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29-12-2016
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| Notification No: |
DGFT Public Notice No. 48/2015-2020
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DGFT
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Public Notice
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| File No: |
File No. 01/61/180/88/AM16/PC-3 |
| Subject: |
Procedure for claiming Duty Credit Scrips under Chapter 3 of FTP 2009-14 for shipments where LEO date is up to 31.03.2015 but date of export is on or after 01.04.2015.
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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice 48/2015-2020
Dated the 29th December, 2016
Subject: Procedure for claiming Duty Credit
Scrips under Chapter 3 of FTP 2009-14 for shipments where
LEO date is up to 31.03.2015 but date of export is on or
after 01.04.2015.
In exercise of Powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign
Trade policy (2015-2020), the Director General of
Foreign Trade hereby notifies the following procedure for
claiming Duty Credit Scrips under Chapter
3 of FTP 2009 -14 for shipments Where LEO date is up to 31.03.2015 but date of
export is on or after 01.04.2015.
- For claiming Chapter
3 benefits
under FTP
2009-14, eligibility of an item was determined on the
basis of date
of export as
paras 3.8.1(c),
and 3.11.
11(b) of HBP read
With Para
9.12 of HBP,
2009-14. Accordingly, if the date of export was after
31.03.2015, it would be ineligible for Chapter
3 benefit
under FTP,
2009-14.
- For claiming Chapter 3 benefits under FTP
2015-20, eligibility of an item is determined on the
basis of date of Let
Export Order (LEO) as per Para 2.17(b) read
With Para
9.12(D) of
the HBP,
2015-20. Accordingly, if LEO date is on or prior to
31.03.2015, it is not eligible for MEIS benefit under the FTP
2015-20.
- Questions have been raised in various Open House
Meetings well as references have been received by this
Directorate as to the treatment to the export consignments
where LEO date was prior to 31.03.2015 and Date
of Export was
on or after 01.04.2015.
- The issue has been examined in consultation with
the Department of Revenue. In this regard, last sub-Para
within Para
9.12 of the Handbook
of Procedure 2009-14 is
reproduced below:
"However, wherever Procedural
/ Policy provisions have been modified to disadvantage of
exporters, same shall not applicable to consignments already
handed over to Customs for examination and subsequent
exports upto Public Notice / Notification date.
- In view of the provision in Para
9.12 of HBP
2009-14 as
stated above, it is clarified that the shipments, where the
LEO date is on or prior to 31.03.2015, but the Date of
Export is on or after 01.04.2015, shall be
incentivized with the Chapter 3 benefits as was available in
the FTP
2009-14. It is also clarified that in all such cases,
the LEO date shall be treated as date of export.
- Applications for availing benefit under this
Public Notice are to be filed with RAs concerned by 31
March, 2017 and in all such cases Late Fee under Para
9.3 of HBP
(2009-15) will
not be applicable. However, applications received after 31
March, 2017 and in all such case late Fee under Para
9.3 of HBP
(2009-15) will
not be applicable. However, applications received after 31
March 2017 will be subject to Late Fee as applicable under Para
9.3 of HBP
(2009-14).
- Necessary changes in the online application
module have been made to change the LEO date as the Date of
Export giving effect to the above decision.
Effect of this Public Notice : The
procedure for claiming Chapter
3 benefits of FTP
2009-14 for
exports were LEO date is upto 31.03.2015 but date of export
is on or after 01.04.2015 is notified.
(A.K.Bhalla)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-Mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/61/180/88/AM16/PC-3)
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