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General Provisions Regarding Imports and Exports
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....ne on https://dgft.gov.in (b) Applicants may ensure while submitting documents that documents are either in English or Hindi. Documents in regional languages may be translated into English or Hindi and the translated copy may be self-certified and submitted along with the original copy. 2.04 Territorial Jurisdiction of RA Territorial jurisdiction of RAs is given in Appendix 1A of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms. The address of applicant determines the jurisdiction of RA. Each application, unless otherwise specified, shall be submitted to jurisdictional RA. 2.05 Incomplete Application (a) An incomplete or unauthorised application is liable to be rejected by the competent authority with specific reason for rejection. Such incomplete application may be reopened on rectifying the deficiencies. (b) If the deficiencies are not rectified by the applicant within a period of 90 days, the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn. 2.06 Application Fee The scale of fee, mode of payment, procedure for refund of fee and categories of persons exempted from payment of fee are provided in Appendix-2K. IMPORTER EXPORTER CODE (IEC) 2.07 IEC Number Exempted Cat....
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.... purposes 7 IIEGM0170E Persons importing / exporting goods from / to Myanmar through Indo-Myanmar border areas for non-commercial purposes 8 ATAEF1096E Importers importing goods for display or use in fairs/ exhibitions or similar events under provisions of ATA carnet. This IEC number can also be used by importers importing for exhibitions/fairs as per Paragraph 2.60 of Handbook of Procedures 9 IDNBG1100E Director, National Blood Group 10 ICIRN1126E Individuals /Charitable Institution /Registered NGOs importing goods, which have been exempted from Customs duty under Notification issued by Ministry of Finance for bonafide use by victims affected by natural calamity. 11 IIEGC1134E Persons importing/exporting permissible goods as notified from time to time, from /to China through Gunji, Namgaya Shipkila and Nathula ports, subject to value ceilings of single consignment as given in Paragraph 2.07 (iv) above. 12 NCIEE1169E Non-commercial imports and exports by entities who have been authorised by Reserve Bank of India. 2.08 Application for IEC a) Exporters/ Importers shall file online application in ANF-2A format through the onl....
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....on(s)/Updation(s) in IEC can be done online only with applicable fees and requisite documents. (b) Any change in constitution of firm, address, bank details or any other primary details, the IEC holder is required to ensure that the IEC details are suitably updated online within 30 days of effecting such change(s). (c) Request for (i) Cancellation of existing IEC and (ii) PAN change in existing numeric IECs has to be made to the jurisdictional Regional Authority. (d) RAs shall consider applications seeking modification in IEC (all numeric), involving change in PAN, by ensuring that liabilities of the previous applicant/applicant firm are transferred to the new applicant/applicant firm whose PAN will be reflecting in the modified IEC. (e) In case of change in constitution of a PAN based IEC by way of merger, acquisition, liquidation, inheritance, business transfer etc. such that PAN of the new entity so formed is different from the earlier one, an IEC shall be availed against the new PAN within 30 days of effecting such change, if not existing already. Previous IEC (s) can also be operationally linked to the IEC of the new entity. (f) An application for transfer of un....
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.... in such cases to be allowed only by DGFT. 2.17 Date of reckoning of Import / Export (a) Date of reckoning of import is decided with reference to date of shipment / dispatch of goods from supplying country as given in Paragraph 11.11 of Handbook of Procedures and not the date of arrival of goods at an Indian port. (b) Date of reckoning of export is decided with reference to date of shipment / dispatch of goods from India as given in Paragraph 11.12 of Handbook of Procedures. However, for benefit under FTP, Let Export Order (LEO) date shall be the date of reckoning of export. 2.18 Validity of Authorisation/ Licence for import/export (a) Authorisations must be valid on the date of import. (b) Similarly, export obligation period of an Authorisation must be valid on the date of export. However, AA/ EPCG Authorisation holder(s)may continue to export post the export obligation period at their own risk and responsibility. The affected exports would only be accounted for EO fulfilment only if the authority concerned approves the EO extension. 2.19 Validity of Scrips Scrips issued under the FTP must be valid on the date on which actual debit of duty is made. 2.....
