ANNEXURE-III

 

Note.1 This list is based on NIC Code, 1987.

Note.2 Items for which approval of foreign investment and/or foreign technology agreements is not covered by automatic approval are:-

(i) Items reserved for the small scale sector;
(ii) Items which require industrial licence under the existing policy;
(iii) all items of aerospace and defence equipment whether specifically mentioned or not; and
(iv) all items related to production or use of atomic energy including carrying out of any process, preparatory or ancillary to such production or use, under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.

Note.3 Wherever the description in the attached list varies from the description against its assigned NIC Code, the description as given in the list shall be treated as authentic and shall prevail over the standard description for the given NIC Code. Where the description relates to a group of articles, all sub-classification under this Group shall be taken as inclusive unless specifically mentioned otherwise.

PART `A'

LIST OF INDUSTRIES/ITEMS FOR AUTOMATIC APPROVAL FOR FOREIGN EQUITY UPTO 50%

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NIC CODE

DESCRIPTION
  Division Group Class  
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
A-1 12     MINING OF IRON ORE
    120   Mining of iron ore
A-2 13     MINING OF METAL ORES OTHER THAN IRON ORE (Mining of Uranium Group ores is not covered)
    130   Mining of Manganese Ore
    131   Chromite
    132   Bauxite
    134   Copper Ore
    135   Mining of Lead and Zinc Ores
         
A-3 15     MINING OF NON-METALLIC MINERALS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
    150   Mining and quarrying of rock aggregates, sand and clays.
    151   Mining/quarrying of minerals for construction other than rock aggregates, sand and clays.
    152   Mining of fertilizer and chemical minerals.
    153   Mining of ceramic, refractory and glass minerals.
    154   Salt mining and quarrying including crushing, screening and evaporating in pans.
    155   Mining of Mica.
    159   Mining of other non-metallic minerals.

PART `B'

LIST OF ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIES/ITEMS FOR AUTOMATIC APPROVAL FOR FOREIGN EQUITY UPTO 51%

