Contents. Govt. Notification/ Circulars. Highlights

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1 ISSN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER VOL. 16 COMBINED ISSUE NOS. 21& 22 MAY 26 & JUNE 2, 2014 Highlights HE Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, Ambassador of India in Saudi Arabia inaugurating at the India Pavilion in Saudi Energy Show 2014 held on 26th May, 2014 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Contents From Chairman s Pen 2 OVERSEAS SECTION Global Business Opportunities Tender Information 3 Trade Enquiries 8 DOMESTIC SECTION Public Notice 9 Export Finance 10 Steel Prices 11 Govt. Notification/ Circulars Notification No. 44/2014- Customs P9 (N.T.) dated 30th May, Amendments of Notification No. 36/ 2001-Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August, Circular No. 982/06/2014- CX dated 15th May, Regarding classification of rice par-boiling machinery. RBI Circular No. A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 132 dated 21st May, Export of Goods - Long Term Export Advances. For information about visit : For information about EEPC INDEE Exhibitions visit :

2 (formerly Engineering Export Promotion Council) Chairman s Pen My dear fellow exporters, EEPC India welcomes the new Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), as well as Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The Council looks forward to progressing policy making for boosting exports from the country from this new team. Yours sincerely, (ANUPAM SHAH) 2 Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2, 2014

3 Overseas Information Tender Information Afghanistan (EEPC Ref. No. DB-1444) Project : National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP) Grant No : TF Project ID No. : P Grant from IDA DB Ref. No.: WB /14 Issued by : Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP) Procurement Unit of NHLP Jamal Mina, Kabul University Main Road Kabul, Afghanistan Tel. : (0) jawad.ahmadzai@yahoo.com Bid No. : MAIL/ARTF/NHLP/ICB-4104/G.353 & 406 For : Supply of Galvanized Wire Mesh as follows : - Lot 1 : Galvanized Wire Mesh Quantity : 200,000 Meters - Lot 2 : Galvanized Wire Mesh Quantity : 180,000 Meters A complete set of electronic copy of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained free of charge by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address above. Bid security : - Lot 1 : US$ 13,200 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. - Lot 2 : US$ 12,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. Bid deadline : Bangladesh (EEPC Ref. No. DB-1445) Project : Health, Population & Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP) Loan No. : IDA 49540, TF 11556, TF Project ID No. : P Credit from IDA DB Ref. No.: WB /14 Issued by : Brigadier General Md. Golam Rasul Director, (Stores & Supplies) & Line Director (PL&SM) CMSD, Tejgaon Dhaka, Bangladesh Tel. : Fax : cmsdstore@dhaka.net Bid No. For : CMSD/HSM-11/ICB/ /85 : Supply of "Lab Equipment with Haemodialysis Machine". Tender cost : Non-refundable fee of 4, (Taka four thousand) or inus$ (US Dollar Fifty) only. Bid security : Bangladesh Taka 40, or US$ or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency through a scheduled bank in Bangladesh. Bid deadline : Kenya (EEPC Ref. No. DB-1446) Project : Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) Programme Credit No. : KE- CT-OVC AF Project ID No. : P DB Ref. No. : WB /14 Issued by : Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services Department of Children's Services Bishops Road, NSSF Building Block "C" 5th Floor, Room 507 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. : Fax : ct-ovckenya@gmail.com Website : Bid No. : DCS/G/01/ FY For : Supply and delivery of various Motor Vehicles : - Lot 1 : Double Cab Pick-Up Trucks, 4x4, cc, Diesel; Quantity : 49 - Lot 2 : Minibus, Passengers, 6500, 7000CC, Diesel; Quantity : 1 - Lot 3 : Executive Microbus,9 Passengers, cc, Diesel; Quantity : 1 - Lot 4 : Heavy Duty Utility Passenger Vehicle, 4x4, LWB, cc, Diesel; Quantity : 4 Tender cost : Non-refundable fee of KES 1,000 or equivalent in a freely convertible currency. Bid security : 2% of the bid value in a freely convertible currency. Bid deadline : Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2,