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....he authorisation/scrip holder had clear 6 months period in hand for utilisation. 2.21 Authority to Revalidate Such revalidation under Paragraph 2.20 above would be permitted under specific orders of Head of concerned Office and such revalidation would be maximum up to the extent of custody period. 2.22 Application for Revalidation An application for revalidation of authorisation may be made to the office which has issued the authorisation. PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING DUPLICATE COPIES 2.23 Duplicate copies of Export / Import Authorisation Where a physical copy of Authorisation/Permissions/ Licence / Certificate / is lost or misplaced, an application for issue of a duplicate may be made along with self-declaration, as given in Appendix 2M, to concerned office where the original Licence was issued. 2.24 Documents required for duplicate copy of freely transferable Authorisation Duplicate copy of freely transferable Authorisation may be issued against an application accompanied with following documents: (i) An application with fee equivalent to 10% of duty saved or duty credit (of unutilized balance). (ii) A copy of FIR reporting loss. (ii....
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....t of outstanding export obligations/liabilities under the FTP schemes, indicating duty saved amounts and applicable interest till the date of start of proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), any penalty imposed under FT (D&R) Act, any other dues such as fee etc., and submit the same to the RA concerned and to NCLT, before the start of NCLT proceedings as part of the statutory filings. The statement of consumption of inputs/procurement of capital goods, attested by chartered engineer/chartered accountant, shall also be submitted along with other documentary details of any partial fulfilment of Export Obligation claimed towards offsetting the duty saved amount. 2.30 Advance Payment In case, payment is received in advance and export / deemed export takes place subsequently, application for an Authorisation shall be filed within specific period following the month during which exports/ deemed export is made, unless otherwise specified. 2.31 Import under Lease Financing Import under lease financing shall be available under EOU/ SEZ scheme. Domestic supply of capital goods to eligible categories of deemed exports shall be eligible for benefits of deemed e....
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.... date of issue unless otherwise specified. (ii) An application for grant of Free Sale and Commerce Certificate for these items may be made to RA concerned as per format in ANF 2H of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms along with Annexure A therein. RA shall issue Free Sale and Commerce Certificate as per Annexure B of ANF 2H. 2.35 End User Certificate ^12[In case of import of any Free/Restricted items in India, if a foreign Government insists on certification of the end user of the item before permitting export of the same from their country, the Regional Authority (RA) may issue an End User Certificate (EUC) as per Appendix 2Q of appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms. The certificate shall be issued based on an application made under ANF 2J, along with documents prescribed therein. Provided further that, in the case of import of restricted items, the EUC shall be issued by RA only for those items in respect of which a restricted authorisation has been granted by DGFT and is valid. The quantity and value in the EUC should be limited to the quantity and value specified in the said restricted authorisation.] 2.36 Imports under Indo-US Memorandum of Understanding (a) Impor....
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.... Import of Consumer or Other goods as Gifts (a) In terms of provisions contained in Paragraph 2.26 of FTP, an application for grant of authorisation for import as gifts of items appearing as restricted for imports in ITC (HS) shall be made to the DGFT as in ANF 2M along with documents prescribed therein. (b) Where recipient of a gift is a charitable, religious or an educational institution registered under any law in force, and gift sought to be imported has been exempted from payment of customs duty, such import shall be allowed by customs authorities without an authorisation. 2.38 Import of Cheque Books /Ticket Forms etc. Indian branches of foreign banks, insurance companies and travel agencies may import cheque books, bank draft forms and travellers' cheque forms without an authorisation. Similarly, airlines / shipping companies operating in India, including persons authorised by such airlines / shipping companies, may import passenger ticket forms without an authorisation. 2.39 Import of Reconditioned/ Second Hand Aircraft Spares Import Authorisation for reconditioned / second hand aircraft spares is not required subject to NOC/ recommendation of Director Gene....
