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Figure 2: Graph Showing Seizure of FICN (by Face Value) from FY 2015-16 to FY 2019-20
STCE
As the expansion of global trade and supply chains intersects with the advancement in technologies and growing stature of India in international trade, Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) has become an important dimension of national security. Strategic Trade Control Enforcement refers to enforcing licensing provisions in trade ofstrategic goods like WMDs or dual use goods which have both military and civilian applications. Dual usegoods in Indian context refer to goods whichare part of SCOMET (Special Chemicals,Organisms, Materials, Equipment andTechnology) list notified by DGFT and are subject to licensing regulation.
Being a signatory to the three of the four major export control regimes viz. Wassenar Arrangement, Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and the Australia Group and a responsible member of the International community, it is contingent on
India to make all possible efforts to ensure that its borders and trade is not used for proliferation and illegal trade in dual-use goods and technologies. To this effect, Customs as a border agency and DRI as an apex law enforcement agency act as effective deterrents.
India has become a preferred trading route in the global supply chain leading to requirements for extra vigil in goods transiting through Indian airports and sea ports. This is evident from the two cases related to enforcement of strategic trade controls detected by DRI and Indian Customs in 2019-20, where in substances and equipment controlled under the SCOMET List were being transported between two foreign countries, with India being used as a transit point. Effective action and inter agency cooperation ensured that Indian ports were not used as transit points for illicit trade in dual-use goods and technologies.
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