4 Overseas Information Pakistan (EEPC Ref. No. DB-1447) Project : Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program, Tranche-IV Loan No. : 3096-PAK Loan from ADB DB Ref. No.: ADB200-05/14 Issued by : The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company Limited Bungalow # A-1 HESCO Power Wing Colony Hussainabad Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan Attn. : Chief Engineer (Development) HESCO Tel. : Fax : cedevhesco@gmail.com Bid No. : ADB-TRANCHE-IV-HESCO (ICB) Package No. : 1 For : Procurement of 132 kv Grid Station Equipment : - Lot I : 132/11.5KV, 31.5/40MVA Power Transformers - Lot II : 132kV Circuit Breakers and Isolators (Disconnectors) - Lot III: 132kV Current Transformers and Surge Arresters - Lot IV: Control, Relay and 11kV Panels - Lot V : Cables and Conductors - Lot VI: 132kV Grid Station Allied Material Tender cost : Non-refundable fee of Rs. 10,000 or US$ 100. The method of payment will be by bank draft, from any scheduled bank of Pakistan or from an international bank having its branch in Pakistan, in favor of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO), Bungalow # A-1 HESCO Colony Hussainabad Hyderabad (Pakistan). The documents may be collected in person or may be sent by express airmail for an additional fee of Rs. 2,000 for domestic delivery or US$ 100 for overseas delivery. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery. Bid deadline : Vietnam (EEPC Ref. No. DB-1448) Project : Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City Power Grid Development Sector Project Project ID No. : Loan from ADB DB Ref. No.: ADB209-05/14 Issued by Bid No. : Tender Department Hanoi Power Corporation No. 69 Dinh Tien Hoang Hoan Kiem District Hanoi City, Vietnam Tel. : / Fax : dauthau.evnhanoi@gmail.com : ADB-HNPC-NB-G01 For : Supply of Materials and Equipment of New Noi Bai Airport Substation and Associated 110 kv Transmission Line to Substation : Lot 1 : Supply of 110kV Transformer - Power transformer 25MVA 115/23/6.3kV, Power transformer 100KVA 23/0.4kV and surge arrester 22kV). Lot 2 : Supply of Materials and Equipment of Substation - 110kV equipment (circuit breaker, voltage transformer, current transformer, ZnO surge arrester,disconnector), 22kV equipment (in coming circuit breaker cubicle, bus section circuit breaker cubicle, Disconnector cubi cle, outgoing circuit breaker cubicle, capaci tor circuit breaker cubicle, voltage transformer measurement cubicle, auxiliary transformer cubicle, Disconnector, capacitor) - Control and protection cubicles - Battery equipment - Camera system - And other materials Lot 3 : Supply of Materials and Equipment of Overhead Transmission Line - Anchor Bolts - Steel Towers Tender cost : Non-refundable fee of US$ 300 or equivalent 6,000,000 VND by cash, bank draft or check to : Account Name : HANOI POWER CORPORATION Account No. for Vietnamese Dong : AB Bank Hanoi Branch Account No. for US Dollar : D - Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam. Bid security : - Lot 1 : 360,000,000 VND (Three hundred and sixty million Vietnamese dong) or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. - Lot 2 : 490,000,000 VND (Four hundred and ninety million Vietnamese dong) or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. - Lot 3 : 230,000,000 VND (Two hundred and thirty million Vietnamese dong) or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. Bid deadline : (Source : UN Development Business Website) 4 Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2, 2014

5 Overseas Information Egypt (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-666) Tender No. : 15 Tender for : Power plant gas turbines Tender details : Supply of spare parts for 25MW GE gas turbines, M model, for gas-fired power plants in Port Said, Sharm el- Sheikh and Hurghada. Bid bond : E 200,000 Details available: E 2,000 Closing date : Issued by : East Delta Electricity Production Company Head of Procurement Sector Shebin el-kom Street Ismailiya, Egypt Tel. : (2064) Fax : (2064) procurementsector_edepc@hotmail.com (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-667) Tender No. : Tender for : Air-conditioning and cooling equipment O&M Tender details : Operation and maintenance (O&M) of airconditioning and cooling equipment at the Ahmed al-jaber air base for the Defence Ministry. Bid bond : KD 6,000 Details available: KD 150 Closing date : Defence Ministry Safat 13011, (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-668) Tender No. : Tender for : Electrical equipment Tender details : Supply, operation and maintenance (O&M) of electrical equipment at the Abdulla al-mubarak base section and its annexed sites at the Abdulla al-mubarak air base for the Defence Ministry. Bid bond : KD 10,000 Details available: KD 300 Closing date : Defence Ministry Safat 13011, (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-669) Tender No. : MEW/102/ Tender for : Street lighting equipment works Tender details : Maintenance of street lighting equipment at the Capital governorate for the Ministry of Electricity & Water. Bid bond : KD 50,000 Details available: KD 1,000 Closing date : Ministry of Electricity & Water Safat 13011, (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-670) Tender No. : MI/189/ Tender for : Offset printing machine Tender details : Supply, installation, operation, testing, guarantee and training of an offset printing machine for the Information Ministry. Bid bond : KD 6,000 Details available: KD 150 Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2,

