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DGFT makes modifications of SIONs

(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 andParagraph 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
ORScrap 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: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/81/162/82/AM12/DES-II)

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