“Write-off” of unrealized export bills – Export of Goods and Services – Simplification of procedure

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.... have been permitted to accede to the requests for "write-off" made by the exporters, subject to the conditions, inter alia, that the exporter had to surrender proportionate export incentives, if availed of, in respect of the relative shipments. 2. With a view to further simplifying and liberalizing the procedure and for providing greater flexibility to all exporters as well as the Authorized Dealer banks, the earlier instructions have been reviewed. It has now been decided to effect, subject to the stipulations regarding surrender of incentives prior to"write-off" adduced in the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 03 dated 22 July 2010, the following liberalization in the limits of "write-offs" of unrealized export bills: a. Self "write-off" ....

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....of the invoice value) remaining outstanding and turned out to be unrealizable despite all efforts made by the exporter; (vi) The cost of resorting to legal action would be disproportionate to the unrealized amount of the export bill or where the exporter even after winning the Court case against the overseas buyer could not execute the Court decree due to reasons beyond his control; (vii) Bills were drawn for the difference between the letter of credit value and actual export value or between the provisional and the actual freight charges but the amount has remained unrealized consequent on dishonour of the bills by the overseas buyer and there are no prospects of realization. (d) The exporter has surrendered proportionate export incenti....