6 Overseas Information Closing date : Information Ministry Safat 13011, (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-671) Tender No. : /2013 Tender for : Medical equipment Tender details : Supply and installation of medical equipment for a radiology section for the Defence Ministry Medical Services Authority. Bid bond : 2 per cent of tender price Details available: KD 250 Closing date : Defence Ministry Safat 13011, (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-672) Tender No. : MEW/109/ Tender for : Power and desal plant electrical motors Tender details : Supply and installation of electrical motors at the Doha West electrical power and water desalination plant for the Ministry of Electricity & Water. Bid bond : KD 20,000 Details available: KD 1,000 Closing date : Ministry of Electricity & Water Safat 13011, (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-673) Tender No. : Tender for : Air-conditioning and mechanical/ electrical equipment O&M Tender details : Repair, operation and maintenance (O&M) of air-conditioning and mechanical and electrical equipment at the Arifjan camp for the Defence Ministry. Bid bond : KD 1,000 Details available: KD 50,000 Closing date : Defence Ministry Safat 13011, Oman (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-674) Tender No. : 144/2014 Tender for : Medical equipment Tender details : Supply and installation of medical equipment comprising a CT scanner. Closing date : Issued by : Health Ministry PO Box 393 Muscat 113, Oman Tel. : (968) Fax : (968) Website : Saudi Arabia (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-675) Tender No. : 31/28/1435 Tender for : Amublances Tender details : Supply of ambulances for a medical compound. Details available: SR 2,000 Closing date : Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2, 2014

7 Overseas Information Issued by Saudi Arabia (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-676) : King Fahd Military Medical Complex PO Box 946 Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia Tel. : (9663) / / Fax : (9663) Tender No. : 1435/14611 Tender for : Lighting cables Tender details : Replacement of cables for lighting on streets in Medina. Details available: SR 4,000 Closing date : Issued by : Medina Municipality Airport Road PO Box 4952 Riyadh 11134, Saudi Arabia Tel. : (9664) Fax : (9664) info@anana-md.gov.sa Website : UAE (EEPC Ref. No. MEED-677) Tender No. : CG/0011/2014 Tender for : Photocopying machines Tender details : Supply of nine coin-operated photocopying machines. Bid bond : 5 per cent of tender price Details available: AED 200 Closing date : Issued by : Dubai Electricity & Water Authority Office of the Contracts Manager Zabeel East PO Box 564 Dubai, UAE Tel. : (9714) Fax : (9714) contracts@dewa.gov.ae Website : (Source : MEED.com website) Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2,

8 Overseas Information Trade Enquiries Vietnam (Source : Consulate General of India, Ho Chi Minh City) M/s. Viet Water & Environment Solutions Ltd Co., 221E/2, Tran Huy Lieu St., Ward 8, District Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, (Attn. : Mr. Le Hoang An, Managing Director), Tel. : , Tel/Fax : , ctynuocviet@vnn.vn; vietwatercoltd@gmail.com; lehoangan1976@gmail.com would like to work as agent for following products in Vietnam : (i) Ductile iron pipes and fittings, (ii) valves for water, (iii) valves for industries, (iv) spiral for steel pipes, (v) drainage and sewerage pumps. Interested member-exporters can contact the the above mentioned firm directly under inimation to Indian Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City as follows : Consulate General of India 55, Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street District 3, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Attn. : Ms. Pham Thi Tuyet [Assistant(Commerce/Scholarships)] Tel. : ext. 17 Fax : cgihcmc@hcm.vnn.vn Website : Facebook : facebook.com/cgihcm 8 Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2, 2014

9 Domestic Information Public Notice Notification No. 44/2014-Customs (N.T.) Dated 30th May, 2014 Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Excise & Customs, Government of India, New Delhi has issued a Notification No. 44/2014-Customs (N.T.), dated 30th May, 2014 regarding Amendments of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August, The above Customs Notification has already been hosted in our Website ( for information of our Members. Circular No. 982/06/2014-CX Dated 15th May, 2014 Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Excise & Customs, Government of India, New Delhi has issued a Circular No. 982/06/2014-CX, dated 15th May, 2014 regarding Classification of rice par-boiling machinery. The above Central Excise Notification has already been hosted in our Website ( excise/exc-cr pdf) for information of our Members. Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2,

