EEPC INDIA :: Info Bulletin

Inauguration of India Pavilion by Mr. Vipul, Consul General of India in Dubai ( third from left) at Automechanika Dubai 2017 held during 7-9 May 2017. He is also joined by - Ms. Meena Pillai, Under Secretary, WANA (West Asia and North Africa) Region, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India (On his right), Mr. Adhip Mitra, Director (Budget & Finance), EEPC India (far right), Mr Vinnie Mehta, Director General, ACMA (Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India) (far left) and Ms. Ruchika Gupta, Sr. Executive Officer, EEPC India (next to Mr. Mitra)
Branding of India Pavilion. (L to R) : Mr. Vipul, Consul General of India in Dubai; Mr. Adhip Mitra, Director (Budget & Finance), EEPC India; Mr. Vinnie Mehta, Director General, ACMA and Ms. Ruchika Gupta, Sr. Executive Officer, EEPC India
Ms. Meena Pillai, Under Secretary, WANA ( West Asia and North Africa) Region, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India in a discussion with Ms. Ruchika Gupta, Sr. Executive Officer, EEPC India and Mr. Adhip Mitra, Director (Budget & Finance), EEPC India at Automechanika Dubai 2017 held during 7-9 May 2017
Mr. J. V. Raja Gopal Rao, Deputy Director, EEPC India, Sub-Regional Office, Bangalore - welcoming the gathering at the Session on GST & Allied Services held on 28th April, 2017 in Bengaluru
Mr. K. L. Dhingra, Regional Chairman, EEPC India (WR), Mumbai giving EEPC’s points to (L to R) : Mr. Y. G. Parande (former member-CBEC); Mr. G. K. Pillai (Former Secretary, Govt. of India) appointed by Central Government (Drawback Committee) and Mr. Gautam Ray (former Chief Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise) at Meeting of Drawback Committee held on 27th April, 2017 in Mumbai
Meeting of Drawback Committee held on 27th April, 2017 in Mumbai. On the Dais (R to L) Mr. K. L. Dhingra, Regional Chairman, EEPC India (WR); Mr. Anoop Marwaha, Dy. Regional Chairmen, EEPC India (WR) and Shri Rajat Srivastava, Regional Director, EEPC India (WR) alongwith one of the members
Mr. Opinder Singh, Deputy Director, EEPC India, Sub-Regional Office, Jalandhar is making presentation at Seminar on Export Awareness, Policies and Procedures held on 29th April, 2017 in Jalandhar
Punjab State Agriculture Implements Manufacturers Association is presenting memento to Mr. Opinder Singh, Deputy Director, EEPC India, Sub-Regional Office, Jalandhar at Seminar on Export Awareness, Policies and Procedures held on 29th April, 2017 in Jalandhar

My dear fellow exporters,

The new National Steel Policy 2017 plans to achieve 300 million tonnes (mt) capacity by 2030-31 at an additional investment of Rs 10 lakh crore. It aims at increasing the domestic supply and cut the dependence on imports but are silent on the implications of the preferential treatment on prices and the user industries. The policy provides a minimum value addition of 15 percent in notified steel products, which are covered under preferential procurement. However, there are provisions for waivers where specific grades are not manufactured in the country or domestic supply is inadequate.

The steel industry is protected by a plethora of measures like anti-dumping and safeguard duty. Further protection to the steel makers would be a death knell for the value added engineering sector and exports. With steel prices in India ruling 15-20 per cent higher than the global level, the preferential procurement of the basic raw material for the infrastructure and the government projects from domestic manufacturers would further push the cost, making it extremely difficult for the engineering exporters, particularly in the SME sector, to survive.

The target to increase the supply of domestic coking coal to cut dependence on imports by half is a welcome step. But there should be a price reimbursement scheme for domestic exporters and the duty free import authorisation scheme (DFIA) under the foreign trade policy should be modified to allow imports of steel without paying any duty including antidumping or safeguard duty.

