Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
(Directorate General of Foreign Trade)
[ISO 9001:2008 Certified Organisation]
Udyog Bhawan, H-Wing
Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011
Tel. (EPBAX No.): 011-2306 1562
Fax No: 011-2306 2225
Web Site: http://dgft.gov.in
E-mail: [email protected]
Policy Circular No. 2 (RE-2012)/2009-14
Dated 19/07/2012
To,
All Regional Offices of DGFT
Subject: Pending EODC cases where vehicles imported under EPCG Scheme were not
registered as Commercial/Tourist Vehicle – Reference Policy Circular dated
07.05.2008
Attention is invited to
Policy Circular 7 dated 07.05.2008 wherein it was, inter
alia, stipulated that “In all past cases where Export Obligation Discharge
Certificate (EODC) has not been obtained by 30-06-2008 and where vehicles were
not registered as Tourist Vehicles, EPCG authorization holders will get them
registered as Tourist Vehicles, by 31.08.2008”.
- Many representations have been received indicating that the EPCG Authorisation holder could not get the Vehicle, (imported under EPCG Scheme),
registered as commercial / tourist vehicle due to reasons like:
- the vehicle was more than two years old & hence cannot be registered again
as commercial vehicle / tourist Vehicle as per Rule 82(b) of the Central Motor
Vehicles Rules 1989 (CMVR);
- a particular brand/type of vehicle cannot be registered as commercial
Vehicle as per CMVR/ guidelines.
- In some of the representations, condonation for delay in registration has
also been sought as the registration has been done after the cut off date
prescribed in the Policy Circular No. 7 dated 07.05.2008.
- The following three types of cases emerge:
- Vehicles imported prior to 31.08.2006 cannot be registered again as Tourist
Vehicle, as under Rule 82 of CMVR vehicles older than 2 years cannot be
registered as Tourist vehicles;
- RTO issues a confirmation that the imported vehicle is not allowed to be
registered as Tourist Vehicle;
- There has been delay in registration as Tourist Vehicle beyond cut off date
(i.e. 31.08.2008).
- 5. The following action will be taken for the type of cases mentioned in Para 4
above:
- a. Para 2(b) of Policy Circular 7 dated 07.05.2008 would not be required to be
complied with
- For the vehicles imported prior to 31.08.2006 as in 4 (a) above, or
- Where the RTO gives a confirmation as mentioned in 4(b) above.
- For registration of imported vehicles as ‘Tourist Vehicle’, the cut off date
as specified in Policy Circular No. 7 dated 07.05.2008 (Para 3 above) is
extended till the date of this circular, thereby the delay in registration is
condoned in all such similarly placed cases.
- This issues with the approval of DGFT.
(Rita Mahna)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
Tel. No. +91 11 2306 1562/Ext. 288
E-mail: [email protected]
F. No. 01/36/218/21/AM13/EPCG-I