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Cbec Achieves Nearly 80.74% Of Budget Estimate Up-To January, 2012 In The Current Fiscal; Would Be Able To Achieve The Overall Target Of Rs. 3,92,908 Crore Of Current Fiscal

2/8/2012 6:22:10 PM

CBEC Achieves Nearly 80.74% of Budget Estimate Up-to January, 2012 in the Current Fiscal; Would be Able to Achieve the Overall Target of Rs. 3,92,908 Crore of Current Fiscal

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has been able to achieve nearly 80.74% of Budget Estimate up-to the month of January, 2012 in the current fiscal year. At the present rate of growth, CBEC should be able to achieve the target of Rs.3,92,908 Crores.

The revenue position for and up-to the month of January, 2012 is as follows:

(Rs. in Crore)

Head	For January		% Growth for Jan.	April-January		% Cumulative Growth
Head	2010-11	2011-12	% Growth for Jan.	2010-11	2011-12	% Cumulative Growth
Customs	11,117	11,393	2.5%	110,109	124,063	12.7%
*Central Excise	12,458	12,319	-1.1%	110,277	117,730	6.8%
Service Tax	5,764	7,734	34.2%	55,121	75,440	36.9%
Total	29,339	31,446	7.2%	275,507	317,233	15.1%

*Exclusive of Cess not administered by CBEC (D/o Revenue).

The overall growth in indirect tax revenue collections during the month of January, 2012 is around 7.2%. However the progressive growth during April-January of current fiscal year has shown 15.1% over the corresponding period of last financial year. The growth in Central Excise revenue has been negative for January, 2012. However, the overall growth in Central Excise Revenue up to January, 2012 is 6.8% showing a positive trend. The Service Tax revenue collections continues to be buoyant and has shown 34.2% growth during January, 2012. The Customs growth has been 2.5% during the month of January, 2012, though the overall growth up to January, 2012 has been 12.7%.

DSM/SS/GN

(Release ID :80188)

Source: pib.nic.in

Duty Cut On Silk Imports Affects Indian Reelers

2/8/2012 6:12:37 PM

Indian sericulturists have been affected by the Government’s decision to reduce the duty on import of silk from 31 percent to 5 percent through its 2011-12 Budget.

The move has led to a decline in the price of cocoons, which has currently come down to Rs. 160 per kg, compared to Rs. 300-400 per kg about a year ago.

The market transactions have dwindled and the supply of cocoons has also reduced in several silk markets across the country.

This has severely impacted the livelihood of reelers and sericulturists, who have been dependent on silk reeling for generations. In fact, it has become difficult for them to continue reeling due to low supply of cocoons.

As a result, several reelers have become debt-ridden and are unable to buy fertilizers for mulberry cultivation.

Even the promises of financial assistance given by some State governments have not yet been implemented.

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand are the major Indian States engaged in sericulture.

Source: fibre2fashion.com

Iran Defaults On Rice Payments To India: Traders

2/8/2012 6:08:19 PM

Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions.

The default prompted the head of the All India Rice Exporters' Association to call on members to stop rice exports to Iran based on credit, which would be a fresh blow to a country where imports of staple foods are already being hampered by sanctions.

"It is a serious issue and we do not rule out further payment defaults by Iran," said Vijay Setia, the association's president.

Indian sources said the Iranian buyers had defaulted on payments worth about USD 144 million for rice shipments under long-term supply deals. Iran shipped the cargoes from Indian ports in October and November. Most Indian rice exporters allow 90 days credit.

In other supply disruptions, five deliveries of grain to Iran were diverted to new destinations because payments were held up, ship tracking data showed last week. Other cargoes are sitting offshore Iran because of difficulty with payments.

Under a tightening grip of sanctions, the country of 74 million people is finding it increasingly difficult to repatriate the hard currency from its crude oil exports, its major foreign currency earner, that it needs to pay for shipments of food and other imports.

A sharp drop in the value of the rial is adding to Iran's import costs and the financial sanctions make it difficult for traders in the country to channel import payments through unofficial routes involving middlemen based in Dubai.

India is Iran's top rice supplier, accounting for some 70% of its annual requirement of 1-1.2 million tonnes of the grain, mainly the aromatic variety called Basmati.

Traders and officials in Iran could not be immediately reached to comment.

