VII. DUTY CONCESSIONS ON SPECIFIED ITEMS WHEN IMPORTED BY BONAFIDE EXPORTERS:

1. A scheme for duty-free imports for the purpose of use in goods meant for export, based on end-use monitoring is being introduced for bonafide exporters subject to the requirement of exporting value added products manufactured using inputs imported under these exemptions, within a period of six months. Importer shall be required to follow the procedure under the Import of Goods at Concessional Rate (IGCR) Rules, 2017.

2. The following changes are being made to operationalize the scheme as detailed under:

• Conditions required for availing exemptions vide S. No. 257 are being amended.
• S. No. 257A is being inserted to provide for conditional exemptions for import of specified items like decorative papers, motifs, back of photo frames, etc. to be used in manufacture of handicraft products meant for exports.
• S. No. 257B is being inserted to provide for conditional exemptions for import of specified items like fasteners, inlay cards, lining and inter-lining materials, wet blue chrome tanned leather, etc. to be used in manufacture of textile or leather garments meant for exports.
• S. No. 257C is being inserted to provide for conditional exemptions for import of specified items like buckles, buttons, locks etc. to be used in manufacture of leather or synthetic footwears, or other leather products meant for exports.
• S. No. 288, having been subsumed under new S. No. 257B, is being omitted.

 

 

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Budget 2022-23 + FINANCE Bill, 2022

Duty-free imports for exporters: end-use monitored inputs require timely export of value-added goods under IGCR compliance. A scheme permits duty-free imports for bonafide exporters on an end-use monitoring basis, requiring use of imported inputs to manufacture value-added export goods within a prescribed period and adherence to the Import of Goods at Concessional Rate Rules, 2017. Operational changes amend conditions for S. No. 257, insert S. No. 257A (decorative and ancillary items for handicrafts), S. No. 257B (fasteners, inlay cards, lining materials, wet blue leather for textile/leather garments), and S. No. 257C (buckles, buttons, locks for footwear/leather products); S. No. 288 is omitted as subsumed.