Silk other than Original Fibre in Export Product Allowed under Advance Licence

[DGFT Public Notice No. 47 dated 4^th March 2010]

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.I), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments/corrections in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol. 2, 2009-2014, as amended from time to time.

2. In the statement of Standard Input Output Norms (SION), as contained in the Handbook of Procedure (Vol. 2), 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, amendments at appropriate place as mentioned in ANNEXURE “A” to this Public Notice are made.

3. This issues in Public interest.

ANNEXURE “A” to Public Notice No. 47/2009-14 dated 04.03.2010

In the General Note No. 4 for Textiles (Product Code: J) the following is incorporated for allowing flexibility for import of any alternative import items of Silk from the permissible inputs of SION:-

S.No	Export Product	Alternative inputs allowed
1	Made out of Mulberry Raw Silk	Dupion Silk/Tussar Silk/Spun Silk/Noil Silk
2	Made out of Dupion Silk	Tussar Silk/Spun Silk/Noil Silk
3	Made out of Tussar Silk/ Spun Silk	Spun Silk/Noil Silk

In case the export product is made out of more than one variety of Silk then, the alternate inputs will be allowed (as in table above) in proportion to the ratio of constituents of Silk or in proportion to the ratio of Spun Silk blended with other fibres like Cotton/Viscose etc.