The United States slapped fresh sanctions on Tehran from the start of this year, targeting financial institutions that deal with the central bank, hoping to stem oil revenues and persuade Iran to abandon a suspected nuclear weapons programme.

US President Barack Obama tightened those sanctions on Sunday, again targeting Iran's central bank and giving US banks new powers to freeze assets linked to Tehran.

The European Union has agreed to ban Iranian oil imports, a measure expected to take full effect within six months.

SANCTIONS BITING?

The rice defaults could be the latest sign that those sanctions are biting as Iranian importers find it increasingly difficult to settle payments.

Ukraine's maize exports to Iran dropped 40% in January due to payment problems, Ukrainian consultancy ProAgro said last week.

Ukrainian and European traders said they were no longer booking Ukraine grains shipments to Iran because of the payments difficulties, although talks were underway to save the market, the country's farm minister said.

Five ships of grain have been diverted away from Iran to other destinations and about 400,000 tonnes of grains on at least 10 vessels have been held up outside Iranian ports because of payments problems, trade sources said last week.

The Indian rice association's Setia said the group had approached the Indian government to recover their dues.

"As part of efforts to minimise losses, we are asking our colleagues to avoid sending rice on credit," he said, adding they were not calling for a ban on exports to Iran.

A government source acknowledged exporters had sought help.

The rice default is the latest snag in India-Iran trade, which is heavily skewed towards Tehran.

India is Iran's second-largest buyer of crude and it has struggled to settle payments worth some USD 11 billion annually after New Delhi scrapped a long-standing mechanism in 2010 under pressure from Washington.

While New Delhi has switched to a payment conduit for its Iranian oil using a Turkish bank, Indian rice exporters have been using a loose, unofficial route involving a network of middlemen based in Dubai.

The middlemen receive payments from Iranian importers in rial and pay Indian exporters in US dollars. The consignments are sent directly from India to Iran.

But Indian traders said the defaults started after the rial plunged over the past month, making previous purchases costlier for Iranian importers.

The cost of transactions also went up for the Dubai middlemen as they use US dollars to pay Indian exporters.

On January 26, Iran announced an 8% devaluation of the rial and said it would enforce a single exchange rate, aiming to stamp out a black market where the dollar's value has soared due to fears over new sanctions imposed by the West.

Indian traders said about 20 Iranian companies have failed to clear their dues during the past month.

"It threatens to jeopardise the trade with them, hurting both India and Iran," Anil K. Mittal, chairman of KRBL Ltd, a leading Indian rice miller and exporter, told Reuters.

"Due to sanctions on Iran, currently banks are not involved in payments to Indian rice suppliers. The payments are direct and at times on credit, making Indian exporters vulnerable to defaults. Indian traders must avoid supplying on credit."

Setia said India should not send any more rice to Iran on credit, adding suppliers such as those in Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan had already stopped doing so.

However, the Thai Rice Exporters' Association said Thailand had stopped selling rice to Iran about a decade ago.

Javed Agha, chairman of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan acknowledged that sanctions had made traders reluctant in both Pakistan and Iran to do deals.

"Banking if a problem between Pakistan and Iran," he said. "There is no proper system."

BOOSTING EXPORTS TO IRAN

New Delhi will send a delegation to Iran this month to explore boosting exports to smooth use of the restricted rupee currency, which the two sides have agreed to use to settle 45% of India's USD 11 billion a year oil bill.

But this would give Iran large amounts of a currency which is difficult to use for international trade.

An Indian ministerial panel on food exports meets on Tuesday to review rice and sugar shipments. The issue of exports to Iran is not on the agenda, government officials said, seeking to knock down reports that the panel could discuss the possibility of boosting rice and wheat exports to Tehran.

India, is expected to produce 102.75 million tonnes of rice in the crop year to June 2012, a farm ministry forecast said last month. Basmati makes up around 5% of India's total rice production.

India's January 1 rice inventory at government warehouses was 29.8 million tonnes against a target of 11.8 million tonnes.

China, Japan, India and South Korea, which together buy about half or Iran's 2.6 million barrels per day of crude exports, are under pressure from US sanctions to cut back their purchases.

China has already cut Iran imports in the first three months of this year over a pricing dispute and a flurry of US diplomats have discussed the sanctions with Asian government officials.

South Korea is paying Iran for crude in its local currency, but difficulty repatriating the funds under the weight of sanctions means won worth an estimated USD 5 billion has piled up South Korean banks.