Tarvinder Singh Bhasin

Canada
(Source : High Commission of India, Ottawa)

a. Alerts on tariff changes, non-tariff barriers (SPS/TPT measures, import and export Procedures / restrictions/ prohibitions / licensing etc.), trade policy developments :

• Market Access for Canadian Pork :

The Government of India has provided market access for Canadian pork and pork products. As per the estimates of the Canadian pork industry, gaining access to Indian market could be worth $ 2 million in 2016, with growth in future years, as demand for value-added products is expected to increase. Access to the Indian market aligns with the Government of Canada’s plan to expand trade with large and fast-growing markets. Improved access in this sector will create opportunities for Canadian pork producers and will further facilitate Canada’s position as a long-term reliable in meeting India’s food security objectives.

b. Alerts on Trade Defense Measures taken by Canada: Safeguards including special Safeguard, antidumping, CVD or Anti-subsidy)

In September 2015 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping and subsidizing of hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high- strength low-alloy steel pate originating in or exported from the Republic of India and the Russian Federation have caused injury or are threatening to cause injury to the Canadian domestic industry. In December 2015 the CITT gave notice of initiating an expiry review of its order of August 2011 concerning dumping of flat hot rolled carbon and alloy steel and strip originating in or exported from Brazil, China, Taipei, India and Ukraine, and the subsidizing of such products originating in export from India. The CITT issued its verdict on 12 August 2016. Officials from the Department of Commerce attended the hearing on behalf of the Government of India. The CITT rescinded its orders with respect to the aforementioned goods originating in or exported from India.

1. India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue :

The third India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue was held on September 29 between the Commerce and Industry Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman and the Canadian Minister of International Trade, Ms. Chrystia Freeland at Toronto. The discussion covered outstanding trade and investment related issues and among other things, focused on expanding bilateral trade, having more B 2 B interface with constitution of CEO Forum by Canada and regular interaction between the CEOs on both sides and also expediting the free trade and investment negotiations which are underway. This was the first high level meet led by a Ministerial level delegation from India after the new Government came to power in Canada. The Trade Minister of Canada emphasized the importance of the bilateral relationship and expressed happiness at the back to back visit by the Indian Commerce and Industry Minister and the proposed visit of the Finance Minister Mr. Jaitley in the first week of October.

Both the sides expressed their strong commitment for taking forward the negotiations in CEPA and FIPA and expressed the desire for early conclusion keeping in view the mutual benefits to both countries and working towards a balanced outcome by taking into account sensitivities in certain sectors. Both the sides recognized the importance of FIPA as tool for higher transparency and stability of investments providing greater protection.

Both the Ministers heard each other’s perspective on CEPA and discussed some of the sectors where negotiations seem to have been struck. Responding to the Indian side which has shown enough flexibility in the Services modalities, the Canadian side is looking into the issues concerned with movement of natural persons and what kind of provisions could be built into the CEPA. India also took up the issues of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Entry Programme which has acted as a barrier for the Indian IT companies invested in Canada to source Indian IT professionals as the norms for temporary entry have become more and more stringent. The Trade Minister of Canada assured that a Parliamentary Committee is examining these issues and some of these concerns are likely to be addressed.

Both sides appreciated the need for early institutionalization of the CEO Forum mechanism which would be instrumental in forming an organic link and suggest the issues concerning the trade to the Governments. Canadian side assured moving fast in constituting the Canadian side list of CEO Forum and work out modalities faster. They could also meet prior to the proposed visit of Canadian Prime Minister to India sometime in 2017 and form Groups for identified sub-sectors and come out with a set of recommendations. This would greatly benefit the discussions during the PM level meeting.

India and Canada agreed to cooperate at the International Fora on Trade Facilitation Agreement on Services as well as the unfinished agenda items of Doha Round given the complementarity of both the nations on these issues. The beginning made by both the Governments after assuming power in respective countries, through this Annual Ministerial Dialogue was emphasized by both the Ministers and they resolved to take forward the momentum with an of expanding bilateral trade between both the countries.

2. Visit of India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Canadian and Indian Finance Ministers meet in Toronto to build on partnership:

Canada`s Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, and India`s Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, met in Toronto, on October 3, to discuss the Canada-India relationship. During his visit, Minister Jaitley also met with Canada`s Minister of International Trade, Chrystia Freeland, and Canadian CEOs and business leaders including members of the Canadian Pension Fund Board. Minister Morneau and Minister Jaitley also attended the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group as well as a G20 meeting in Washington D.C., in early October. During the visit, Mr. Jaitley also addressed members of the business community and gave a keynote speech at an event organized by the University of Toronto.