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..../m Mauser, 7 m/m Man Schoener, 9m/m Mauser, 9 m/m Man Schoener, 8x57, 8x57S, 9.3 m/m, 9.5 m/m, .375 Magnum, .405, .30.06, .270, .30/30 Winch, .318, .33 Winch, .275 Mag., .350 Mag., 400/350, .369 Purdey, .450/400, .470, .32 Win, .458 Win, .380 Rook, .220 Swift and .44 Win. bores. (b) An import Authorisation shall be issued at 5% of value of annual average sales turnover of ammunition (whether indigenous or imported) during preceding three licensing years subject to a minimum of Rs. 2000. (c) An application for grant of an Authorisation for items listed above may be made online to DGFT Hqrs in ANF 2M along with documents prescribed therein. 2.44 Duty Free Imports for specific Sectors (A) R&D Equipment for Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Sector: (i) Duty free import of goods (as specified in list 28 of Customs notification No.21/2012 dated 17.3.2012, as amended from time to time) upto 25% of FOB value of exports during preceding licensing year, shall be allowed. (ii) The eligible unit may furnish an application given in Appendix-8A to RA concerned duly countersigned by Chartered Accountant. (iii) In respect of duty free import of R&D equipment,....
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....) on attaining the age of 60 years by such importer, subject to condition that transferee fulfils conditions as in Arms Act and Rules there under. (v) for transfer of weapon/s (firearm/s) imported by a Renowned Shooter (as defined in Policy Condition 3 of Chapter 93 of ITC (HS) 2022) for the purpose of his/her pursuing shooting as a sport to any upcoming shooter as certified either by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) or the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports after two years from the date of import. The transferee can subsequently transfer/resell to any buyer as certified by the NRAI or Department of Sports for the sole purpose of pursuing shooting as a sport after one year from the date of its first sale. Such transfer/sale is subject to the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 and other rules/regulations by state/local police. NRAI/Department of Sports will maintain the required records. IMPORT OF RESTRICTED ITEMS 2.47 Import /Export of Restricted Items (a) An application for grant of an Authorisation for import or export of items mentioned as 'Restricted' in ITC (HS) may be made online to DGFT Hqrs in ANF 2M /ANF 2N respectively a....
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....ators, restaurants, and tourist transport operators and other units for tourism, like adventure/ wildlife and convention units, recognized by Director General of Tourism, Government of India, shall be entitled to import authorisation up to a value of 10% of foreign exchange earned by them during preceding licensing year, for import of essential goods which are restricted for imports related to travel and tourism industry, including office and other equipment required for their own professional use. (c) Import entitlement under paragraphs 2.49 (a) and 2.49 (b) of any one licensing year can be carried forward, either in full or in part, and added to import entitlement of two succeeding licensing years. (d) Such imported goods may be transferred after 2 years with permission of DGFT. No permission for transfer will be required in case the imported goods are re-exported. However, re-export shall be subject to all conditionality, or requirement of licence, or permission, as may be required under Schedule II of ITC (HS). (e) An application for grant of an Authorisation under paragraphs 2.49 (a) and 2.49 (b) may be made in ANF 2M to DGFT Hqrs through Director of....
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.... (c) Import from Hodaideh, Yemen and Bandar Abbas, Iran will be in shredded form only. (d) Import of un-shredded compressed and loose form of metallic waste, scrap listed in paragraph 2.51(a) above in shall be subject to the following conditions: - (i) At the time of the clearance of goods, importer shall furnish to the Customs pre-shipment inspection certificate as per the format in Appendix 2H from any of the Inspection& Certification agencies given in Appendix-2G to the effect that the consignment does not contain any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges, or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise, and that the consignment was checked for radiation level and it does not contain radiation level (gamma and neutron) in excess of natural background. The certificate shall give the value of background radiation level at that place as also the maximum radiation level on the scrap. (ii) The imported item (s) is actually a metallic waste/ scrap /seconds /defective as per the internationally accepted parameters for such a classification. (iii) Copy of the contract between the importer and the exporter stipulat....
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.... region i.e., the USA, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the EU will not require PSIC if consignments are cleared through eleven (11) ports namely, Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, JNPT, Mumbai, Krishnapatnam, Mundra, Kattupalli, Hazira, Kamarajar and Adani Gangavaram Port. Consignments from these six countries / regions will be accompanied by certificate from the supplier / scrap yard authority to the effect that it does not contain any radioactive materials / explosives. These will however be subject to radiation and explosive checks through portal monitors and container scanner at these ports. Transshipments through these countries / regions will not be allowed this facility. Import through remaining eight (08) other ports (for both shredded and unshredded scrap / waste), irrespective of country of origin, will be subject to PSIC.] 2.52 Recognition as Pre-shipment Inspection Agency (PSIA) and issuance of Pre- shipment Certificate (PSIC) (a) Applications for recognition in respect of PSIAs have to be made online on DGFT Website (https://dgft.gov.in) by payment of applicable fee in terms of Appendix 2K of FTP. (b) The online applications will be considered....