Source: moneycontrol.com

States Urged To Prepare Roadmap For Successful Implementations Of Proposed Food Security Legislation

2/8/2012 6:04:00 PM

States Urged to Prepare Roadmap for Successful Implementations of Proposed Food Security Legislation
State Agriculture and Food Ministers Conference Inaugurated

Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that massive investment in the agricultural sector is needed as enhanced food production is must for the success of Food Security for all. Inaugurating the State Agriculture and Food Ministers Conference here today, Shri Mukherjee called for joint efforts by the Centre and States to modernize the PDS to make its reach more effective to the targeted people.

Addressing the conference, Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture, said that States need to accept the challenge of producing more to meet the ever increasing demand of food grains. He said that procurement and distribution system should be further streamlined to ensure a successful rollout of Food Security Act.

The Agriculture Minister said that the critical issues in production, procurement, storage, movement and distribution should be addressed immediately so that when the Act is enacted, the system is ready to implement it efficiently and effectively. Shri Pawar impressed upon the States to remain vigilant on the price being paid to the farmers by the private traders. They should ensure electronic payment to the farmers selling their produce at procurement centers. The Minister also called for revamping of the marketing infrastructure to ensure continued agriculture growth and remunerative prices to the farmers.

Addressing the State Ministers’ meet, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas said that trying to provide food security to all is one of the most ambitious social security programmes proposed by the government. The National Food Security Bill outlines the process of bringing in most vulnerable citizens to a safety net where they could take comfort in the guaranteed availability of food and nutrition.

He said that the States should identify the means to make food grains available to the needy sections of the population by preparing a joint roadmap towards this objective. It should include finding ways and means for increasing production, procurement, finding the effective ways of safeguarding and transporting the stock, identifying the right beneficiaries and adopting technology to provide the backbone for an efficient public distribution system.

Urging States to make efforts for increasing foodgrain production and procurement in their respective area, Prof. Thomas said decentralized procurement scheme was initiated to tackle the problem of regional disparities in production and availability of foodgrains and the results are definitely positive. He said that States like UP, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Assam have a large potential to improve procurement so that farmers and the general population can be helped immensely. The recent success in setting up more procurement centers by the State Governments in MP and Chhattisgarh shows that this can be done, he observed. He also complemented the State Government of Bihar which had taken a series of measures in this regard during the current Kharif season.

Prof. Thomas said that the Centre has taken a decision recently to introduce payment to farmers, whether for levy or direct procurement, compulsorily by cheque or account transfer to ensure that full MSP reaches the farmers. He requested the State Governments to implement this important measure in the interest of farmers.

Emphasizing end-to-end computerization of PDS, Prof. Thomas said efforts should be made for elimination of bogus beneficiaries from the system. Experiments like giving bar-coded vouchers, community involvement in monitoring and auditing should be encouraged. He said that States like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have set examples and role models in this area.

Highlighting recent initiatives made by the Central Government for the modernization of PDS, the Food Minister said his Ministry has been progressing steadily in its computerization programme to allow transparent monitoring and reporting on the stocks, movement and delivery schedules. Regarding the storage, the Minister said that though storage facilities and warehousing have been increasing and improving, there is still a lot to be done on this front. He said that some States have been leveraging the funds available from Finance Commission etc. to add storage capacity at the Fair Price Shop (FPS) level. The Centre has lunched schemes like Grameen Bhandaran Yojana and RIDF of NABARD which can be similarly used to create storage at intermediate levels. He requested the States to prepare a five year prospective plan to create intermediate storage capacity at the district, block, Gram panchayat and fair price shop level by leveraging existing schemes both at the Central and State level.

The two-day conference, which began here today was also addressed by Chairman of UIDAI, Shri Nandan Neilkani, Cabinet Secretary, Shri Ajit Seth, Agriculture Secretary, Shri P.K. Basu and Food Secretary, Dr. B.C. Gupta. It was followed by interactive sections with the Food and Agriculture Ministers of the States. Senior officials of various ministries also made presentations during the day.

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NCJ/SR
(Release ID :80185)

Source: pib.nic.in

Finance Ministry Opposes Rbi's View To Stretch Priority Sectors Lending List

2/8/2012 5:58:37 PM

The finance ministry is opposing a Reserve Bank of India suggestion to widen the list of sectors eligible for priority sector lending.

