Public Notice No. 39 dated 5^th September 1997

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India extraordinary, Part -11- Section 3- Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 283(E) dated 31.3.97, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the procedure for fixation of rate of credit under DEPB scheme as given in Chapter: 7 of this Policy.

The exporter has to file the application in the form given in Annexure to this Public Notice for fixation of rate of credit under DEPB scheme. The Annexure shall form Appendix 11-H of Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), 1997-2002.

This issues in Public interest.

Appendix - 11H

Data Sheet for DEPB Rates

For Official Use

File No.________________

Date: _________________

1.      Name of the applicant

2.      IEC No.

3.      Address:

4.      Items of export for which fixation of DEPB rate is sought.

5.      Total exports effected during preceding three licensing years

6.      Export made during past one year of the item for which DEPB rate is applied.

a)        Under the DEPB scheme

b)        Outside the DEPB scheme

7.      Details of exports effected during the last 12 months of the item for which DEPB rate is applied:

8.      Details of Imports effected during the past one-year of inputs allowed under Standard Input Output Norms (Handbook of Procedures.Vol.2)

9.      Details of credit obtained under erstwhile Passbook scheme against export of products for which DEPB rate is applied:

10.    Details of International journals/magazine evidencing International price of Inputs In support of the data furnished above.

Declaration/ Undertaking

a)      I/We hereby declare that the par1lculars and the statements made in this application are true and correct to the best of 'my/our knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed or held therefrom.

b)      I/We fully understands that any Information furnished In the application if proved incorrect or false will render me/us liable for any penal action or other consequences as may be prescribed in law or otherwise warranted.

c)      I/We undertake to abide by the provisions of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, the Rules and Orders framed thereunder, the Export and Import Policy and the Handbook of Procedures.

d)      I/We hereby declare that I/we have submitted a copy of the data sheet and supporting documents to _________Export Promotion Council/Commodity Board on___________ (Date).

e)      I hereby certify that I am authorised to verify and sign this declaration IS per Paragraph 3.8 of the Policy.

Place: _____________

Date: ______________                                                                                                                                (Signature of Applicant)

Name in Block Letters__________________

Designation____________________

Official address_________________________________

Residential address__________________________________

Instruction for filling the data sheet

a.      Submit in duplicate, Appendix I-A of Handbook of Procedures (Voi.1) alongwith the data sheet.

b.      In support of data furnished at S.No. 7, 8 and 9 of the data sheet, copies of a minimum of 5 Shipping Bills/ BiIIs of Entry/Passbook credit entries need to be submitted for each item of Export/import during the past one year. This may however be restricted to two Shipping Bills/Bills of Entry Passbook credit entries per month for exports/imports effected during the past one year.

c.      International price of items of import as obtained from International journals/magazines is to be submitted only in support of actual imports as detailed at S.No. 8 and 9 of the data sheet.

d.      25 copies of the data sheet is to be submitted. However, only two copies of the supporting documents viz. relevant Shipping Bills/Bills of Entry/Passbook credit entries is to be submitted In support of all the data as furnished by the applicant on the data sheet.

e.      If the applicant has insufficient data on the items of import/export, he may also submit data and documents of other exporters of the same export product.

f.       A copy of the Data Sheet and supporting documents should simultaneously be submitted to the concerned Export Promotion Council/Commodity 80ard.

g.      The DEPB rate shall be fixed only for those products for which Standards Input Output Norms have been notified. In case of an export product for which Standard Input Output Norms is not fixed the applicant has to first apply for fixation of Standard Input Output Norms.