Kyrgyzstan

(EEPC Ref. No. DB-2011)

Project	Bishkek Public Transport Project Extension Project ID No. : 47624 Loan from EBRD
DB Ref. No.	EBRD265-05/17
Issued by	Municipal Enterprise ‘Bishkek Trolleybus Department’ 237, Moskovskaya street Bishkek 720054, Kyrgyz Republic Attn. : Mr. Artur Omurzakov, Director Tel. : +996 (312) 657455, +996 (312) 657439 (reception) Project Implementation Unit : +996 (312) 657612 Fax : +996 (312) 650602 E-mail : btu.kg@mail.ru
Bid No.	8680-IFT-47624
For	Supply of low-floor and medium-floor trolleybuses, diagnostic and maintenance equipment and related services : - Lot 1 : Low-floor trolleybuses; 15 units - Lot 2 : Medium-floor trolleybuses; 34 units
Tender cost	Non-refundable fee of 200 EUR or equivalent amount in another convertible currency, including VAT, by exchange rate of National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic on the date of payment. Payment of a nonrefundable fee in KGS are to be made by bank transfer to : Beneficiary Bank : JSC “Russian Investment Bank” 187 Toktogula street, Bishkek, 720021, Kyrgyz Republic BIC 136037, SWIFT: RINBKG22 Beneficiary : ME Bishkek Trolleybus Department Account No. 1360373001735517 Payment of a non-refundable fee in US$ are to be made by bank transfer to : Intermediary Bank : Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York, USA BIC-SWIFT : BKTRUS33 Acc No. 04440716 Beneficiary Bank : OJSC “ASIAN-PACIFIC BANK”, Moscow, Russia BIC-SWIFT : ASANRU8X Acc No. 30111840800000007814 OJSC ROSINBANK, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, BIC-SWIFT: RINBKG22 In favor of Acc. No. 1360373001354890 ?P Bishkekskoe Trolleybusnoe Upravlenie Payment of a non-refundable fee in RUB are to be made by bank transfer to : Intermediary Bank : «Asian Pacific Bank» Blagoveshensk, Russian Federation ?/? : 30101810300000000765 ? ????????? ??????????? BIC 041012765, ??? 2801023444, ??? 280101001 Acc No. 1360373001354991 Beneficiary Bank : OJSC ROSINBANK, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, BIC-SWIFT: RINBKG22 Beneficiary : ME Bishkek Trolleybus Department Account No. 30111810500000007814
Bid Security	58,000 EUR for Lot 1 and 100,000 EUR for Lot 2 or its equivalent in a convertible currency or 158,000 EUR for both Lots or its equivalent in a convertible currency.
Bid deadline	*29.06.2017*
Source	UN Development Business Website

Egypt

(EEPC Ref. No. MEED-1900)

Tender No.	7/2017/2018
Tender for	Trailers
Tender details	Supply of 12 40-feet, 70-tonne trailers.
Bid bond	£E 150,000
Cost of tender documents	£E 1,695
Closing date	*04.07.2017*
Issued by	Alexandria Company for Containers & Cargo Handling Foreign Purchases Committee Dock 49-59, Alexandria Port Alexandria, Egypt Tel. : (203) 4800633/4 Fax : (203) 4862124

Iraq

(EEPC Ref. No. MEED-1902)

Tender No.	366/2017/E
Tender for	Reciprocating test pumps
Tender details	Supply of complete, heavy-duty reciprocating test pumps with spare parts.
Bid bond	$ 11,200
Cost of tender documents	ID 200,000
Closing date	*12.06.2017*
Issued by	South Refineries Company Oil Ministry, Shuaiba, Basra Refinery PO Box 77 Basra, Iraq Tel. : (9641) 8861762/8875850 Fax : (9641) 8875850/ 8861762 Website : www.src.gov.iq

Iraq

(EEPC Ref. No. MEED-1904)

Tender No.	PL/I/8/2017
Tender for	Tank truck earth equipment
Tender details	Supply of earth equipment for controlled grounding tank trucks for oil products.
Bid bond	$ 5,000
Cost of tender documents	ID 250,000
Closing date	*05.06.2017*
Issued by	Oil Pipelines Company Daura, PO Box 12009 Baghdad, Iraq Tel. : (9641) 7750313 Fax : (9641) 7750002 E-mail : purch@oilpipelinescompany.org