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....The attested copy of the PSIC (in pdf format) shall have to be uploaded by the PSIA on DGFT website. The certificate shall be issued in prescribed form Appendix 2H (d) The PSIA will also be required to take photographs or make video of the inspection carried out, duly capturing the following activities/details: (i) Photograph(s) or video clipping of the place of inspection with PSIA inspector (mandatory) and representatives of exporter / importer, if available (optional); with time, date of the inspection (at least 1 photograph or video clipping); (ii) Photograph(s) or video clipping of the testing instrument(s) used for inspection; (iii) Photograph(s) or video clipping of the process of stuffing of containers showing the container number (at least 1 photograph or video clipping per container) (iv) Photograph(s) or video clipping of the sealing process (at least 1 photograph or video clipping per container) (v) One Photo of Inspector shall be captured with empty container in the background having only one door closed (door with container number) and container number shall be clearly readable in that photo. Another photo of Inspe....
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.... 1,50,5000 Mts c. Whereas the Hon'ble High Court of judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh vide order dated 31.12.2014 in WPMP No.43494 of 2014 and W.P.No.34771 of 2014, has permitted import of maize only on Actual User Condition and on payment of Customs duty prevailing, but not TRQ Customs duty, subject to further orders in the Writ Petition. Accordingly, TRQ on Maize shall be subject to orders of the Hon'ble High Court in the said Writ Petition.] ^7[2.58 Eligible entities for allocation of quota The following entities shall be eligible for applying for TRQ with reference to para 2.57 of HBP: (a) Items at para 2.57(b)(1) - National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Cooperative Dairy Federation (NCDF), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED). (b) Items at para 2.57(b)(2) - National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED), State Cooperative Marketing Federations. (c) Items at para 2.57(b)(3) & (4) - National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of....
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.... re-export, on payment of applicable customs duties, subject to a ceiling limit of Rs.5 lakh (CIF) for such exhibits for each exhibitor. (b) Freely importable items: However, sale of exhibits of items which are freely importable shall be allowed within bond period allowed for re-export on payment of applicable customs duties. (c) If goods brought for exhibition are not re-exported or sold within bond period due to circumstances beyond control of importer, Customs Authorities may allow extension of bond period on merits. 2.62 Import of Samples (a) No Authorisation shall be required for Import of bonafide technical and trade samples of items restricted in ITC (HS) except vegetable seeds, bees and new drugs. Samples of tea not exceeding Rs.2000 (CIF) in one consignment shall be allowed without an Authorisation by any person connected with Tea industry. (b) Duty free import of samples upto Rs.3,00,000 for all exporters shall be allowed as per terms and conditions of Customs Notification. 2.63 Exports of Samples / Exhibits (a) Exports of trade and technical samples of freely exportable item shall be allowed without any limit. (....
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....SIONS FOR DOING TRADE AND BUSINESS 2.70 Free of Cost Exports for status holders Status holders shall be entitled to export freely exportable items on free of cost basis for export promotion subject to an annual limit of Rs.10 lakh or 2% of average annual export realisation during preceding three licensing years whichever is lower. For Pharma exports, the annual limit would be 2% of the annual export realisation during preceding three licensing years. In case of government supplies and supplies of vaccines and lifesaving drugs to health programmes of international agencies such as UN and WHO-PAHO, the annual limit shall be upto 8% of the average annual export realisation during preceding three licensing years. Such free of cost supplies shall not be entitled to Duty Drawback or any other export incentive under any export promotion scheme. 2.71 Admissibility of benefits on payment through insurance cover (I) Payment through ECGC cover would count for benefits under FTP. (II) Payment through General/ Private Insurance companies: Amount of Insurance Cover for transit loss by General Insurance and Private Approved Insurance Companies in India would be....