10 Domestic Information RBI/ /597 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 132 Export Finance Dated 21st May, 2014 The Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai has issued A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 132, dated 21st May, 2014 regarding Export of Goods - Long Term Export Advances. The above Circular has already been hosted in our Website ( for information of our Members. 10 Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2, 2014

11 Domestic Information Steel Prices : Ex-Mandi Gobindgarh : on immediate payment basis Ingots Arc/Ind. Furnaces round quality (21x25) 39,600/- structural quality (28x30) 39,600/- Low carbon (12x16) 39,500/- Semi-low carbon (18x21) 39,700/- 5x6 girder quality (25x30) 39,400/- Runners/Risers 37,200/- Bones/Clean 37,200/- Billets & Squares 50x50x63x63x65x65 mm MS 75x75x80x80x90x90 mm MS 39,500/- 100x100 mm MS 39,500/- 125x125 mm MS 100x100 mm Concast-Billets 40,000/- 100x100 Concast-SAIL DSP 39,800/- H.C. Billet SAIL 150x150 mm H.C. Billets-Tisco 75x75 mm Mandi Gobindgarh Open Market Rates of Rerollables (May 17, 2014) (Inclusive of Excise Duty) (Trade Terms 1% Cash Discount) Blooms Above 251 mm Bloom (HC) 39,500/- Above 251 mm Bloom (MS) 39,500/- (DSP) Bloom 160x250 mm 39,500/- 130/135/140 mm (Tisco) MS 150x150 mm Concast (DSP) 39,600/- 150x150 mm MS (SAIL) 39,800/- Bloom Cut into pcs. (MS) 37,000/- Bloom Cut into pcs. (Medium) 37,100/- Bloom Cut into (Patra Pass) 36,600/- Slabs Durgapur Slabs 14"x3" Durgapur Slabs Bokaro Slab Heavy Tata Concast Slab (Heavy) Skelp Tisco Rails Untested Rail - 75 lbs. 33,900/- Untested Rail - 90 lbs. 33,900/- Untested Rail lbs. 34,000/- (Rate Rs. per Tonne) Rej. Wheel (Big) 34,100/- Rej. Wheel (Small) 34,100/- Cut Tyre (Big) 33,700/- Cut Tyre (Small) 33,700/- Melting Scrap (F.O.R.) Rolling Mill end (Fresh) 31,300/- Good Godown 29,100/- Godown Scrap 27,500/- Turning 25,700/- Tin Tapper 27,800/- Sponge Iron 30,400/- Pig Iron (F.O.R.) Foundry Grade 32,300/- Steel Grade 30,300/- C.I. Turning 24,000/- Degi Scrap 28,700/- Deg Casting 39,300/- Ingot Moulds (Old) 28,100/- Ingot Moulds (New) 39,900/- Cut Ingot Moulds 29,200/- Open Market Rates of Finished Goods (May 17, 2014) (Inclusive of Excise Duty) (Trade Terms 1% Cash Discount) (Rate Rs. per Qntl.) M. S. Rounds 4 mm 5 mm 6 mm 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm 16/20 mm 22/25 mm Mild 4300/- 4220/ /- 4180/- 4350/- 4350/- 4247/- Zindi Pass (Drawing) 4320/- 4320/- 4350/- 4350/- 4281/- Above rates of 6 mm rounds are of length up to 14 Above 18 = 4140/- Heavy Rounds 28 to 53 mm 63 to 100 mm 110 to 125 mm 140 to 150 mm 165 mm 180 mm 200 mm Mild 4247/- 4260/- 4370/- 4415/- 4472/- 4540/- 4595/- M. S. Squares 4 mm 5 mm 6 mm 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm 16/20 mm 22/25 mm Mild 4300/- 4200/- 4140/- 4140/- 4160/- 4190/- 4300/- 4247/- M. S. Angles 20 mm 25 mm 32 mm 37 mm 50 mm 65 mm 75 mm 90 mm 100 mm 110 mm 150 mm 200 mm 3 mm 4470/- 4370/- 4370/- 4370/- 4420/- 4440/- 5 mm 4337/- 4315/- 4292/- 4292/- 4292/- 4292/- 4325/- 4325/- 6 mm 4337/- 4315/- 4292/- 4292/- 4292/- 4292/- 4325/- 4325/- 10 mm 4450/- 12 mm 4650/- 16 mm 4910/- M. S. Flats 20 mm 25 mm 32 mm 37 mm 50 mm 65 mm 75 mm 100 mm 3 mm 4140/- 4160/- 4170/- 4190/- 4240/- 4570/- 4470/- 4390/- 5 mm 4230/- 4315/- 4315/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 6 mm 4230/- 4315/- 4315/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 10 mm /- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 12/25 mm /- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 4280/- 18/19 Gauge 4590/- 4590/- 4590/- 4620/- 4640/- 4560/- 4460/- 4440/- [Prices at other stockyards may vary] [Source : Steel Town (Weekly), May 17, 2014] Engineering Export Info-Bulletin, Vol. 16, Combined Issue Nos. 21 & 22, May 26 & June 2,

