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REGISTERED NO. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 182] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1968/BHADRA 29, 1890

Separate pagingisgiventothisPartinorderthatitmaybefiled

as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

PUBLIC NOTICES

IMPORT TRADE CONTROL New Delhi, the 19th September 1068

SUBJECT.—Import Policy for Registered Exporters for the year April, 1968—March.

1969.

No. 204-lTC(PN)/68—Attention is invited to the Import Policy for Registered Exporters contained in Vol. II of the Import Trade Control Policy Book (Red Book) for the year April 1968—March 1969, issued under the Ministry of Comrnerce Public Notice No. 50-ITC(PN)/68. dated April 1, 1968, as amended from time to time.

2. The following items are classifiable under the product Groups mentioned below and fall under the respective serial numbers shown against each:—

A. ENGINEERING GOODS

1. Carriage and Ancher Bolts (Black and Galvanised

with nuts).

A.15.1

(769)

A.65 A-82

A.82 A-82 A.87 A.133-3 Galvanised steel single tension and single brace. C-L Surface Plates. C.I. Angle plates. C.I- Multipurpose angle plates. Wire drawing machine. Steel pen holders-

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

B. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

2, 4, 5-Trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, and formulations

1.

thereof

B.21.4 B.22 2. Glutox F.

H. HANDICRAFTS

H.1.2 H.1.2 Brass motor car and truck horns Brass lamps Brass ornamental components for fitting to furniture

1. 2. 3.

H.1.2 to serve as stands etc.

3. The above items may bo inserted alphabetically at the appropriate places In the index of the above Red Book under the relevant product Groups.

4. Consequent on the reclassiflcatlon of items 1 & 2 mentioned urder the Head- inn "H. HANDICRAFTS" referred to above, the items "Brass motor car and truck horns complete with rubber bulbs, clamps etc.—A.96.2" and Brass lamps—A-96-2" mentioned on paee vil of the Index may be deleted.

5. The serial number of item No. 14 mentioned in Public Notice No. 128-ITC(PN)/ 68 dated 4th July 1968 may be amended to read as "B.54.5".

SUBJECT.—Import Policy for Registered Exporters for the year April, 1968—March,

1969.

No. 205-ITC(PN)/68.—Attention is invited to the Import Policy for Registered Exporters contained in Volume II of the Import Trade Control Policy Book (Red Book) for the vear April 1968—March 1969 issued under the Ministry of Com- merce Public Notice No. 50-ITC(PN)/68 dated the 1st April, 1968.

2. The following amendment may be made at the appropriate place as indicated below:—

Amendments

Reference

Pfc£e No. of the Red Book

The existing entries may be deleted.

Cols. I to 4

3. The items "Hammers (large and small for maize mlllins mnchlnervV and "Coupling pins" are classified under the product Group "A. ENGINEERING GOODS" and fall under S- Nos- A.80 and A.112 respectively- These items may be inserted alphabetically at the appropriate places in the index of the above Red Book on pages iii to xxxii, giving the respective serial number against each.

4. The serial number given against the following five items on page Iv of the Index may be amended to read as A.8:— (I) Aluminium extruded & drawn. (II) Aluminium extruded sections for windows. (Ill) Aluminium semis. (Iv) Aluminium sheets/strips/circles. (v) Aluminium tubes extruded-

5. In lolumn 6 of para 2 rplntrntf to S. No. F. 1 2 of Public Notice No. 178-ITC (PN) /68 dated 28th August 1968, for the words "Ministry of Finance", the word^ Ministry of Commerce" mav bo substituted-

SUB Import of 'Fruits' all sorts excluding coconuts and cashewnuts, fresh, dried,

sailed or preserved, n-o.s. ana excluding Dates IS, No. 2ua)/IV], AH-

foenda (6. Ao. 31/V) and Cumm Seeds and Medicinal Herbs from

Afghanistan during 1968-69 Trade Arrangement period by the expor-

ters of the non-traditional items to Afghanistan-

No. 20G-lTC(PN)/ti8.—Attention ol the trade is invited to Ministry oi Com- merce Public notice No. 103-11 CCPiNJ/08 dated Oth August ltKiB, according to wnich "approved importers ' are permitted to import lruits etc. from Afghanistan on an ad hoc basis-

2- in addition to the approved importer, it has been decided, that the exporters, who undertake to export non-traditional items to Afghanistan as listed in Schedule ii of Annexure Y to this Public NotiLe upto the 31st Maich, 1909 will be permitted vo import:

(i) fresh and diy fruits oi Afghan origin, mentioned in Schedule 'A' to An- nexure I to this Public Notice under C.CP- procedure, within a quanti- tative ceiling.