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....units manufacturing export product. Agencies authorised to grant Quality Certification: (a) List of such agencies authorised to grant quality certification is given in Appendix-2I (b) For ISO 9000 (Series) and for ISO 14000 (Series), the Agencies accredited with National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) under Quality Council of India shall be deemed to be authorised under this Policy. List of such accredited agencies is available on the web site www.qcin.org and also provided under Appendix 2I (c) The agencies for ISO (9000) Series & ISO 14000 Series have been accredited on further classification of: (i) Quality Management System (QMS)- http://www.qcin.org for Quality Management Systems (ii) Environmental Management System (EMS) - http://www.qcin.org for Environmental Management system. These agencies are listed in Appendix 2I of the AANF. (d) Any agency desirous of enlistment in Appendix 2I may submit their application as per Annexure I to Appendix 2I to the DGFT. 2.76 Track and Trace system for export of drug formulations Procedure for Implementation of the Track and Trace system for expor....
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....ement, the exporter has the option of adhering to the same and in such a case, it would not be necessary to comply with the stipulation under sub para (i) to (iv) above and if an exporter is seeking to avail such exemption from bar coding prescribed by the Government of India as above, the exporter is given the option to move an application to the Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) for this purpose, clearly specifying the nature of such an exemption in the interest of the exports from the country. Pharmexcil shall dispose of such applications on case-tocase basis with prior approval of Government. However, the tertiary level of packaging will have additional printing of barcode as per Para 2 (i) (c) in addition to importing country's requirement, if any. vi. Export of drugs manufactured by SSI and non-SSI units and having manufacturing date on or before 31.03.2023 are exempted from maintenance of data in the Parent-Child relationship for three levels of packaging and its uploading on Central Portal (http://dava.gov.in). vii All drugs manufactured by SSI or non-SSI units and having manufacturing date after 31.03.2023 can be exported only if both tert....
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.... 4 years. (c) Directions of the Central Government: EPCs acting as the Registering Authorities shall abide by all directions of the Central Government in respect of promotion and development of international trade. 2.79 Registration- cum- Membership Certificate (RCMC) (a) An exporter may, on application given in ANF 2C register and become a member of EPC. On being admitted to membership, applicant shall be granted forthwith Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) of EPC concerned, in format given in Appendix 2R. In case an exporter desires to get registration as a manufacturer exporter, he shall furnish evidence to that effect. (b) Prospective / potential exporters may also, on application, register and become an associate member of an EPC. 2.80 Applying for RCMC (a) While applying for RCMC, an exporter has to declare his main line of business in the application. The exporter is required to obtain RCMC from the Council which is concerned with the product of his main line of business. (b) In case an export product is not covered by any Export Promotion Council/Commodity Board etc., RCMC in respect thereof is to be obtained from FIEO. Further, in case of m....
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.... documents from DGFT Hqrs and RA, identity cards (valid for 3 years) may be issued to proprietor/ partners / directors and authorised employees (not more than three), of importers and exporters, upon online application (b) In case of limited companies, more than three identity cards can be allotted per company. In case of loss of an identity card, a duplicate card may be issued on the basis of an self-declaration. (c) Identity card would be issued electronically with QR code and a Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) for electronic verification. 2.87 Interview with authorised Officers Officers may grant interview at their discretion to authorised representative of importer / exporter. Interviews /clarifications may also be sought through E-mails. Interactions to the extent possible should be through online medium/video conference. PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS 2.88 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) / Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) India has always stood for a transparent, equitable, inclusive, predictable, nondiscriminatory and rules based international trading system. In this context, India's trade agreements may be seen as a measured and calibrated e....
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....ing provided by some of the agencies would be discontinued. The Certificate of origin will be delivered within 24 hours/1(one) working day of the application made. 2.89 Unilateral Tariff Preferences Under these schemes, both developed and developing countries grant unilateral tariff preferences to exports from developing countries including Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Some of these schemes are: (A) Generalised System of Preferences (GSP): (a) GSP is a non-contractual instrument by which industrialized (developed) countries unilaterally and based on non-reciprocity extend tariff concessions to developing countries. Following countries extend tariff preferences under their GSP Scheme: (i) United States of America (ii) New Zealand (iii) Belarus (iv) European Union (v) Japan (vi) Russia (vii) Canada(viii) Norway (ix) Australia (only to LDCs) and (x) Switzerland (b) GSP schemes of these countries detail sectors / products and tariff lines under which benefits are available, including conditions and procedures governing benefits. These schemes are renewed and modified from time to time. Normally Customs of GSP offering countries require information in Form 'A' (presc....