12 OFFICE BEARERS OF CHAIRMAN Anupam Shah Phone: , Fax : , chairman@eepcindia.net anupam@niphaindia.com SR VICE CHAIRMAN Tarvinder Singh Bhasin Phone: , Fax : tsb@bharatsprings.com VICE CHAIRMAN Ravindra Prakash Sehgal Phone: /8229/2290 Fax : ravisehgal5@gmail.com REGIONAL CHAIRMEN/CHAIRPERSON Eastern Region Arun Kumar Garodia Phone: Fax : arun@coronaind.com corona@coronaind.com Northern Region Ms. Kamna Raj Aggarwalla Phone: (4 Lines) Fax : gdpa@vsnl.net gdpa@jla.vsnl.net.in Southern Region Mahesh K. Desai Phone: Off : , Res: Fax : desai.mahesh64@gmail.com hyd1_meera@sancharnet.in Western Region Pankaj Chadha Phone: (4 Lines) Fax : export@jyotisteel.com TERRITORIAL OFFICE Bhaskar Sarkar Executive Director & Secretary Vandhna (4th Floor), 11 Tolstoy Marg New Delhi Tel. : , /25 Fax : eepcto@eepcindia.net URL : HEAD OFFICE Suranjan Gupta Addl. Executive Director Vanijya Bhavan (1st Floor) International Trade Facilitation Centre 1/1 Wood Street, Kolkata Tel. : /52/53 Fax : eepcho@eepcindia.net URL : REGIONAL OFFICES Chennai C. H. Nadiger Regional Director Greams Dugar (3rd Floor) 149 Greams Road, Chennai Tel. : , Fax : eepcrochen@eepcindia.net Kolkata Ms. Anima Pandey Regional Director Vanijya Bhavan (2nd Floor) International Trade Facilitation Centre 1/1, Wood Street, Kolkata Tel. : /74 Fax : eepcrokol@eepcindia.net Mumbai Rajat Srivastava Regional Director B-202 & 220, Aurus Chambers Annex "B", 2nd Floor Behind Mahindra Tower S.S. Amrutwar Marg Worli, Mumbai Tel. : Fax : eepcromum@eepcindia.net New Delhi Rakesh Suraj Regional Director 4A, Vandhna Building (4th Floor) 11, Tolstoy Marg New Delhi Tel. : /74 Fax : eepcrodel@eepcindia.net SUB-REGIONAL OFFICES Ahmedabad Sudhakaran C. K. Nair Sr. Asst. Director TF - 313/A (3rd Floor), ATMA House Ashram Road Ahmedabad Tel. : eepcsroahd@eepcindia.net Bangalore J. V. Raja Gopal Rao Deputy Director Vinayaka Complex (2nd Floor) 44/45, Residency Road Cross Bangalore Tel. : , Fax : eepcsroblr@eepcindia.net Hyderabad V. C. Ravish Jr. Executive Officer Soham Mansion (1st Floor) No /3 & 4/4, M. G. Road Secunderabad Tel. : Telefax : eepcsrohyd@eepcindia.net Jalandhar Opinder Singh Deputy Director Plot Comm. 1, Focal Point Jalandhar Tel. : Fax : eepcsrojld@eepcindia.net Published by Shri Bhaskar Sarkar, Executive Director & Secretary, Vanijya Bhavan (1st Floor), ITFC, 1/1 Wood Street, Kolkata Editor : Shri Bhaskar Sarkar