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RBI/2016-17/293
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45
April 27th, 2017
To,
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 52.30
million to the Government of the Republic of Mauritius
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated
November 17th, 2016 with the Government of the Republic of Mauritius for making
available to the latter, a Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of
USD 52.30 million (USD Fifty two million three hundred thousand only) for the
purpose of financing Project Trident in the Republic of Mauritius.The credit
under this LoC is available for financing export of eligible goods from India
which means any goods and services including plant, machinery and equipment and
services including consultancy services, for the purpose of Project Trident in
terms of the agreement and those which are eligible for export under the Foreign
Trade Policy of the Government of India and whose purchase may be agreed to be
financed by the Exim Bank under this agreement. Out of the total credit by Exim
Bank under this agreement, goods and services of the value of at least 75 per
cent of the contract price shall be supplied by the seller from India and the
remaining 25 per cent of goods and services may be procured by the seller for
the purpose of the eligible contract from outside India.
2. The Agreement under the LoC is effective from April 3rd, 2017. Under the
LoC, the terminal utilization period is 60 months after the scheduled completion
date of the project.
3. Shipments under the LoC will have to be declared on Export Declaration
Form as per instructions issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time.
4. No agency commission is payable for export under the above LoC. However,
if required, the exporter may use its own resources or utilize balances in its
Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Account for payment of commission in free
foreign exchange. Authorised Dealer Category- I (AD Category- I) banks may allow
such remittance after realization of full eligible value of export subject to
compliance with the extant instructions for payment of agency commission.
5. AD Category- I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice
of their exporter constituents and advise them to obtain full details of the LOC
from the Exim Bank’s office at Centre One, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex,
Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005 or from their website www.eximbankindia.in
6. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Section
10(4) and Section 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of
1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required
under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(Deepak Kumar)
Chief General Manager
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