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....Positive Lists.For details Department of Commerce Website. and Customs' Notification No.8/2014 dated 1^st April, 2014 may also be referred to in this regard. ^17[2.90 Certificates of Origin (CoO) (a) Certificate of Origin (CoO) is an instrument to establish evidence on origin of goods imported into any country. (b) There are two categories of CoO viz. (i) Preferential (ii) Non preferential (c) The list of authorized agencies to issue Certificates of Origin is notified in Appendix 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E. (d) All authorized agencies must accept applications and issue CoOs only via https://www.trade.gov.in or such other platform as may be designated by DGFT from time to time. Manual issuance outside of the designated platform is not permissible and may lead to revocation of authorization to issue CoO.] 2.91 Rules of Origin (Preferential) (a) The rules of origin are the rules that determine the origin of a good for the purpose of exports to a trading partner. Under an FTA, PTA or a unilateral tariff concession, the tariff concessions are granted by an importing country only when these prescribed rules of origin are adhered ....
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....07-Cus 5th June 2007 1 Lakh MT Acrylic Yarn from Nepal -do- 10,000 MT Copper products from Nepal Chapter 74 of ITC(HS) and 8544 -do- 10,000 MT Zinc Oxide from Nepal -do- 2500MT The following items are permitted under the TRQ under India-Mauritius CECPA# Fresh : -- Other 06031900 - 30% No. 25/2021-Customs dated 31st March, 2021 15 tons Pineapples Pineapples - 10% 1000 tons Lichi 08109060 - 10% 250 tons Vanilla : Neither crushed nor ground 09051000 - 10% 15 tons Vanilla : Crushed or ground 09052000 - 10% 1 ton Tunas 16041410 - 0% 7000 tons Other 16041490 - 0% 7000 tons Other prepared or preserved fish 16042000 - 0% 7000 tons Other (Specialty Sugar) 17011490 - 10% 15000 tons Beer made from malt. 22030000 - 25% 2,000,000 Litres Fruit Wine: Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sake);mixtures of fermented beve....
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....00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 105,0 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 105,0 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 105,0 00 MT) 39 01 40 90 Other Ethylene -alphaolefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 7.5 39 01 90 00 Other polymer s of ethylene, in primary sources 7.5 7.0 (TRQ - 11,00 0 MT) 6.5 (TRQ - 12,00 0 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 13,00 0 MT) 5.0 (TRQ - 14,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 16,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 20,60 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 25,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 25,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 25,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 25,00 0 MT) 39 02 10 00 PolyproPylene 7.5 7.0 (TRQ - 70,00 0 MT) 6.5 (T RQ - 77,50 0 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 85,00 0 MT) 5.0 (TRQ - 92,50 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 100,0 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 129,2 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,5 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,5 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,5 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,5 00 MT) 39 02 30 00 Propylene copolymers 7.5 7.0 (TRQ - 50,00 0 MT) 6.5 (TRQ - 55,00 0 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 60,00 0 MT) 5.0 (TR Q - 65,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 70,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 90,90 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,0 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,0 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,0 00 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,0 00 MT) ....
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....RQ of 200 tonne s) 1% absolute duty reduction over the applied rate(T RQ of 200 tonne s) 1% absolute duty reduction over the applied rate(T RQ of 200 tonne s) 71 08 12 00 Other unwrought forms of non-monetary gold 10 71 08 13 00 Other semi-manufactured forms of non-monetary gold 10 71 13 19 10 Articles of jeweller y of gold, unstudded 20 TR (TRQ of 2.5 Tonnes) 19 (TRQ of 2100 kg) 18 (TRQ of 2200 kg) 17 (TRQ of 2300 kg) 16 (TRQ of 2400 kg) 15 (TRQ of 2500 kg) 15 (TR Q of 2500 kg) 15 (TRQ of 2500 kg) 15 (TRQ of 2500 kg) 15 (TRQ of 2500 kg) 15 (TRQ of 2500 kg) 71 kg) 13 19 20 Articles of jeweller y of gold, set with pearls 71 13 19 30 Articles of jeweller y of gold set with diamond s 20 71 13 19 40 Articles of jewllery of gold, set with other precious and semiprecious stones 20 74 08 11 10 Copper weld wire, cross sectional dimension > 6mm 5 TEP over 5 years (TRQ of 150% of 3 years moving average volume) 4.0 (TRQ - 85,00 0 MT) 3.0 (TRQ - 95,00 0 MT) 2.0 (TRQ - 105,0 00 MT) 1.0 (TRQ - 115,0 00 MT) 0.0 (TRQ - 125,0 00 MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 2 t....
