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Consideration of application for grant of EPCG Scheme Licence to Hotel Industry, units under Textile and Garment sector
Policy Circular No. 52 dated 18th February 2000
Attention is invited to Paragraph 6.2 of the Current Exim Policy, 1997-2000 which provides for Zero Duty import under EPCG Scheme in case for value is Rs.1 crore or for Textile sector interalia. The said facility is also available to Hotels, tour operators or tourist transport operators who are recognized as Export House trading House/ Star Trading House and Super star Trading House or Service Export House, International Service, Export House, International Star Service Export House, International Super Star Service Export Houses.
Accordingly to Ministry of Commerce, Public Notice No 33(RE-99) 1997-2002,dated 1.10.99,EPCG applications may be made to the concerned Regional licensing authority for obtaining a licence on the basis of a self declaration subject to final fixation of nexus by the Headquarters EPCG Committee and with an understanding that in case the Hqrs. EPCG-disallows any capital goods, the licence holder shall be liable to pay the Customs Duty with 24% interest on such goods. , It has been brought to the
notice that the RLAs are not adhering to a uniform Policy with regards to issue of EPCG licences to the Hotel Industry, Textile Sector and Garment Sector. With a view to maintaining a uniform Policy and removing ambiguity in this regard, it is clarified that:
i) For Hotel Industry, the licences will be issued only for the items, covered b: the Customs Notification No. 60/ 98 Customs, dated 3.8.98 and 31/
99-Customs, dated 8.3.99 (Annexure 1).
(Pl. refers Cus. Ntfn. No. 60/ 98 & 31/ 99 as a Annexure 1 in this cir)
ii) For Textiles sector, the licence will be issued only for the items, covered by the Customs Notification No 121/ 99-customs, dated 4.11.99 (Annexure 11).
(Pl. refer Cus. Ntfn. No. 121/ 99 as a Annexure II in this cir)
iii) For the Garments sector, the licence will be issued for the items listed in Annexure III.
In respect of applications, for import of the items covered by the lists give in Annexure I , II, and III above for such sectors, licences under Zero Duty as well as 10% duty can be issued by the concerned RLAs within their financial limit without referring such applications to the Headquarters.
Application for import of any items which are not covered by these lists may be referred to Hqrs.
EPCG Committee for consideration in terms of the said Public Notice No.33/ [RE-99]/ 1997-2002 dated 1.10.99.
This issues with the approval of Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Annexure-III
List of Machines Required by Garment Sector
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1. Two needle PB lockstitch industrial sewing machine.
2. Single needle bed drop feed lockstitch machines.
3. Single needle lockstitch flat bed machine.
4. Single needle lockstitch flat bed machine/ single needle flat bed drop feed lockstitch machine with a speed of over 3,500 stitches per minute.
5. High speed twin needle feed lockstitch machine.
6. High speed two-needle lockstitch machine.
7. Computerised multi needle lockstitch/ chain stitch machine.
8. Single needle lockstitch machine with built in trimmer.
9. Blind stitch machine of various models.
10. Single needle drop feed chainstitch machine.
11. Two-needle chain stitch or lockstitch machine.
12. Chain stitch overedging machine.
13. Two or three needle chain stitch machine.
14. Two thread chain stitch for high speed seaming and banding operation with gear driven pulled feed/ compound-feed of a speed of 3,500 stitched per minute are above.
