Appendix 22C of the Hand Book of Procedure prescribes the fees to be paid through Electronic Fund Transfer.

The rate for filing an application for Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) and other duty credit schemes as been reduced by way of amendment to the Appendix 22C through public notice no. 16 (RE-2008) /2004-09, Dated: May 13, 2008.

Accordingly, the rate before amendment as above was:

Application for Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) and other duty credit schemes.

Five per thousand of duty credit subject to a min. of Rs. Two hundred.

And, the rate after the amendment the filling fees shall be as under:

Application for Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) and other duty credit schemes

Two per thousand or part thereof subject to a minimum of Two hundred and maximum of One lakh and fifty thousand. However, for applications filed electronically, the maximum fee would be Rs. seventy five thousand

Filing fee reduction for Duty Entitlement Passbook applications reforms per-unit charges and caps, with electronic filing preferred. The filing fee for Duty Entitlement Passbook and other duty credit scheme applications has been amended to reduce the per-unit charge, maintain a prescribed minimum fee, and introduce maximum caps, with a lower maximum specifically for electronically filed applications; the change is effected by amendment to the Handbook fee schedule and applies to future submissions under these schemes.