TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
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....ic sectoral strategies that shall be notified from time to time. Further Sectoral Initiatives in other sectors will also be announced from time to time. (i) Market Diversification Weaker demand in developed economies, triggered by falling asset prices and increased economic uncertainty has pulled down the growth of India's exports to developed countries. There are no clear signals as to when the markets in developed countries would revive. To insulate Indian exports from the decline in demand from developed countries, in this Policy focus is on diversification of Indian exports to other markets, specially those located in Latin America, Africa, parts of Asia and Ocenia. To achieve diversification of Indian exports, following initiativ....
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....o encourage Project Exports shall be taken. (iii) Support to status holders The Government recognized 'Status Holders' contribute approx. 60% of India's goods exports. To incentivise and encourage the status holders, as well as to encourage Technological upgradation of export production, additional duty credit scrip @ 1% of the FOB of past export shall be granted for specified product groups including leather, specific sub sectors in engineering, textiles, plastics, handicrafts and jute. This duty credit scrip can be used for import of capital goods by these status holders. The imported capital goods shall be subject to actual user condition. (iv) Agriculture and Village Industry (a) Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana (b) Capita....
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....ized to import trimmings, embellishments and consumables on behalf of those exporters for whom directly importing may not be viable. (c) Specific funds are earmarked under MAI & MDA Schemes for promoting Handicraft exports. (d) CVD is exempted on duty free import of trimmings, embellishments and consumables. (e) New towns of export excellence with a reduced threshold limit of Rs 150 crore shall be notified. (f) Machinery and equipment for effluent treatment plants are exempt from customs duty. (g) All handicraft exports would be treated as special Focus products and entitled to higher incentives. (vii) Gems & Jewellery (a) Import of gold of 8k and above is allowed under replenishment scheme subject to import being accompanied b....
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....(leather as well as synthetic), gloves, travel bags and handbags is 3% of FOB value of exports of previous financial year. Such entitlement shall also cover packing material, such as printed and non-printed shoeboxes, small cartons made of wood, tin or plastic materials for packing footwear. (c) Machinery and equipment for Effluent Treatment Plants shall be exempt from basic customs duty. (d) Re-export of unsuitable imported materials such as raw hides & skins and wet blue leathers is permitted. (e) CVD is exempted on lining and interlining material notified at S.No 168 of Customs Notification No 21/2002 dated 01.03.2002. (f) CVD is exempted on raw, tanned and dressed fur skins falling under Chapter 43 of ITC (HS). (g) Re-export o....