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List of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) / Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) signed by India
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....hanisms for problem resolution etc. 3. India- Sri Lanka FTA (ISLFTA) 28.12.1998 01.03.2000 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Sri Lanka was signed on 20.12.1998 and was operationalised in March 2000 following notification of required Customs tariff concessions by Government of Sri Lanka and India. Procedure for import of certain listed items under ISLFTA is at Annexure-I 4. Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan Maldives, and Afghanistan) 04.01.2004 01.01.2006 Afghanistan became Eighth Member of SAARC from April 2007 and the provisions of Trade Liberalization Programme (TLP) are applicable to Afghanistan w.e.f. 07.08.2011). 5. India - Thailand FTA - Early Harvest Scheme (EHS) 9.10.2003 01.09.2004 India and Thailand have signed protocol to implement Early Harvest Scheme under India- Thailand Free Trade Agreement on 01.09.2004. Tariff preferences for imports on items of Early Harvest Scheme would be available only to those products, which satisfy Rules of Origin Criteria, notified by Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, vide notification No. 101/2004-Customs ....
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....er the TRQ: PE, PPE (tariff heads - 3901, 3902), PVC (tariff head - 3904), Gold Bullion/Sheets (tariff head - 7108), Articles of Gold (tariff head - 7113) and Copper (tariff head - 7408). The procedure for items listed under the TRQ is at Annexure -IV. 13. India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) 02.04.2022 29.12.2022 Under the India-Australia ECTA, following are the items included under the TRQ: Lentils, In-shell almonds, Shelled almonds, Oranges, Mandarins (including tangerines & satsumas), Pears and Extra Long Staple Cotton of minimum 28 mm staple length. (ii) Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) already signed and operational S.No. Name of the Agreement and the participating countries Date of Signing Date of Implementation Details 1 Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) (Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka) July, 1975 (revised Agreement signed on 02.11.2005) 01.11.1976 APTA is a preferential trading arrangement designed to liberalise and expand trade in goods progressively in Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) region through liberalization of tariff and ....
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....Lanka, and Maldives in 1993 and came into operation in 1995. Four rounds of trade negotiations have been completed and more than 3000 tariff lines are under tariff concessions among SAARC countries. Annexure-I Procedure for import of items as in the Para 2.107 of the Handbook of Procedure (2022-27) Sl.No. ITC (HS) Code Description of goods Country Total aggregate quantity that is available for import 1. 1516,1517 or 1518 (other than 15161000, 15171010, 15179030 & 15180040 which are prohibited for import) Vanaspati, bakery shortening and margarine Sri Lanka 2,50,000MT 2. 0904 Pepper Sri Lanka 2500MT 3. 08011100 Desiccated Coconut Sri Lanka 500MT The imports procedure for the items will be permitted subject to the following arrangements/ procedure: - (a) The import would be subject to Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 26/2000-Customs dated 1.3.2000 (as amended from time to time) relating to Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement. (b) All applications must accompany a pre-purchase agreement from one of the eligible exporters of Vanaspati, bakery shortenin....
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....d authorities in Paraguay. d. The year in respect of these imports will be the period from 1st April to 31st March, i.e. financial year in India. e. All applications for grant of TRQ authorizations shall be submitted online through the DGFT website (www.dgft.gov.in). No physical copies of the application are required to be submitted. f. Allocation will be made equally among the eligible applicant subject to quantity applied. The application in ANF 2M and AND-1 along with the requisite fee is required to be filed online as per the procedure laid down in Trade Notice No. 49 dated 15.03.2019. the application should be sent by 28th February of the financial year, for allocation in the next financial year. ***** Annexure-III Imports of Items under the TRQ of the India- Mauritius CECPA (i) The total quantum of items that can be imported under India- Mauritius CECPA shall be as follows: S.No ITC(HS) Code Description Tariff Rate Quota Quantity (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 06031900 Fresh: -- Other 15 tons 2. 08043000 Pineapples 1000 tons 3. 08109060 Lichi 250 tons 4. 09051000 Vanilla: Neither c....
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....ion are required to be submitted. f. Allocation will be made equally among the eligible applicant subject to quantity applied. The application in ANF 2M and ANF1 along with the requisite fee is required to be filed online. The application should be sent by 28th February of the financial year, for allocation in the next financial year. However, for the current FY 2021-22, applications are invited by 31st December 2021 vide Public Notice no. 31/2015-2020 dated 28.10.2021 with other modalities remaining the same. g. The TRQ authorisation shall contain the name and address of the importer, Importer -Exporter Code (IEC), Customs notification number, tariff item as applicable, quantity and validity period of the certificate. h. The TRQ authorisation shall be issued electronically by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and transmitted to Indian Customs EDI System (ICES). i. Imports made against the TRQ shall be allowed only upon debiting electronically in the ICES system. ***** Annexure-IV Imports of Items under the TRQ of the India- UAE CEPA HS 8 Code Description Effective Rate (%) Tariff Modality Offered Schedule of Tariff....
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.... 3.75 (TRQ - 90,900 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,000 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,000 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,000 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,000 MT) 39029000 Other polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms 7.5 7.0 (TRQ - 4,000 MT) 6.5 (TRQ - 4,500 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 5,000 MT) 5.0 (TRQ - 5,500 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 6,000 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 7,700 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 9,500 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 9,500 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 9,500 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 9,500 MT) 39041010 Emulsion grade PVC resin / PVC Pasteresin/ PVC dispersion resin 10 Tariff Reduction of 50% in 5 years with specified year-wise TRQs (Cumulative Annual TRQ of 60,000 MT) 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 39041020 Suspension grade PVC resin 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 39041090 Other Poly (vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 39042100 Non-plasticised poly (vinyl chloride), mixed with other substances 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 39043010 Poly (vinyl derivatives) 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 39043090 Other Vi....
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....oving Average of Years 2 to 4 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 3 to 5 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 4 to 6 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 5 to 7 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 6 to 8 in MT) 74081190 Other wire of refined copper, which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm 5 74081910 Copper weld wire, cross sectional dimension < 6mm 5 TEP over 5 years (TRQ of 150% of 3 years moving average volume) 4.0 (TRQ - 270 MT) 3.0 (TRQ - 302.5 MT) 2.0 (TRQ - 335 MT) 1.0 (TRQ - 367.5 MT) 0.0 (TRQ - 400 MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 2 to 4 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 3 to 5 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 4 to 6 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 5 to 7 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 6 to 8 in MT) 74081920 Welding wire of copper, cross sectional dimension < 6mm 5 74081990 Other wire of refined copper, cross sectional dimension < 6mm 5 These imports will be permitted subject to the following arrangements/ procedure: - These imports of Items will be permitted subject to the following arrangements/ procedure....
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....r TRQ shall not be considered.] h. Reference Notification No. 22/2022-Customs dated 30th April 2022, for Gold TRQ imports under 7108, may be affected by the TRQ holder through Nominated Agencies as notified by RBI (in case of banks), nominated agencies notified by DGFT or Qualified Jewellers as notified by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). i. [deleted] j. [deleted] k. [deleted] l. The TRQ authorisation shall contain the name and address of the importer, Importer -Exporter Code (IEC), Customs notification number, tariff item as applicable, quantity and validity period of the certificate. m. The TRQ authorisation shall be issued electronically by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and transmitted to Indian Customs EDI System (ICES). n. Imports made against the TRQ shall be allowed only upon debiting electronically in the ICES system or on debit as endorsed. o. In addition to the requirements as above, the TRQ authorization for items under Tariff head 7108 shall also contain Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) of nominated agencies as notified by RBI (in case of banks) or DGFT for other ag....