(ii) Asafoetida, Cumin Seedy and Medicinal Herbs of Afghan origin men- tioned in Schedule 'A' under C.C.P. procedure, without any celling.

NOT*:.—(Importers ol Asaioetida and Cumin Seeds from Afghanistan are re- quired to ensure that the products conform to the prescribed standards unaer the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules).

3. Hides and skins of Afghan origin falling under S. No. 144(a)/IV will continue to be under Open General licence No. 1_,XXXIV (Vide Ministry of Commerce imvon Trade Control Oraer No. 2/(18 dated 20th March 1968). The sale proceeds will be credited to the soif-balancing account opened by the Da Afghanistan Bank with the State Bank of India. This account will be utilised by Afghanistan for the purchase of goods and services in India.

4. Definition of exporters of non-traditional Items and their eligibility.—For the purpose of this Public Notice, the exporters of non-traditional items are those:— (i) who have been registered as "New Comer" Importers from Afghanistan in terms of the Public Notices issued from time to time;

(ii) who can produce evidence, duly certified by a Chartered Accountant to the effect that they had an internal turn over of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand), duilng any one of the financial year i.e. 1904-65, 1965-06, 1960-67, 1967-68 in either of goods other than Hides and Skins listed in Schedule A or Schedule B of Annexure I to this Fublie Notice.

5 Exports to Afghanistan are to precede imports from that country-—In terms of this PUDIIC Notice, exports of non-traditional goods to Afghanistan are to precede imports from that country. Value of exports of non-traditional goods to be effected by the exporters will be as admitted by the Reserve Bank of India. CCPe to the exporters will be Issued lor the quantity equal to the value of their exports of non-traditionai floods of Schedule 'B' to Afghanistan.

6. Date upto which exports to Afghanistan will be allowed.—The exporters, who have effected export of non-traditional goods to Afghanistan, as detailed in Sche- dule B upto 31st oi March, 1969, can import permissible items other than Hides & Skins as listed in Annexure I Schedule A to this Public Notice upto the 31st of May, 1969 for a quantity equal to the value of their exports of non-traditional goods. In case, an exporter fails to balance his exports of non-traditional goods by import of goods from Afghanistan by the 31st of May, 1969 he is liable to be deregistered and no further CC.P- will be granted to him. He will be finally de- registered for such period as the licensing authority deems fit, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against him under the Import and Export Trade Control Act and Rules and Regulations.

7. Procedure for resistration as exporters.—Firms Intending to export items of non-traditional goods listed in Schedule 'B' to Afghanistan should apply for registra- tion to the Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, Bombay/Central Licens- ing Area, New Delhi/Controller of Imports and Exports, Amritsar, according to the jurisdiction of the licensing authority, giving the following particulars:—

(I) Name and address of the firm. (ii) Name of proprietor (s), Directors etc.

(ill) Name of the branches, if any, and addresses thereof.

(iv) Statement of actual exports of goods listed in Schedule B to Afghanis- tan during the past, if any.

(v) In case the applicant has been exporting goods to Afghanistan, the number of vhe licence issued by the Reserve Bank of India.

8- The information at (ii)-(v) should be furnished on a stamp paper, duly attested by 1st Class Magistrate/Oath Commiasionei-/Notary Public. Applications for registration snould reach the licensing authorities on or betore 31st October, J068.

9. Firms already registered as 'new comers' need not apply for fresh registra- tion.—Firms which are already registered as New Comer' importers Irom Afgha- nistan in terms of the previous Public Notices, issued nom time to time, need not apply for fresh registration; and they can apply for permits after effecting exports of non-traditional goods to Aighamstan In terms of this Public Notice.

10. Documents to be furnished with application for C.C.Ps-—The exporters should, after exporting non-traditional goods to Afganistan, apply to the licens- ing authorities in the prescribed form and manner indicating, inter-aUa, the C-I.F. value of goods, accompanied by the following documents:—

Transit Certificate (five copies) together with the invoices, T.R. and neces- sary export documents. In the case of Grapes, exporters telegrams to the concerned importer, will be accepted. The telegram should bear the number, dale, weight in Kilograms indicated in the transit certificates as also the c-i-i. value of the goods. Tne relevant transit certificates should be ptoduced to the Customs authorities concerned.