Qatar

(EEPC Ref. No. MEED-1906)

Tender No.	LTC 1224/2017
Tender for	Electrical equipment
Tender details	Supply of electrical equipment comprising 11kV current transformers, outgoing 12kV busbar spouts, voltage relays and limit switches.
Bid bond	QR 18,000
Cost of tender documents	QR 500
Closing date	*11.06.2017*
Issued by	Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) Materials Department, Dafna PO Box 41, Doha, Qatar Tel. : (974) 44845484/44845555 Fax : (974) 44845496 E-mail : contactus@km.com.qa Website : www.kahramaa.com.qa
Source	MEED.com website

Steel Market Current Report

Mandi Gobindgarh
Open Market Rates of Rerollables (May 13, 2017)

(Inclusive of Excise Duty) (Trade Terms 1% Cash Discount)

(Rate Rs. per Tonne)

Ingot
Arc/Ind. Furnace
Round quality (21x25)	32,300
Structural quality (28x30)	32,500
Low carbon (12x16)	-
Semi low carbon (18x21)	32,800
5x6 Girder quality (25x30)	32,800
Runners/Risers	32,800
Bones/Clean	-

Billets & Squares
50x50x63x63x65x65 mm MS	-
75x75x80x80x90x90 mm MS	32,850
100x100 mm MS	32,850
125x125 mm MS/ Concast	-
100x100 mm Concast-Billets	32,950
100x100 Concast-SAIL DSP	32,950
H.C. Billet SAIL 150x150 mm)	-
H.C. Billet-Tisco 75x75 mm)	-

Blooms
Above 251 mm Bloom (HC)	32,150
Above 251 mm Bloom (MS)	32,150
(DSP) Bloom 160x250 mm	32,150
130/135/140 mm (Tisco) MS	-
150x150 mm Concast (DSP)	31,350
150x150 mm MS (SAIL)	32,050
Bloom Cut into pcs. (MS)	30,950
Bloom Cut into pcs. (Medium)	31,050
Bloom Cut into (Patra Pass)	30,950

Slabs
Durgapur Slabs 14"x3"	-
Durgapur Slabs	-
Bokaro Slab Heavy	-
Tata Concast Slab (Heavy)	-
Skelp Tisco	-

Rails
Untested Rail - 75 lbs.	23,900
Untested Rail - 90 lbs.	23,900
Untested Rail - 105 lbs.	24,200
Rej. Wheel (Big)	-
Rej. Wheel (Small)	24,500
Cut Tyre (Big)	29,700
Cut Tyre (Small)	24,300

Melting Scrap (F.O.R.)
Rolling Mill end (Fresh)	23,600
Good Godown	20,600
Godown Scrap	20,500
Turning	18,400
Tin Tapper	20,400
Sponge Iron	23,300

Pig Iron (F.O.R.)
Foundry Grade	34,100
Steel Grade	31,700
C.I. Turning	18,600
Degi Scrap	25,200
Deg Casting	36,200
Ingot Moulds (Old)	27,200
Ingot Moulds (New)	37,575
Cut Ingot Moulds	23,900

Open Market Rates of Finished Goods (May 13, 2017)
(Including Excise Duty) (Trade Terms 1% Cash Discount)

(Rate per Qntl.)

M. S. Rounds	4 mm	5 mm	6 mm	8 mm	10 mm	12 mm	16/20 mm	22/25 mm
Mild	3750	3550	3350	3400	3400	3400	3600	3600
Zindi Pass (Drawing)	-	-	-	3600	3600	3600	3650	3650

Above rates of 6 mm rounds are of length up to 14’ Above 18’ = 3400

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	3530	3580 3580	3750 3800	3840	3900	3900	3900

M. S. Squares	4 mm	5 mm	6 mm	8 mm	10 mm	12 mm	16/20 mm	22/25 mm
Mild	3700	3500	3400	3400	3400	3400	3450	3600

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	3720	3600	3600	3600	3700	3750	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 mm	–	3600	3600	3600	3600	3600	3600	3800	3800	-	-	-
6 mm	–	3600	3600	3600	3600	3600	3600	3800	3800	-	-	-
10 mm	–	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3885	-	-
12 mm	–	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3940	-
16 mm	–	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