15. Safety stitch machine.
16. Fully fashioned high speed knitting machine. (For the manufacture of garments).
17. Power operated flat lock/ overlock machine.
18. Linking machine.
19. Loop making machine.
20. Whole garment making machine. (Knitted).
21. Plain stitching machine with a speed of more than 3,500 stitched per minute.
22. Computerised plain stitching machine with a speed of more than 3,500 stitches per minute.
23. High speed needle feed two-needle flat bed industrial sewing machine.
24. Sewing machine zig-zag flat bed.
25. High speeds multiple needle sewing machines.
26. Class feed of the arm industrial sewing machines.
27. Button hole sewing machine.
28. Button stitch sewing machine.
29. Label/ elastic inserting machine on a variety of garments.
30. Belt attaching machine.
31. Zip attaching machine.
32. Bar tacking machine.
33. Hemstitch machine.
34. Smoking machine.
35. Computerised pattern maker/ pattern grading/ marker making machine.
36. Power driven cloth-cutting machine.
37. Band knife cutting machine.
38. Collar turning and blocking machine and cuff turning and blocking machine.
39. Cuff press.
40. Automatic pocket weld sewing machine.
41. Pocket creasing machine.
42. Garment, printing and cutting machine.
43. Quilting machine.
44. Button/ eye Hook/ rivet fixing/ sewing machine, and/ or dies thereof.
45. Snap fasteners fixing machine.
46. Thread cleaning machines.
47. Steam press.
48. Beiler for steam press/ vacuum press.
49. Steam cabinet.
50. Vacuum table.
51. Fusing press.
52. Dry-to-dry cleaning machine.
53. Stain/ spot removing machine/ gun.
54. Automatic 25-needle shirting/ smoking machine.
55. Shirt folding machine.
56. Farm finisher.
57. Collar contour trimmer.
58. Spreading machine.
59. Shoulder pad-attaching machine.
60. Pearl/ Bead/ Class stones, etc. attaching machine.
61. Fabric inspection/ checking machine.
62. Computerised CAD/ CAM/ cutting machine.
63. Placket cutting machine.
64. Round knife-cutting machine.
65. End cutter with cloth press track.
66. Collar point turning, cutting, pressing machine.
67. Cloth drilling machine.
68. Collar point trimmer.
69. Collar gear knotcher.
70. Leaser marker.
71. Tumbler dryer.
72. Industrial garment washing machine.
73. Industrial type garment drying machine.
74. Circular knitting machines.
75. Power driven flat bed knitting machine.
76. Computerised flat bed knitting machine.
77. Power driven socks knitting/ gloves knitting machine.
78. Computerised embroidery pattern-making machine with platter.
79. Raising Sueding machine.
80. Fabric singeing machine.
81. Colour marching system.
82. Computerised label making machine/-labelling machine.
83. Soft flow dyeing machine.
84. Slit opening/-slitting machine for knitting fabrics.
85. High frequency infrared dryer.
86. Compacting machine for knitted fabrics.
87. Automatic stentor with steam chest, electrical and/ or thermic fluid heating systems.
88. Tubular mercerising/ bleaching and mercerising machine.
89. Loop atcamer.
90 Relaxed drum/ conveyor shrinkage drying machine.
91. Fabric reversing machine.
92. Conveyar type needle detector machine.
93. Rotary/ flat bed printing machine.
94. Automatic colour kitchen.
95. Auto fabric detwister/ four padrall/ continuous hydra extraction and wet compaction.
96. Effluent treatment plant.
97. Scrubber in boiler chimney.
98. Automatic/ Computerised Spreading machine.
99. Automatic/ Computerised cutting equipment.
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100. Auto pintable for spreading checks/ stripe fabrics.
101. Automatic cuff rugstitch machine.
102. Automatic caller runstitch machine.
103. Automatic sleeve placket making machine.
104. Automatic pocket setter.
105. Automatic hemming machine.
106. Automatic buttonhole indexer.
107. Automatic front placket cutting machine.
108. Automatic button attach indexer.
109. Automatic flap runstitch machine.
110. Single needle lockstitch machine with direct drive under bed trimmer, auto pressure foot lift, needle positioner and auto backtack, RPM above 3500.
111. Computerised lockstitch buttoning machine.
112. Automatic Collar cuff pressing machine.
113. Automatic body pressing machine.
114. Computerised buttonhole machine.
115. Eyelet buttonhole machine.
116. Single needle lockstitch machine with direct drive/ dry head/ UBT auto pressure foot lift/ auto backtack/ needle positioner.
117. Front body pressing back machine.
118. Back body pressing buck machine.
119. Automatic bagging machine.
120. Auto sleeve placket creasing machine.
121. Numbering machine.
122. Blind hemming machine.
123. Spreading tables with air blowers.
124. Computerised wash extractor.
125. Computerised dryers.
126. Spot welding machine.
127. Continuous bleaching plant.
128. Continue rope/ open width washing machine.
129. Cloth Laying Machine.
130. Handy type needle detector machine.
131. Computer Dreikopf 3 Head Machine.
132. Overturn folding Machine.
133. Automatic Standard Cutter with Needle Exclusion, Detection, Photocell for Grey and Finished Fabric.
134. Shearing Machine.
135. Sewing Machine Focus Light.
136. 4-Compartment vertical tentering and drying frame machine.
137. Electronic label cutting & folding Machine.
138. Steaming Calendering Machine.
139. Continuous Tumbling Machine.
140. Water Softening/ Purifying Plant.
141. Fabric Inspection Machine.
142. High speed circular knitting machine.
143. High speed socks knitting and gloves knitting machines with or without electronic jacquard.
144. Computerised flatted knitting machine.
145. Warp/ raschel knitting machine.
146. Computerised label making machine.
147. Modern industrial humidification system for controlling relative humidity & temperature.
148. Weft inserted warp-knitting machine with bias insertion (WIWK).
149. Mechanical foamer with Crush calendar.
150. Pultrusion machine and equipment.
151. Spattering machine and equipment.
152. FRP processing machine and equipment.
153. RTM (Reinforced Textile Material) machine and equipment.
154. Lab scale production/ processing equipment for technical textile product development.
155. Single/ multi needle power operated industrial lockstitch sewing machine with or without trimmer over edging/ seaming and banding operation.
156. Blind stitch machine/ chain stitching machine.
157. Power operated linking/ loop making sewing machine.
158. Power operated flat lock/ overlock machine.
159. Zigzag-flat bed sewing machine.
160. Button stitch sewing machine.
161. Label/ elastic inserting machine.
162. Button hole sewing machine.
163. Belt attaching machine.
164. Zip attaching machine.
165. Bar tacking machine.
166. Hemstitch machine.
167. Smoking machine.
168. Pattern maker/ grader/ marker machine/ laser marker.
169. Power driven cloth-cutting machine.
170. Band knife-cutting machine.
171. Collar and cuff turning and blocking machine and pressing machine.
172. Button and rever/ snap restructuring material.
173. Pocket creasing and welding machine/ Auto pocket making machine.
174. Steam press.
175. Boiler for steam press/ vacuum press, Steam cabinet/ vacuum table.
176. Fusing press.
177. Collar contour trimmer.
178. Spreading machine.
179. Shoulder pad-attaching machine.
180. Pocket cutting machine.
181. Computerised CAD/ CAM/ cutting machine.
182. Round knife-cutting machine.
183. End cutter with cloth press track.
184. Cloth drilling machine.
185. Collar point trimmer/ Gear knotcher machine.
186. High speed fully fashioned knitting machine.
187. Whole garment making machine for knitted garments.
188. Power driven socks and gloves knitting machine.
189. Thread cleaning machine.
190. Shirt folding machine.
191. Stain/ spot removing machine.
192. Pearl/ Beads/ Stones/ Glassete/ Hook and Bar attaching machine.
193. Quilting machine.
194. Fabric inspection/ checking machine.
195. Needle/ metal detector machine.
196. Multi head computerised embroidery machine.
197. CAD/ CAM pattern maker with plotter and software for embroidery machine.
198. Computerised label making machine
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