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DESCRIPTION
  Division Group Class  
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
B-1 20,21     MANUFACTURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS
    200    
      200.5 Preservation of meats except by canning.
      200.6 Processing and canning of meat.
    201   Manufacture of dairy products.
      201.1 Manufacture of milk powder, ice- cream, powder and condensed milk except baby milk foods.
      201.2 Manufacture of baby milk foods.
      201.3 Manufacture of butter, cream, ghee, cheese and khoya etc.
      201.4 Manufacture of pasteurised milk whether or not in bottles/ polythene packs etc. (plain or flavoured).
      201.9 Manufacture of other dairy products n.e.c.
    202   Canning and preservation of fruits and vegetables.
      202.1 Sun-drying of fruits and vegetables.
      202.2 Artificial dehydration of fruits and vegetables.
      202.3 Radiation preservation of fruits and vegetables.
      202.4 Manufacture of fruit/vegetable juices and their concentrates, squashes and powders.
      202.5 Manufacture of sauces, jams, jellies, and marmalades etc.
      202.7 Canning of fruits and vegetables.
      202.9 Fruit and vegetable preservation n.e.c.
    203   Processing, canning, and preserving of fish, crustacea and similar foods.
    204   Grain milling.
      204.1 Flour milling by power machine.
      204.9 Other grain milling and processing activities n.e.c
    208   Production of common salt.
    209   Manufacture of cocoa products and sugar confectionery (including sweetmeats).
      209.1 Manufacture of cocoa products.
    218   Manufacture of starch and its derivatives.
B-2 23     MANUFACTURE OF COTTON TEXTILES
    235   Cotton spinning, weaving and processing in integrated mills.
B-3 24     MANUFACTURE OF WOOL, SILK & MAN-MADE FIBRE TEXTILES
    242   Wool spinning, weaving & processing in integrated mills.
    245   Spinning, weaving & processing of silk (textiles) in integrated mills.
    247   Spinning, weaving & processing of man-made textiles fibres in integrated mills.
      247.1 Spinning of staple fibres in mills.
      247.2 Spinning of staple fibres and weaving of artificial/synthetic textile fabrics in mills.
      247.3 Weaving and processing (bleaching, dyeing and printing) of artificial/synthetic textile fabrics in mills.
      247.4 Composite artificial textile fibres mills (spinning, weaving, and processing).
B-4 26     MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS
    268   Manufacture of water-proof textile fabrics.
B-5 30     MANUFACTURE OF BASIC CHEMICALS & CHEMICALS PRODUCTS (EXCEPT PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM & COAL)
    300   Manufacture of industrial organic & inorganic chemicals.
    301   Manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides.
    302   Manufacture of plastics in primary forms; manufacture of synthetic rubber.
    303   Manufacture of paints, varnishes, and related products; artists' colours and ink.
    304   Manufacture of drugs, medicines and allied products.
    306   Manufacture of man-made fibres.
    309   Manufacture of chemical products n.e.c.
B-6 31     MANUFACTURE OF RUBBER, PLASTIC, PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS
    310   Tyre and tube industries.
    312   Manufacture of rubber products n.e.c.
    313   Manufacture of plastic products n.e.c.
    318   Manufacture of coke oven products.
    319   Manufacture of other coal and coal-tar products n.e.c.
B-7 34     MANUFACTURE OF METAL PRODUCTS & PARTS EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
    341   Manufacture of fabricated metal products.
      341.1 Manufacture of railway and ship containers used in container- traffic.
      341.2 Manufacture of gas cylinders (industrial or house-hold).
      341.3 Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metals n.e.c.
      341.4 Manufacture of reinforced safes, vaults, strongroom doors and gates and the likes (manufacture of almirahs and filing cabinets etc. is classified in Group 342).
      341.5 Manufacture of steel trunks.
      341.6 Manufacture of sanitary and plumbing fixtures and fitting of metals.
      341.9 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
    344   Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal, power metallurgy.
B-8 35&36     MANUFACTURE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
    350   Manufacture of agricultural machinery and equipment and parts thereof.
    351   Manufacture of machinery and equipment used by construction and mining industries.
    352   Manufacture of prime movers, boilers.
    353   Manufacture of industrial machinery for food and textile industries (including bottling and filling machinery.
    354   Manufacture of industrial machinery for other than food and textile industries.
    355   Manufacture of refrigerators, air-conditioners and fire fighting equipment and their parts and accessories.
    356   Manufacture of general purpose non electrical machinery/ equipment, their components and accessories n.e.c.
    357   Manufacture of machine tools, their parts and accessories.
    358   Manufacture of office, computing and accounting machinery and parts.
    359   Manufacture of special purpose machinery/ equipment, their components and accessories n.e.c.
      359.1 Manufacture of sewing and knitting machines.
      359.2 Manufacture of weighing machinery.
      359.3 Manufacture of washing and laundrying machines (including centrifugal clothes driers).
      359.5 Manufacture of filtering and purifying machinery for liquids and gases.
      359.6 Manufacture of distilling and rectifying plants (including heat exchangers).
      359.8 Manufacture of parts and accessories n.e.c. for special purpose non-electrical machinery/equipment n.e.c.
      359.9 Manufacture of other special purpose non-electrical machinery/equipment n.e.c.
    360   Manufacture of electrical industrial machinery apparatus and parts thereof.
    361   Manufacture of insulated wires and cables, including manufacture of optical fibre cables.
    362   Manufacture of accumulators primary cells and primary batteries.
    363   Manufacture of electric lamps.
      363.2 Manufacture of ultra-violet or infra-red lamps.
      363.3 Manufacture of discharge lamps; flourescent, hot-cathode or other discharge lamps.
      363.4 Manufacture of arc lamps.
      363.5 Manufacture of flash bulbs used in photography.
B-9 70     LAND TRANSPORT (SUPPORT SERVICES)
    708   Supporting services to land transport, like operation of highway bridges, toll roads, vehicular tunnels.
B-10 71     WATER TRANSPORT (SUPPORT SERVICES)
    712   Support services to water-transport like operation and maintenance of piers, loading & discharging of vessels.
B-11 73     SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
    730   Cargo handling incidental to land transport.
    731   Cargo handling incidental to water transport.
    732   Cargo handling incidental to air transport.
    733   Renting and leasing (except financial leasing) of motor vehicles, without operator, for passenger transport.
    734   Renting and leasing (except financial leasing) of motor vehicles, without operator, for freight transport.
    739   Renting & leasing of refrigerated/cold transport.
B-12 85     RENTING AND LEASING NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
    850   Renting of transport equipment without operator.
      850.9 Renting of other transport equipment n.e.c.
    852   Renting of office accounting and computing machinery and equipment, without operator.
    853   Renting of other industrial machinery and equipment.
B-13 89     BUSINESS SERVICES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
    893   Business and management consultancy activities.
      893.2 Market Research Services.
    895   Technical testing & analysis services.
    899   Research & Development Services (excluding basic research and setting up of R&D/academic institutions which would award degrees/diplomas/certificates).
  93     HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES