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....y as per the definition of "Manufacture" in Paragraph 11.31 of FTP; and (II) If imported inputs (Duty Paid or Duty Free) have been used for the production of export product, the export product can be considered to be originating in India (Non-Preferential) only if the imported inputs undergo the processing/ operations that exceed the following: (i) simple operations consisting of removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making-up of sets of articles), washing, painting, cutting; (ii) changes of packing and breaking up and assembly of consignments; (iii) simple cutting, slicing and repacking or placing in bottles, flasks, bags, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, and all other simple packing operations; (iv) operations to ensure the preservation of products in good condition during transport and storage (such as drying, freezing, keeping in brine, ventilation, spreading out, chilling, placing in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of damaged parts, and like operations); (v) affixing of marks, labels or other like distinguishing signs on products or their ....
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....ued.] 2.94 Approved Exporter Scheme (AES) for self-certification Details of the Scheme are provided in Appendix 2F of ANF. POLICY INTERPRETATION AND RELAXATIONS 2.95 Application to PIC Application for seeking interpretation of any policy provision shall be made in ANF-2F to Policy Interpretation Committee (in the Hqrs.) under Para 2.58(b) of FTP. 2.96 Application to PRC (a) Application to the Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) under Para 2.59 FTP is to be made online in ANF-2D with the prescribed fee and documents. Similarly, under Para 2.60 of FTP, application for review of decision of any committee or a decision/order by any subordinate Authority in the Directorate General of Foreign Trade is required to be submitted online in ANF-2E. (b) Director General of Foreign Trade shall be the Chairman of PRC with all Additional DGFTs, all Joint DGFTs in charge of Policy Divisions in Hqrs as members. The Additional/Joint DGFT (PRC) shall act as Member Secretary; and the Committee can Co-opt member/s with specific expertise/experience as and when required. 2.97 Application to EPCG Committee (a) Application to the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Committee ....
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....and container scanner at these ports. Trans-shipments through these countries / regions will not be allowed this facility. Import through remaining eight (8) other ports (for both shredded and unshredded scrap / waste), irrespective of country of origin, will be subject to PSIC." 6. Substituted vide Public Notice No. 13/2024-25 dated 26-06-2024 before it was read as, "2.57 Procedure for import under the Tariff Rate Quota Scheme (a) Imports under the Tariff Rate Quota Scheme is governed as per the Customs Notification No. 28/2020-Customs dated 23.06.2020 of Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India as amended from time to time. (b) Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Imports for Crude Soya-bean oil and Crude Sunflower seed oil shall be allocated during financial year 2022-23 only, up to quantities per year as indicated below. Item Description ITC(HS) TRQ per Year (in MT) Crude Soya-bean oil, whether or not degummed 15071000 20,00,000 Crude Sunflower seed oil 15121110 20,00,000 The duty exemption under the said TRQs may be availed as per the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notificati....
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....2024-25 dated 27-01-2025 before it was read as, "(d) The agency would ensure that goods are of Indian origin as per criteria defined in (a) above before granting CoO (Non-Preferential). Certificate would be issued as per format given in Annexure-II to Appendix 2 E. It should be ensured that no correction/re-type is made on certificate. Any agency desirous of enlistment in Appendix- 2 E may submit their application as per Annexure-I to Appendix 2E to DGFT." 11. Inserted vide Public Notice No. 43/2024-25 dated 27-01-2025 12. Substituted vide Public Notice No. 23/2025-26 dated 01-10-2025 before it was read as, "In case of import of any freely importable item in India, if a foreign Government insists on certification of end user of the item, before permitting export of the same from their country, RA may issue such certificates as per Appendix 2Q of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms. The certificate shall be issued based on application made under ANF 2J along with documents prescribed therein." 13. Inserted vide Public Notice No. 29/2025-26 dated 28-10-2025 14. Inserted vide Public Notice ....