PUBLIC NOTICE No. 52(RE-99) / 1997-2002 Dated 1st March, 2000In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India extraordinary, Part-II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 283(E) dated 31.3.97, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1) (RE-99), 1997-2002.
2. The following amendments may be made in Appendix-28A.
(i) Under Product Group: Engineering (product Code 61), following new entries may be added after S.No.586:-
| S. No | Description | DEPB rate | Value cap for DEPB entitlement |
| 588 | Identifiable ready to use machined parts / components made wholly or predominantly of Carbon Steel / Non Alloy Steel (not less than 90% by weight) manufactured through forging process, not elsewhere specified | 12% | |
| 589 | Identifiable ready to use machined parts / components made wholly, or predominantly of Alloy steel / Stainless Steel (not less than 90% by weight) manufactured through forging process, not elsewhere specified | 12% | |
| 590 | Identifiable ready to use machined parts / components made wholly or predominantly of Iron (not less than 90% by weight) manufactured through casting process, not elsewhere specified | 7% | |
| 591 | Identifiable ready to use machined parts / components made wholly or predominantly of Carbon Steel / Non Alloy Steel (not less than 90% by weight) manufactured through casting process, not elsewhere specified. | 8% | |
| 592 | Identifiable ready to use machined parts / components made wholly or predominantly of alloy steel (other than Stainless Steel)(not less than 90% by weight) manufactured through casting process, not elsewhere specified. | 8% | |
| 593 | Identifiable ready to use machined parts / components made wholly or predominantly of Stainless Steel (not less than 90% by weight) manufactured through casting process, not elsewhere specified. | 13% | |
| (Amended vide Public Notice No. 54(RE-99) / 1997-2002 dt. 13th March, 2000) |
| 594 | Brake Drums made of Alloy Cast Iron | 12% | |
| (Amended vide Public Notice No. 54(RE-99) / 1997-2002 dt. 13th March, 2000) |
(ii) Under Product Group: Engineering (product Code 61), the DEPB rate mentioned in column 3 against export product at S.No. 91 and 363 may be amended to read as 19% for both product.
(iii) Under Product Group Textiles: (Product Code-89), the following amendments may be made;
(a) The existing entry at S.No.11 may be deleted and the description of export product at S.No. 10 may be amende to read as:-
Cotton Socks / Stockings (Knitted)
(b) The following new entry may be created at S.No. 68(d):
| S. No. | Description | DEPB rate | Value cap for DEPB entitlement |
| 68(d) | "Article of Hosiery / Knitwear made of woolen blended yarn (synthetic content in the blended yarn below 35%)" | 7% | |
(c) The description of export product at S.No. 44(a) may be amended to read as follows:
"Dyed and / or printed manmade - cotton blended fabric 'with or without embroidery' and / or 'with or without metallised yarn' (manmade content not less than 50% by weight)"
(d). The description of export product at S.No.73 may be amended to read as under:
"Dyed Finished Flax blended fabrics (containing polyester / viscose / cotton / flax)
Note: The export product must contain Flax and one or more of other inputs i.e. polyesterlviscoselcotton"
(iv) Under Product Group: Chemical (Product Code-62), the following amendments may be made:
(a) The entry at S.No. 917 stands deleted. The export product at S.No.493 and 917 may be clubbed together at S.No.493 with following description and DEPB rate:
| S. No. | Description | DEPB rate | Value cap |
| 493 | Paper such as Cyclostyling paper, Typing paper, Xerox paper,Copier paper, Full scape ruled / Unruled paper, Plain paper, Drawing sheets, etc / MG poster paper /Manila Board / Writing Paper / Colour Printing Paper / NP Printing Paper | 8% | |
(v) Under Product Group: Plastics (Product Code 63), the following amendments may be made:-
(a) The description of export product at S.No.1 21 may be amended to road as:-
"Polyurethane Resin Solution containing 66% Resin in Ethyl Acetate Solvent / Methyl Ethyl Ketone Solvent."
(b) The following entry shall be added at S.No.144 with the following description and DEPB rate:
| S. No. | Description | DEPB rate | Value cap |
| 144 | Poly propylene- (Home Polymer) | 11% | |
(vi) Under the general instruction at the beginning of Appendix 28A, the following may be added after S.No.6:-
7. Portable Products at S.No.266, 267, 268, 269, 270 and 3,16 of Product Group: Engineering (Product Code-61) exported in the form of incompiete CKD / SKD Kit, but consisting of (i) Engine (ii) Chasis (iii) Gear Box (iv) Transmission Assenibly System (v) Axle (Front & Rear) and (vi) Suspension System or Body / Cab or both shall be treated at par with complete CKD / SKD Kit for the purpose of relevant DPEB benefits.
This issues in public interest.
Sd/-
(N.L. Lakhanpal)
Director General of Foreign Trade
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