The Reserve Bank's draft report submitted to the ministry for its comments last week has also recommended that some infrastructure segments should be classified as priority.

But a finance ministry official said there is no point in diluting the existing list of priority sectors. "And if banks are too keen then we should also raise the limit from current 40% to 50% or above."

RBI guidelines require banks to lend 40% of their adjusted net credit to the priority sector, which includes agriculture, small-scale industries and other weaker sections. If banks fail to meet the priority sector lending target they can buy loans of regional rural banks or micro-finance institutions.

The finance ministry will now send its comments to RBI before the draft report is finalised. "If required, certain sectors can be added. We will also hold discussions with state-run banks as it has been observed that it is mostly private banks that fail to meet the set targets," the official said.

Last year, RBI had set up a 10-member committee to examine the existing classification and suggest new guidelines. The committee, headed by Union Bank of India chairman MV Nair, reviewed the eligibility criteria for priority sector loans in relation to the nature of activities, types of borrowers, limits on loan amounts and controls on end-use of funds.

RBI Deputy Governor H R Khan said last week that the bank is considering classifying housing finance for weaker sections as priority lending.

Public sector banks, however, feel that adding more sectors will only add to the burden. "In this fiscal we are finding it difficult to meet the targets because of the low credit growth. But it remains to be seen what new sectors are we talking about," said a senior official with Central Bank of India.

Lending to the priority sector grew by just 5% on an annualised basis in December because of lower offtake of agriculture and MSME loans. Credit offtake by the priority sector had grown by as much as 29.2% during the same month of 2010.

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

[Indian Custom Order] : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority

2/2/2012 12:00:00 AM

F.No. 437/02/2012-Cus. IV

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise & Customs

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New Delhi, dated the 2^nd February, 2012.

ORDER

In exercise of the powers conferred under the Notification No. 15/2002-Customs (N.T.) dated 7/03/2002 (as amended) issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board hereby assigns the Show Cause Notice F.No. DRI/AZU/INV-11/2008/3672-3676 dated 02.12.2011 issued in case of M/s Gururaj Steel, 144/164, T.P. Street, 6^th Kumbharwada, Mumbai by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad, to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai for adjudication.

(Vikas)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Copy to:

The Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad, “Rupen Bungalow”, Jain Merchant Society, Paldi, Ahmedabad;
The Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai;
The Commissioner of Customs (Import), C-703, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, Dist.-Raigad, Maharashtra-400 707;

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[DGFT Public Notice] : Fixation of Standard Input-Output Norms (SION) for the export product `Articles made of Thermo Plastic Elastomer (TPE)`.

2/2/2012 12:00:00 AM

(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. 95 /(RE-2010)/2009-2014

NEW DELHI: DATED: 02/02/2012

Subject:- Fixation of Standard Input-Output Norms (SION) for the export product “Articles made of Thermo Plastic Elastomer (TPE)”.

In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the following amendments are made in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol. II (as stated in paragraph 1.1 of Vol.I):

2. In Plastic Product Group (Product Code H), after the SION No. H-571, a new entry bearing number H-572 will be included as under:

New SION No.	EXPORT ITEM	QTY	IMPORT ITEM	QTY
H-572	Articles made of Thermo Plastic Elastomer (TPE)	1 kg	Relevant Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Granules	1.05 kg/kg content in the export product

Effect of new SION:

A new SION for the export product “Articles made of Thermo Plastic Elastomer (TPE)” is being notified.

(Anup K. Pujari)

Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/87/171/00004/AM12/DES-VII)

[Indian Custom Circular] : Regarding classification of Fused Silica under Customs Tariff Act, 1975

2/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Circular No.03 / 2012 - Customs

F. No. 524/129/2011-STO (TU)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise & Customs

229A, North Block, New Delhi,

1^st February, 2012.

All Chief Commissioners / Commissioner of Customs / Customs (Prev.)

All Chief Commissioners / Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise

All Commissioners of Customs (Appeals)

All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise (Appeals)

All Directors General under CBEC.

Subject: Classification of Fused Silica under Customs Tariff Act, 1975 - regarding.

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Sir / Madam,

References have been received in the Board from field formations regarding divergent practices being followed in respect of classification of ‘Fused Silica’ under Customs Tariff sub-heading 250610, 281122, 320740 or 700231.

