Public Notice No- 51/2010 dated 02.06.2011
MODIFICATION OF SION C-593 under Engineering Product Group
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the following amendment is made in SION C - 593
in the Handbook of Procedure Vol. II.
2. Sl No. 1 of import list of SION C-593 is at present described as "Non Alloy
HR Coil /Plates". Herein after it will be modified to read as "Non Alloy / Alloy
Steel HR Coil /Plates, whether of alloy steel or non-alloy steel of relevant
grade & thickness ". Corresponding export product "Carbon Steel Submerged Arc
Welded Pipes as per API Grades/ASTM Grade or equivalent OR Hot Formed Steel
Bends as per API, ASTM Grade or equivalent grade Degree; 0-180 Degree" is
modified to read as "Non Alloy/Alloy Steel submerged arc Welded Pipes as per API
Grades/ASTM Grade or equivalent OR Hot Formed Steel Bends as per API, ASTM Grade
or equivalent grade Degree : 0-180 Degree" . There is no other change pertaing
to this SION, and hence both the number of inputs permitted as well as the
respective quantities permitted would remain unchanged.
Effect of this modification:
Under SION C-593, till now only HR coil/plates made of non-alloy steel were
permitted input at Sl No. 1 of the SION. Now the definition of this input is
modified to permit HR coil/plates made out of Alloy steel also. Description of
export product has accordingly been amended to reflect the usage of Non
alloy/alloy steel in the export product. There is no other change.
( Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
( Issued from F. No. 01/81/162/728/AM’10/DES-II)