Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. 53(RE-2010)/ 2009-14
New Delhi, the 03rd June, 2011
Subject: Amendment of para3.11.8 of HBP Vol I( 2009-14)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends Para 3.11.8
of the Handbook of Procedures Vol I (2009-14) with immediate effect.
- The amended para 3.11.8 will now read as :
“Export shipments filed under the Free Shipping Bill category, would need the
following declaration on the Shipping Bills in order to be eligible for claiming
chapter 3 benefits of FTP :
‘We intend to claim chapter 3 benefits.’
This declaration shall not be required for export shipments under any of the
schemes of Chapter 4 (including drawback), Chapter 5 or Chapter 6 of FTP.
If there is a decision during the year to include any new product or new market
to avail such benefit, then:
- For exports of such products/ export to such markets, a grace period of one
month from the date of decision/ notification/public notice will be allowed for
making this declaration of intent on free shipping bills.
- After the grace period of one month, all exports (of such products or to
such markets) would have to include the declaration of intent on the free
shipping bills.
- For exports made prior to date of decision/notification/public notice of
products/markets, such a declaration will not be required since such exports
would have already taken place.”
Effect of this Public Notice:
Till now Shipping Bills filed under Chapter 4 (including drawback), Chapter 5 or
Chapter 6 schemes needed a “Declaration of Intent” for claiming chapter 3
benefits. Now this “Declaration of Intent” is required only on Free Shipping
Bills for claiming Chapter 3 benefits.
Sd/-
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
[email protected]
(F. No. 01/91/180/160/AM12/ PC-3)