Liquid Paraffin Included in Polystyrene SION

[DGFT Public Notice No. 81 dated 14^th October 2011]

Subject: Amendment in SION Nos. H-532, H-533, H-534 and H-535 of Plastic Product Group.

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 Procedure, Vol. II (as stated in paragraph 1.1 of Vol.I):

2. In SION No. H-532, H-533, H-534 and H-535 of Plastic Product Group (Product Code H), the description of Import Item ‘Mineral Oil’ is amended to read as “Mineral Oil / Liquid Paraffin”. There is no change in the description of Export Product and rest of the Import Items and the in the quantity of import items in above SIONs.

Effect of amendment:

Liquid Paraffin can also be imported as an alternate input for manufacture of certain export products in Plastic Product Group.