11. The documents furnished alongwith the applications should be compete in all respects, which will make for prompt issue ot the CCPs. Trade should parti- cularly ensure that the Transit Certificates bear the Official Seal and Signature of the Afghan Custom Authorities-

12. Specimen of Transit Certificate.—A specimen of the prescribed form of the Transit Certificate issued by the Afghan Customs Authorities, is attached in Annexure II. The Transit Certificates will be In two colours—red for tresh fruits and blue-black for dry fruits and other commodities. They will bear, inter aua, the name 01 the exporter, the name of the Importer, description of commodity and weight in Kilograms.

13. Distinctive marks on Transit Certificates—In serialising the Transit Certifi- cates, the Royal Afghan Government will allocate groups of serial numbers to different Customs Control points and would also see that no number in a series Is repeated. Further there will be distinctive letters, such as 'K' (Kabul), 'Q (Qandahar) and 'N' (Nanghaihar), to denote the location of the concerned au.ho- nlj of the Ministry ol Commerce of the Royal Aighan Government issuing the transit certificates, and also the letters 'B', (J.. Chiet ContioJer of Imports and Exports Bombay), 'D' (Jt. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, Central Licensing Area Delhi), and 'A' (Controller of Imports and Exports, Amrltaar), to deno e not the Customs Control point in India as hitherto but the concerned licensing authority in India- In order that the Transit Certificate ior grapes are not unduly delayed with the exporters, the 'new comer' importers should ensure that their corresponding exporters send a telegram to them on the very day the Transit Certificate is actually issued, informing the former of the particulars thereof including its number, date, weight of grapes in Kilograms and C.LF- value.

14. Validity of Transit Certificates and C.C.Ps.—Applications for permits should be submitted to the licensing authority concerned within .he validity period of the Transit Certificates alongwith the Treasury Receipts etc. The validity of Transit Certiflca es will be five days for fresh fruits and forty days for dry fruits and other commodities. The validity of CCPs will be 7 days in the case of fresh fruits and 40 days in the case of other goods, from the date of issue of the rele- vant transit certificate/s covering the

13. Procedure for operating CCPs and Transit Certificates.—The CCPB will in- dicate, inter-alia, the weight, number, date of the Transit Certificate, as well as the ci.f, value of the goods. Conversely, the number and date and other particu- lars of CCPs should also be shown on the relevant Transit Certiflca.es. In the case of grapes, the particulars are to be filled in from the telegram-

16- When delivering the C C P. (in duplicate) to the inmporter for items other +han fresh fruits, the appropriate Licensing authority will return all the live copies of the Transit Certificates to the importer- The Importer will, in his -turn, present all the five copies of the Transit Certificates in all cases, along with tne C.C.P. in duplicate, to the Customs authorities at the point of imports of the consignment in India. The Cus om authorities will, while clearing the consignment, check and verify the physical correctness of the particulars of the consignment (I.e. name of exporter/importer, description of goods, weight and other particulars) as given In the CCP. and the Transit Certificates. In the event of any difference, whether in name, description, or weight, as assessed by the Customs authorities, the copies of the CC-P. and Transit Certificates will be endorsed accordingly by the Custom authority. Where there is a variation in weight mentioned in the CCP./Transit Certificate and the goods actually received, the Customs authorities will allow clearance of the same without insisting on a prior amendment in the CCP. by the T,lcersing authority concerned, provided the variation does not exceed 6 per cent and advise the concerned licensing authority accordingly. This will be sub- ject to the overall ceilings fixed for each item of fresh and dry fruits. Where excess is over 5 per cent, the Customs authorities will deal with the case accord- Ing to their rules and regulations-

17. It may be noted that the goods should be cleared from the Afghan Customs borders within the validity period of the transit certificate, and the evidence of transi having taken plare during the validity of the Transit Certificate, should be produced, else the goods will not be allowed clearance-

18- The othpr terms and conditions of the Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 163-ITC(PN)/68 dated 6th August 1968 will also apply mutatis mutandis, wherever applicable-

If). Submission of monthly statements.—The exporters of non-traditional com- modities should submit by the ICth day of every month to the licensing authori- t'<>= a statement showing the details of actual exports of non-traditional goods, effected to Afghanistan and Imports effected thereagainst on the prescribed pro- forma obtainable from the licensing authority concerned.

