Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) simplifies Composition Fee for Export Obligation Extension under Advance Authorization Scheme

Move to boost trade facilitation and ease of doing business

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the amended rules for calculation of Composition Fee for extending Export Obligation under Advance Authorization Scheme by amending Para 4.42 of  Handbook of Procedures (2015-20) vide Public Notice No.52/2015-20 dated 18th January,  2023.

The simplification of calculations for Composition Fee helps in automation and faster service delivery by making the process more efficient and easier to understand. The previous formula for Composition Fee was convoluted and difficult to understand, which made the process more tedious and strenuous for exporters. However, the revised Composition Fee formula, which is based on a specific rate for different levels of the 'CIF value of Authorisation', is more straightforward and easier to calculate. 

This will help automate the entire Export Obligation extension process with minimal human intervention, further eliminating the risk of errors and misconceptions. 

Automation of the process will reduce the need for manual calculations and paperwork, which will ultimately lead to faster service delivery. This will be beneficial to exporters as it will reduce the time and effort required to complete the Export Obligation extension process. 

Additionally, automation will also reduce the risk of errors and misconceptions, which will further improve the efficiency of the process. The process of automation is being taken up under the IT-revamp project of DGFT and shall be notified separately. Simplification of calculations also helps in the "Ease of Doing Business" objective by reducing the complexity and making the process more straightforward for exporters.

By simplifying the calculations for Composition Fee, the DGFT is working towards this objective by making the process more efficient and easier to understand for exporters. This will ultimately lead to trade facilitation and ease of doing business.

Composition Fee simplification eases export obligation extensions by enabling automated CIF band based calculation and faster service delivery. DGFT revises Para 4.42 to replace a complex formula with a band based Composition Fee tied to CIF value for Export Obligation extensions under the Advance Authorization Scheme, enabling automated processing, reducing manual calculations and errors, and accelerating service delivery as part of trade facilitation and ease of doing business initiatives.