By Harsh Ashar February 29, 2024

DGFT amends SION C-831 for export of Stainless-Steel Seamless Tubes / Pipes (Cold Finished)

DGFT makes following amendments in SION C-831 for export of Stainless-Steel Seamless Tubes / Pipes (Cold Finished) as shown in the tables below:

Existing SION:

SI No.	Export Item	Quantity	Item of Import	Quantity
1	Stainless-Steel Seamless Tubes / Pipes (Cold Finished)	1 MT	Stainless-Steel Seamless Tubes / Pipes (Hot Finished) (OD not less than 42 mm)	1.35 MT

Amended SION:

SI No.	Export Item	Quantity	Item of Import	Quantity
1	Stainless-Steel Seamless Tubes / Pipes (Cold Finished)	1 MT	Stainless-Steel Seamless Tubes / Pipes (Hot Finished)	1.10 MT

DGFT also adds:

The imported seamless stainless-steel pipe/tubes shall be hot-finished/mother hollow having an outside diameter (OD) not less than 65mm and above.
Exporters have to provide a specific grade of pipes to be imported as input and such grade must correspond with the grade of export pipes/tubes.
The export weight per meter of cold-finished pipes/tubes shall not exceed 50% of the weight per meter of the imported hot-finished/mother hollow consumed as an input to produce the cold-finish pipe/tube for export.
Pre-import condition shall be mandatory while issuing the duty-free licenses.