2. The matter of correct classification of fused silica under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 was taken up for discussion during the Conference of Chief Commissioners of Customs on Tariff and allied matters held in May 2011. After examining the various entries in the said schedule and the technical aspects of the product in question, it was decided that the Chief Commissioners under whose jurisdiction the import of fused silica are taking place, shall furnish the technical details of the product to the Board; it was also decided to seek an expert opinion before arriving at a final decision regarding classification of the product.

3. Accordingly, reports received from various field formations where import of fused silica had taken place was examined and an expert opinion was sought from the Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata. The report given by CGCRI and technical literature on the product reveals that ‘Fused Silica’ is type of glass containing primarily silica in amorphous (non-crystalline) form. Fused Silica is produced using high-purity silica sand as the feedstock, and is normally melted using an electric furnace or through continuous flame hydrolysis process, resulting in a material that is translucent or opaque. It has also been confirmed by CGCRI that naturally occurring fused silica is available in small quantity and for commercial use synthetically produced silica as above is generally in use.

4.1. In terms of the headings, relative Section or Chapter Notes to the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the General Rules for the Interpretation of the said Schedule to the tariff, it is seen that the sub-heading 2506 covers the following:

2506 Quartz (other than natural sands); Quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

In terms of chapter note 1 to chapter 25, the headings of this chapter cover only products which are in crude state or which have been subjected to basic process such as washing, crushing, grounding etc. by physical or mechanical process. Products which are processed beyond this basic process would not be covered under this Chapter. As explained in para 3 above, since fused silica is produced by chemical processes beyond the basic processes mentioned above and considering that naturally occurring fused silica is not available for commercial use, classification of synthetically produced fused silica is ruled out under sub-heading 2506.

4.2. Chapter 28 covers the following products:

Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes

It is also stated in the technical literature that chemical composition of ‘Fused Silica’ and ‘Silica’ is same, as both are predominantly consist of Silicon dioxide (SiO₂). It may be noted that there is a specific entry under tariff item 28112200 as ‘silicon dioxide’. However, in view of Chapter Note 3 to Chapter 28, which excludes glass frit and other glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes, the classification of Fused Silica even though it consists of silicon dioxide (SiO₂) cannot be brought under tariff item 28112200 of chapter 28.

4.3. Sub-heading 3207 specifically covers ‘glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes’. In the HSN explanatory notes to 3207 it has also been provided that Glass frit and all other varieties of glass (including vitrite and glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica) in the form of powder, granules or flakes, whether or not coloured or silvered is classifiable under sub-heading 3207. Therefore, on application of General Rules for the Interpretation (GIR) of the First Schedule to Customs Tariff GIR-1 and GIR-6, read with Chapter Note 3 to Chapter 28, ‘Fused Silica’ is correctly classifiable under tariff item 32074000.

4.4. Similarly, sub-heading 7002 covers Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading7018), rods or tubes, unworked. Hence, Fused Silica in tube form, rods or tubes, unworked, is appropriately classifiable under tariff item 70023100.

5. Suitable instructions may be given to the field formation and all pending assessments, if any, may be finalized accordingly. Difficulty faced, if any, may be brought to notice of the Board.

Yours faithfully,

(Subodh Singh),

OSD (Customs), Tariff Unit,

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[DGFT Public Notice] : Amendment of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) of Food Products (Product Code: E) in the Handbook of Procedures V.2 (2009-14).

2/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-1 Section-1)

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Udyog Bhawan:New Delhi

PUBLIC NOTICE No. 94 (RE-2010)/2009-14

NEW DELHI, DATED I^st FEBRUARY, 2012

Subject:- Amendment of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) of Food Products (Product Code: ‘E’) in the Handbook of Procedures V.2 (2009-14).

