Sodium Silicate in Liquid Form SION Notified

[DGFT Public Notice No. 34 dated 5th December 2012]

Subject: Amendment in SION A-1189.

In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. 1), the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby amends SION A-1189, as under:

SION No.

Export Product

Quantity

S.No.

Import Product

Quantity

A-1189

(a) Sodium Silicate (Liquid)

1 Kg.

1.

Soda Ash

0.50 Kg.

(b) Sodium Silicate (Lumps/Crystals/Soluble Glass in solid form)

1 Kg.

1.

Soda Ash (light/dense)

0.956 Kg.

2.   Effect of Public Notice

The existing SION A-1189 is applicable for Sodium Silicate in Liquid form, but does not say so specifically. To make the SIONs more specific, separate norms for liquid and solid forms are notified.