ANNEXUREI

SCHEDULE fA*

Commodities for Export from Afghanistan to India

F'Uits (dry and fresh all kinds), Asafo ffdai Cam n S: ds, Hid-8 and Skins, M dicinal h-rbs (d-'tnilcd as under)

English Eyiop Rosa Ros' Flower (dr'ed) Buglass T3orage) Ouince (Borage) White and red (Bahmm) (Urdu)

Jujube Ratanjot (H .idi) Manna Manna (taken from Atraphaxis Spinosa) Liquoric (Mulathi) Wild Carrot

DORONOUM

Fars% Zoofa Gule Golab Gulc Gawzaban Deh-Danna Behmanc Safid wa Sorkh Onnab Yarland Turanjabecn Sh°er-Khest Shircen Boia Shakakul DARAWANJ

SCHEDULE 'B'

Commodities -for export from India to Afghanistan; — Food—Confectionery, Fish—dried and salted, Fish prawns—dried, Preserved Mango and other vegetable products, Provisions and oilman's stores, Sago, Tepioce and its products, Cane jaggery cane jaggery powder (Indian gur).

Agricultural Products :—

Hydrogenated oils, i.e. "vanaspati" or vegetable ghee, Vegetable oils and oilseeds, Essential oils, Tobacco—raw and unmanufactured.

Chemical Products and Soaps:—

Chemicals and chemical preparations

Pharmaceuticals: — Naphthalene, Sera and Vaccines, Alkaloius of Opium and its derivatives, Soap—toilet and household, Toilet requisities and perfumery, Paints, Pigments and varnishes.

Engineering Goods;.—

Printing machinery, Diesel engines. Pumps driven by diesel engines and electric motors, Sewing machines, Bicycles and their parts, Textiles machinery such as carding machinery and weaving looms, Machine tools, Hand tools and small tools, small river crafts, sugar cane crushing machinery, Rice, flours and oil crushing machinery, Ball bearings, Agricultural Implements, Automobile parts other than those sent as spares with automobiles, Gliders.

Electrical Goods :—

Electrical appliances and accessories such as conduit, pipes, switches, bells, holders, out-cuts, etc. Electrodes, Electric bulba and tubes, Electric fans and their parts, Batteries (dry and wet), Electric torch lights, Electric motors,

Ebonite sheets, rods and tubes, cables and wires.

Household and Building Requirements :—•

Utensils including stainless steelware, cooking ranges, heeters, electric Iron, toastore, kettles, etc. Household electrical fittings and fixtures, Roofing tiles, Sricka, Linoleum, Sanitaryware, G. I- Pipes and fittings, Manhole cover and plates, Kerosene stoves, Incandescent oil pressure lamps, Safes, strong boxes and room fittings,

Crockery-

Hardware:—

Locks and pedloeks, Cutlery, Bolts, nuts, screws and hinges, etc. Steel furniture and hospital appliances, Scientific instruments of all types, Weighing machines, Surgical and medical instruments, Steel buckets.

Handicrafts and Cottage Industry Products :—

Stationery and paper.

Miscellaneous :—

Films, Dyeing and tanning substances, Lac and shellac, Commercial decorative plywood, Myrobalan and myrobalan extracts, Glassware including tableware, glass bottles and bangles, Artificial porcelain tooth, Synthetic stones, Books and printed matter, Cigarettes, Postage stamps, Refined mineral oils. Bichromates, Sports goods, Mica and Micanite, F",. bricks and fireclay, Rt4,es

ANNEXURB II

Specimen of Transit Certificate

Royal Government of Afghanistan. Ministry of Commerce. India Department.

Area No.

Transit Certificate No-

Date 1088.

Name of Exporter.

Name of Importer-

Period of Validity.

Valtw p=r Kg.

Remarks No. Commodity Description

Number of case bundle etc.

Value Rs. Total

Quan- tity in Kg.

Signed by Customs House Officer.

I, Mr

, son of Mr hoi cler of Trade permit No , have completed the customs formalities and undertake that the goods will pass Peshawar or Chaman by truck No , . . . driver, Mr son of Mr within Ti hours and without any change or diminution in quantity- If not, I agree that my trade permit may be cancelled forthwith and without any recourse on my part. Moreover, if the consignment does not arrive within five days at a proper customs house In India, and the Indian authch rities do not release it. I will be responsible for any losses which occur-

Date of clearance from Indian Customs House-

Signature.

R. J- REBELLO,

Chief Controller of Imports and Uxports.

'WtNl-hu BY THE OEKKRAL MANAOEB, GOVERNMENT ui INDIA PRfcSS

"W IWLHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MAHAGEK Qf PTTBUCATJCJUB, miT.TTT 1 9 68