In exercise of the powers conferred under Para 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby revises the SION E-1 and notifies a new SION E-1A for the Export Product ‘Assorted Confectionery’ in the Handbook of Procedures V.2 (2009-14) as under:

S.No.	Export Item	Qty.			Import Item	Qty. allowed
E-1	Assorted Confectionery (with Sugar)	100 Kg	1*		Cane Sugar	60 Kg
			2		Liquid Glucose	20 Kg
			3	a) b)	Relevant Fruit (Juice/ Pulp /Puree) OR Cocoa, Milk & Milk Products	15 Kg 10 Kg
			4		Citric Acid/Tartaric Acid/Malic Acid (Food Grade relevant)	03 Kg
			5	i)	Relevant Essential Oils	500gms
				ii)	Relevant Food Colours	10gms
				iii	Relevant food Flavours	100gms
			6		Emulsifier/ Stabilizer / Glazing Agent/ Binders /Thickeners (item as per PFA Act 1955)	100gms
			7		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
			8		Packing Material	As per packing policy

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S.No.	Export Item	Qty.			Import Item		Qty. allowed
E-1A	Assorted Confectionery (Sugar Free)	100 Kg	1*	a)	Saccharin Sodium OR	200gms
				b)	Aspertame OR	400gms
				c)	Acesulfame Potassium	400gms
			2**		Starch / Modified Starch / Gelatin	60Kg
			3 to 9		Same as item no 2 to 8 of above Norm at E-1

*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 31.01.2011.

**Note 2. Tapioca Starch / Wheat Gluten is not allowed for import against item No.2 of E-1A.

2. Effect of the Public Notice.

Description of input items have been mentioned in more specific details and quantities rationalized for export of Assorted Confectionery made of Cane Sugar. Another entry has also been created for Sugar free Assorted Confectionery.

Anup K. Pujari

Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F.No. 01/85/162/0085/AM12/DES.VI)

[DGFT Public Notice] : Amendment of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) of Food Products (Product Code: E) in the Handbook of Procedures V.2 (2009-14).

2/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

( To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-1 Section-1)

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Udyog Bhawan:New Delhi

PUBLIC NOTICE No. 93 (RE-2010)/2009-14

NEW DELHI, DATED I^st FEBRUARY,2012

Subject:- Amendment of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) of Food Products (Product Code: ‘E’) in the Handbook of Procedures V.2 (2009-14).

In exercise of the powers conferred under Para 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby revises the SION E-5 relating to ‘Biscuits’ in the Handbook of Procedures V.2, (2009-14) as under:

Sl.No.	Export Item	Qty.		Import Item	Qty.
E-5	Biscuits	1 K.G	1	Wheat Flour	480 gms
			2*	Cane Sugar	190 gms
			3	Vegetable Shortening / Cream / Fats / Spray Fats.	180 gms
			4	Biscuit additives and Ingredients i) Leavening Agent / Dough Conditioner ii) Emulsifier / Stabilizing agent iii) Relevant (Food Flavour / Flavouring agent / Flavour improvers iv) Starch v) Relevant Food Colour vi) Anti oxidant vii) Fruit / Coco Powder viii) Dietary Fibre	04 gms 01 gm 16 gms 05 gms 0.1 gms 0.1 gmS 09 gms 30 gms
			5	Milk & Milk Products	70 gms
			6	Packing Material	As per packing policy

*Note:- 1. Import of Lactose/Mannitol/Sodium Saccharin and other Artificial Sweetening Agents is not allowed as substitute inputs against import items No.2. This has also been spelt out in Policy Circular No. 13 dt. 31.01.2011.

2. Effect of the Public Notice.

Description of export product is amended to read as ‘Biscuit’ instead ‘Biscuits (with or without Dry Fruits)’. Description of import items have been mentioned in more specific details and quantities rationalised.

( Anup K. Pujari)

Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F.No. 01/85/162/0085/AM12/DES.VI)

New Port Updated dated 2-Feb-2012

NAGPUR ICD (IMPORT)

New Port Updated dated 30-Jan-2012

AHMEDABAD AIR (IMPORT)
AHMEDABAD ICD (IMPORT)
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BEDI JAMNAGAR SEA (IMPORT)
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PIPAVAV (VICTOR) PORT (IMPORT)
PITHAMPUR SEA (IMPORT)
PUNE DIGHI ICD (IMPORT)
PUNE TALEGOAN SEA (IMPORT)
RANPAR SEA(IMPORT)
REWARI SEA (IMPORT)
SIKKA SEA (IMPORT)
SURAT SEA (IMPORT)
THAR SEA IMPORT
TRIVENDRUM AIR (IMPORT)
TUTICORIN SEA (IMPORT)
VADINAR SEA (IMPORT)
VADODARA DASHRATH ICD (IMPORT)
VAPI SEA (IMPORT)
WALUJ (AURANGABAD) ICD (IMPORT)