Effect
of this Public Notice: Para 10.16(A) of
HBP 2023 has been amended to add more chemicals (Appendix 10N) under General
Authorisation of Export of Chemicals (GAEC).
In exercise of the powers
conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and Paragraph 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy
(FTP) 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby makes amendment
to Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 amending the paragraph 10.16(A) as
mentioned below with immediate effect.
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Existing Paragraph |
Revised Paragraph |
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10.16 General Authorisation for
Export of Chemicals and related Equipment (GAEC) of SCOMET items A. Procedure
for grant of General Authorisation for Export of Chemicals and related
equipment (GAEC) I. In
respect of export/re-export of SCOMET items und er the Categories/ Sub Categories
of IC, ID, IE, 30001 and 3D004 (excluding software and technology), the
applicant exporter shall submit an application for GAEC through online SCOMET
portal and attach Information in proforma -ANF 10A; |
10.16 General Authorisation for
Export of Chemicals and related Equipment (GAEC) of SCOMET items A. Procedure
for grant of General Authorisation for Export of Chemicals and related
equipment (GAEC) I. In
respect of export/re-export of SCOMET items under the CategoriesI Sub Categories of IC, ID, IE, 3D001 and 3D004 (excluding
software and technology), and those chemicals specified in the Appendix
10(N), to the specified countries mentioned in the Appendix 10(N), the
applicant exporter shall submit an Application for GAEC through online SCOMET
portal and attach information in proforma -ANF- 10A; |
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10.16 A.(II) b. (ii) The applicant exporter declares that
the items that are intended to be exported shall not be used for any purpose
other than the purpose(s) stated in the EUC and that such use shall not be
changed nor the items modified or replicated without the prior consent of the
Government of India.; |
10.16 A.(II) b. (ii) The
applicant exporter declares that the items that are intended to be exported
shall not be used for any purpose other than the purpose(s) stated in the EUC
and that such use shall not be changed nor the items modified or replicated
without the prior consent of the Government of India. Further transfer/export
/re-export under GAEC to the list of applicable countries specified in the
Appendix 10(N) will be for civilian end use only; |
(iv) Any subsequent transfer/export/re-export
under GAEC to the list of applicable countries specified in the Appendix 10(N)
is only for civilian end use.
d. A
declaration is to be submitted by the exporter on Letter Head duly signed and
stamped stating that export shall only be done for civilian end use.
e. A
declaration from the Indian exporter stating that that the
transfers/exports/re-exports in the entire supply chain would be only for
eligible list of countries as provided in Appendix 10(N).
Appendix 10(N)
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Description |
SCOMET Category |
Item Name |
List of applicable Countries for export |
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Mixture of Chemicals containing 1% or less of chemicals 1B010,
1B011, 1B012 and 1B040 under SCOMET List. |
1B010 |
As per Updated SCOMET List |
Please refer to Table I below at Note 1. |
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1B011 |
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1B012 |
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1B040 |
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Mixture of Chemicals containing 30% or less of chemicals
listed under 1B (except (except 1B010, 1B011, 1B012 and 1B040 |
1B (except 1B010, 1B011, 1B012 and 1B040 |
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In addition to existing procedure under 1C, mixture of Chemicals
containing 30% or less of chemicals listed under 1C in SCOMET List. |
1C |
As per Updated SCOMET List |
Please refer to Table 1 below at Note 1. |
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In addition to existing procedure under IE, mixture of
Chemicals containing 30% or less of chemicals listed under 1E in SCOMET List. |
IE |
As per Updated SCOMET List |
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States party to the Chemical Weapons
Convention. ·
List of States Parties can be
found at the official website of the Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons at www.opcw.org. Note: For more details, please refer Category 1E under updated
SCOMET List. |
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Sodium Perchlorate |
3A306 |
Sodium Perchlorate |
Note: Please refer to Table 2
below. |
Note 1:
Export
of chemicals/Mixture of Chemicals (excluding Software and Technology) listed
above is allowed to the countries specified in the relevant column above on the
basis of a one-time General Authorization for Export of Chemicals and related
equipment (GAEC) issued by DGFT, subject to the following conditions (in
addition to the existing procedure) and the procedure as prescribed from time
to time:
I. The exporter is required to
register and obtain General Authorization for Export of Chemicals/Mixture of
Chemicals and related equipment only once during the valid ity period.
Subsequent transfer/export/re-export to the countries specified below is
subject to post reporting(s) on quarterly basis to relevant Government authorities;
II.
General Authorization for Export of Chemicals/Mixture of Chemicals and related
equipment issued for export I
re-export of SCOMET items under the above Categories I Sub Categories
(excluding software and technology) shall be valid tor a
period of five years from the date of issue of General Authorization for
Export of Chemicals and related equipment subject to subsequent post
reporting(s) on quarterly basis to be reported within 30 days from the last
quarter.
Table I
Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France. Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.
Table 2
Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.