Eligibility of cotton bathmats/rugs for grant of duty credit scrip under VKGUY/FPS of FTP.

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....e with effect from 23-2-2009. Before 23-2-2009, these were eligible for duty credit scrip under VKGUY/FPS at different rates. 2. The Trade and Industry have represented that cotton bathmats/rugs are covered under ITC (HS) Codes 5703 and 5705, but exports of cotton bathmats/rugs which are described in the shipping document as only cotton bathmats/rugs or machine-made or machine-tufted cotton bathmats/rugs, are being denied the benefit under Chapter 3 of the Foreign Trade Policy by the RAs on the ground that the policy allows the benefit only to 'hand-made' category. In this regard, the Trade and Industry have represented that though for tufting, a motor operated tufting machine (similar to table-top type sewing machine) is being used, yet....

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....s/rugs, the exports of the same should be considered for the benefit of duty credit scrip at the rate of 5% under the Focus Product Scheme for exports made from 23.2.2009 onwards, and earlier under VKGUY/FPS, at the applicable rates, after obtaining a self declaration from the exporter as under: "It is certified that cotton bathmats/rugs, described in the Shipping Bill No.--------dated -------(to write all Shipping Bill Nos., if more than one), as "cotton bathmats/rugs" or "machine-made cotton bathmats/rugs" or "machine-tufted cotton bathmats/rugs"(to write whichever is applicable), and against which the benefit under FPS or VKGUY (to write whichever is applicable) under ITC (HS) Code 5703 or 5705 (to write whichever is applicable) is be....