PN 26/2024

(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part | Section 1)

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan

Public Notice No. 26/2024-2025 New Delhi, dated 07-102024

Subject: Amendment in Appendix 10M of Para 10.15 in the Handbook of Procedures of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 to include more items under the purview of Global Authorization for Intra-Company Transfer (GAICT) of SCOMET items/software/technology- reg

S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 read with Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby amends the Appendix 10M as referred to in Para 10.15 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 with immediate effect.

Amended Appendix 10 M - Annexed with the Public Notice

2. Effect of this Public Notice:

With the amendment in Appendix 10M in the Handbook of Procedures 2023, the coverage of items under GAICT Policy for export/re-export of items, including software and technology under SCOMET Category 8 has been expanded and new items have been brought under the liberalised policy to facilitate the Intra Company Transfer of SCOMET items to only the countries listed in Table 1 of Para 10.15 of HBP 2023.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Gol E-mail: dgft@nic.in

Annexure to Appendix 10M

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|SCOMET|Description|
|—oO.|fem|(See updated SCOMET|list|for|full text and details)|
||Pe8A102.a.1|—|
|“Composite”|structures|or laminates,|as|follows:|a.|Made from|any of the|
|following:|1.|An|organic|"matrix"|and|"fibrous|or filamentary|materials"|
|Materials|specially|designed|for absorbing|electromagnetic|radiation,|or|
|la|specified by 8C110.c, 8C110.d or|
|B|acti|(MateriSSCSintrinsic|a|llylsasfolows.. conductive polymers, as follows:|
|d|8E101|"Technology"|according|to the|General Technology|Note|for the|
|"development"|or|"production"|of equipment|or|materials|specified|by|
|5|_BA501b.5.|[Being8A102digitally to 8A105,controlled 8A106.b,radio 8A107,receivers 8B1 or 8C.having|all|of|the following... _||
|8A501|h.|h.|Counter|Improvised|Explosive|Device|(IED)|equipment|and|related|
|equipment,|as|follows.......|
|7|8D501.a.|"Software"|as|follows:|a.|"Software"|specially designed|or modified|for|
|he|"development",|"production"|or|"use"|of equipment,|functions|or|
|features,|specified|by 8A501;|
|8E501.a.|"Technology"|as follows:|a.|"Technology"|according to|the|General|
|Technology|Note|for the|"development",|"production"|or|"use"|
|(excluding|operation)|of equipment,|functions|or features|specified|by|
|a.|1.b.1|Ja.|1.|b.|Systems|or|transmitting|and|receiving|arrays,|designed|for|object!|
|detection|or|location,|having|any|of the|following:|

ration)|of equipment,|functions|or features|specified|by|
|a.|1.b.1|Ja.|1.|b.|Systems|or|transmitting|and|receiving|arrays,|designed|for|object!|
|detection|or|location,|having|any|of the|following:|
|pe|1.8A501A|transmitting or "software"frequency specifiedbelow by8D501.a.10|kHz; or 8D501.e....|
|10|8A601|a.|2.4.1|{1.|Incorporating|continuous|flexible|sensing|elements;|
|8A601|a.|2.a.2|2.|Incorporating|flexible|assemblies|of discrete|sensing|elements|with|
|8A601|a.|2.a.3_||either|a|diameter|orlength|lessthan|20 mm|and|with|a|separation|
|8A601|a.|2.a.5||between|elements|of|lessthan|20|mm;|
|8A601|a.|2.a.6||3.|Having any|of the|following|sensing|elements|
|p.|Designed|to|operate|at|depths|exceeding|35|m|with|acceleration|
|compensation;|or|
|6.|Designed|for|operation|at|depths|exceeding|1,000 m|and|having|a|
|‘hydrophone|sensitivity’|betterthan|-230|dB|below|4|kHz|
|nb|8A601|a.|2.|b.|
|Towed|acoustic|hydrophone|arrays...|
|12|8A601a.2.c.|[Processing|equipment,|specially|designed|for|real|time|application|
|ith|towed|acoustic|hydrophone|arrays,|having|"user-accessible|
|programmability"|and|time|or|frequency|domain|processing|and|
|correlation,|including|spectral|analysis,|digital|filtering|and|
|beamforming|using|Fast|Fourier or other transforms|or|processes;|