M. S. Flats	20 mm	25 mm	32 mm	37 mm	50 mm	65 mm	75 mm	100 mm
3 mm	3380	3380	3400	3450	3480	3680	3800	3800
5 mm	3400	3400	3400	3400	3450	3550	3550	3550
6 mm	3400	3400	3400	3400	3450	3550	3550	3550
10 mm	-	-	3400	3400	3450	3550	3550	3550
12/25 mm	-	-	3480	3480	3480	3530	3530	3530
18/19 Gauge	3420	3400	3400	3400	3480	3810	3720	3500

[Prices at other stockyards may vary] Source : Steel Town (Weekly), May 13, 2017]

CHAIRMAN	SR. VICE CHAIRMAN	VICE CHAIRMAN
Tarvinder Singh Bhasin Tel.: 91-22-23738856, 23724381 Fax : 91-22-23730107 E-mail : tsb@bharatsprings.com	Ravindra Prakash Sehgal Tel.: 91-33-2287-2256/8229/2290 Fax : 91-33-2287-9938 E-mail : ravisehgal5@gmail.com	Pankaj Chadha Tel.: 91-22-26455474 - 75 Fax : 91-22-26455478 E-mail :export@jyotisteel.com pankaj@jyotisteel.com

TERRITORIAL OFFICE	REGISTERED & HEAD OFFICE
Bhaskar Sarkar Executive Director & Secretary EEPC INDIA Vandhna (4th Floor), 11 Tolstoy Marg New Delhi 110 001 Tel.: 91-11-23353353, 23711124/25 Fax : 91-11-23310920 E-mail : eepcto@eepcindia.net URL : www.eepcindia.org	Suranjan Gupta Addl. Executive Director EEPC INDIA Vanijya Bhavan (1st Floor) International Trade Facilitation Centre 1/1 Wood Street, Kolkata 700 016 Tel.: 91-33-22890651/52/53 Fax : 91-33-22890654 E-mail : eepcho@eepcindia.net URL : www.eepcindia.org

Contents

From Chairman’s Pen

OVERSEAS SECTION

Global Business Opportunities

DOMESTIC SECTION

Highlights

Overseas Information

OVERSEAS MARKET INFORMATION

TENDER INFORMATION

Domestic Information

PUBLIC NOTICE

STEEL PRICES

Steel Market Current Report

EEPC INDIA OFFICE BEARERS

REGIONAL CHAIRMEN / CHAIRPERSON

EEPC INDIA OFFICES

REGIONAL OFFICES

SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE

Tender No.	8/2017/2018
Tender for	Fork-lift trucks
Tender details	Supply and delivery of four heavy-duty, TLT type fork-lift trucks.
Bid bond	£E 680,000
Cost of tender documents	£E 3,390
Closing date	*05.07.2017*
Issued by	Alexandria Company for Containers & Cargo Handling Foreign Purchases Committee Dock 49-59, Alexandria Port Alexandria, Egypt Tel. : (203) 4800633/4 Fax : (203) 4862124

Tender No.	61/2016/2017
Tender for	GIS substation
Tender details	Supply of a GIS substation.
Bid bond	$ 300,000
Cost of tender documents	$ 2,000
Closing date	*18.06.2017*
Issued by	Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company Head of Purchasing & Stores Sector Abassia, Nasr City 11517 PO Box 12612 Cairo, Egypt Tel. : (202) 22618579/26843824/22616537 Fax : (202) 22616537

Tender No.	BD/F/5/2017
Tender for	Pump parts
Tender details	Supply of spare parts for Tokheim pumps.
Bid bond	1 per cent of tender price
Cost of tender documents	ID 250,000
Closing date	*05.06.2017*
Issued by	Oil Products Distribution Company Al-Daura Refinery PO Box 12037 Baghdad, Iraq Tel. : (9641) 7751484 E-mail : info@opdc.oil.gov.iq Website : www.opdc.oil.gov.iq

Tender No.	FNBP-03/2017
Tender for	Gas tankers
Tender details	Design, build and delivery of three gas tankers (VLGC-LPG).
Bid bond	KD 1m
Cost of tender documents	KD 1,000
Closing date	*15.08.2017*
Issued by	Kuwait Oil Tanker Company P. O. Box 1070 Safat 13011, Kuwait Tel. : (965) 2401200 Fax : (965) 2416574 E-mail : info@ctc.gov.kw Website : www.ctc.gov.kw