.9% 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. 3. 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)