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|13|8A601|a.|2.|e.|
|Bottom|or|bay-cable|hydrophone|arrays|having any of the|following:|
|1.|Incorporating|hydrophones...|or|
|2.|Incorporating|multiplexed|hydrophone group|signal|modules...|
|14|8A601a.2.f.|[Processing|equipment,|specially|designed|for|real|time|application|
|ith|bottom|or|bay|cable|systems,|having|"user-accessible|
|programmability"|and|time|or|frequency|domain|processing|and|
|Correlation,|including|spectral|analysis,|digital|filtering|and|
|inl anne a. 1.c|c.beamforming "Space-qualified" using Fastsolid-state Fourier or detec ors o|t|her transforms having a peak or processes. response|in the|
|wavelength|range|exceeding|1,200 nm|but not exceeding|30,000 nm;|
|17|8B608|Pulse|radar cross-section|measurement|systems|having transmit|pulse|
|ee18|el|
|8D601|"Software"|specially|designed|for the|"development"|or "production"|of|
|CP19|Sevens|
|8D603.a.|"Software"|as|follows:|1.|"Software"|specially designed|for acoustic beam|
|forming for the|"real-time|processing”|of acoustic|data|for|passive|
|reception|using towed|hydrophone|arrays|
|8E601|"Technology"|according to the|General Technology|Note|for the|,|
|"development"|of equipment,|materials|or|"software"|specified|by 8A6,|
|8B6,|8C6|or 8D6|

eption|using towed|hydrophone|arrays|
|8E601|"Technology"|according to the|General Technology|Note|for the|,|
|"development"|of equipment,|materials|or|"software"|specified|by 8A6,|
|8B6,|8C6|or 8D6|
|21|8E602|"Technology"|according|to the|General|Technology|Note|for the|
|PF|[_[enatetceeupnon]|8D703.a.|treason|tas|ace,|
|"Software"|specially designed|or modified|to improve|the|operational|
|23PPTcemeteriesperformance or reduce the navigational errorof|systems to the levels|
|pa|[8D703.b.|_|'Source code" for hybrid integrated systemsw|=~|
|25|fa[p|aso|i.n,t.cl|[UnmannedManned, umethsubm rsible|e|redsubmersblevehicleshaving any|of.|SY|
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|27|8A802.0.3.b|‘Active|noise|reduction|or cancellation systems’|or magnetic|bearings,|
|0a|
|8D801|"Software"|specially designed|or modified|for the|"development",|
|"production"|or "use"|of equipment|or materials,|specified|by 8A8,|8B8|
|Peepers|
|8E801|"Technology"|according|to the|General Technology|Note|for the|
|"development"|or "production"|of equipment or|materials,|specified|by|
|pa31|paoti|Raniet,8A8, 8B8 orsramietor 8C8|combined eye engined and|
|8D901|Software",|not|specified|in 8D903|or 8D904,|specially|designed|or|
|PPE|modifiedES for the "development"cea of|eq|uipment or "t|e|chnology",r|specifim|e|d|

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|8D902<br>8E901|"Software", notspecified in8D903or8D904, speciallydesignedor<br>modified forthe "production" ofequipmentspecifiedby8A9or 8B9.<br>"Technology" accordingtotheGeneralTechnology Note forthe<br>"development" ofequipmentor "software", specified by8A904to<br>8A912, 8B901 to 8B910 or8D901 to8D905.|
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|8E902|Technology" accordingtotheGeneralTechnology Note forthe<br>"production" ofequipment specified by8A904to8A911 or8B901 to<br>8B910|
|8E903 a. 1.|"Technology" "required" forthe"development"or"production" ofanyof<br>thefollowinggasturbineenginecomponents orsystems:|
||1.Gasturbine blades,vanesor“tipshrouds", madefrom directionally<br>solidified (DS) orsingle crystal (SC) alloysand having (in the001 Miller<br>Index Direction) a stress-rupture lifeexceeding400hours at1,273 K<br>(1,000°C) at astress of200MPa, basedonthe average Propertyvalues;|
|8E903a.3.a|(Componentsthat areanyofthefollowing:|
||ja. Manufactured from organic"composite" materialsdesigned to<br>Operateabove588K(315°C)|



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