PART `C'

LIST OF INDUSTRIES/ITEMS FOR AUTOMATIC APPROVAL FOR FOREIGN EQUITY UPTO 74%

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DESCRIPTION
  Division Group Class  
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
C-1 19     MINING SERVICES
    190   Oil & Gas field services, except Exploration and production services.
    191   Services incidental to mining viz. drilling, shafting, reclamation of mines, surveys/mapping - excluding services related to gold, silver and precious/semi precious stones.
C-2 33     BASIC METALS & ALLOYS INDUSTRIES
    330   Manufacture of iron ore pellets, pig iron, sponge iron and steel in primary/semi-finished/ finished forms.
    331   Manufacture of semi-finished iron & steel products in re-rolling mills, cold-rolling mills and wire drawing mills.
    332   Manufacture of ferro-alloys.
    333   Copper manufacturing.
    334   Brass manufacturing.
    335   Aluminium manufacturing.
    336   Zinc manufacturing.
    337   Casting of metal.
    339   Other non-ferrous metal industries, excluding Gold, Silver & Platinum.
C-3 38     OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
    380   Manufacture of medical, surgical, scientific and measuring equipment except optical equipment.
      380.1 Manufacture of medical/surgical equipment and orthopedic appliances (manufacture of apparatus based on the use of X-Ray or other radiators is classified in Class 369.1).
      380.2 Manufacture of industrial process control equipment (this class includes manufacture of apparatus used for continuous measurement and control or variable such as temperature, pressure, viscosity etc. of materials and products as they are being manufactured or otherwise processed).
      380.3 Manufacture of regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus, except industrial process control equipment.
      380.4 Manufacture of supply meters for electricity, water or gas.
      380.5 Manufacture of sensitive balance and mathematical calculating instruments.
      380.6 Manufacture of laboratory and scientific instruments n.e.c. (includes manufacture of non- optical microscopes, diffraction equipments; apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, e.g. oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, voltmeters, with or without recording device; apparatus for measuring non-electrical quantities e.g. radiation detectors and counters, cross-talk meters and other instruments specially designed for telecommunications; apparatus for testing the physical properties of materials, e.g. apparatus for testing hardness and other properties of metals, for testing the wear and tear and other properties of textiles and for testing the physical properties of paper, linoleum, plastic, rubber, wood, concrete and so forth; apparatus for carrying out physical or chemical analysis, e.g. polarimeters, refractometers, calorimeters, Orsob's apparatus, Ph-meters, viscometers, surface tension instruments and so forth and instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, e.g. flow meter, level gauges, manometers, heatmeters, and so forth, except industrial process control equipment).
      380.8 Manufacture of parts and accessories n.e.c. for instruments and apparatus included in this group.
      380.9 Manufacture of other medical surgical, scientific and measuring equipment n.e.c. (includes manufacture of hydrometers, thermometers, pedometer, tachometers, balancing machines, test benches, comparators (include optical comparators and other optical type measuring and checking appliances and instruments); instruments for checking watches or watch parts and so forth).
    381   Manufacture of photographic, cinematographic and optical goods and equipment (excluding photochemicals, sensitised paper and film).
    388   Manufacture of items based on solar energy like solar cells, cookers, air and water heating systems and other related items.
C-4 40     ELECTRIC GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION
    400   Generation and transmission of electric energy.
      400.1 Generation and transmission of electric energy produced in hydro-electric power plants.
      400.2 Generation and transmission of electric energy produced in coal-based thermal power plants.
      400.3 Generation and transmission of electric energy produced in oil based thermal power plants.
      400.4 Generation and transmission of electric energy produced in gas based thermal power plants.
C-5 43     NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION
C-6 50     CONSTRUCTION
    501   Construction & Maintenance of roads, railbeds, bridges, tunnels, pipelines, ropeways, ports, harbours and runways.
    503   Construction & Maintenance of waterways and water reservoirs.
    504   Construction & Maintenance of hydroelectric projects.
    505   Construction & Maintenance of power plants.
    506   Construction & Maintenance of Industrial plants.
C-7 70     LAND TRANSPORT
    707   Pipeline transport excluding crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas pipelines.
C-8 71     WATER TRANSPORT
    710   Ocean and water transport.
    711   Inland water transport.
C-9 74     STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING SERVICES
    741   Warehousing of agricultural products with refrigeration (cold storages).