Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Policy Circular No. 4/2009-2014 (RE 2012)
Dated: 8th August, 2013
To
All Regional Authorities (RAs);
All Commissioners of Customs;
Exporting Community
Subject: Procedures relating to filing of application to obtain Status
Recognition Certificate / Nominated Agency Certificate.
RAs / Development Commissioners are following different practices while issuing
Status Recognition Certificate / Nominated Agency Certificate in case of IEC
holders having both DTA units as well as SEZ Units. Para 4A.4 of FTP read with
para 4A.35 of HBP, empowers only the concerned RAs (as authorised under Appendix
1A), to grant the Nominated Agency Certificate, whereas both, the concerned RA
or the concerned DC of SEZ may issue Status Recognition Certificate.
2. To bring greater clarity into the matter and also to have uniform and
harmonious practice by RAs and Development Commissioners, a tabular chart has
been provided below:
| S. No. |
Category |
Issuing /renewing Authority for Status Recognition Certificate
|
Issuing / Renewing Authority for Nominated Agency Certificate |
| 1. |
IEC holder having DTA unit as well as SEZ/EOU unit
|
R A concerned
As per Appendix 1 |
RA concerned
As per Appendix 1A |
| 2. |
IEC holder having SEZ/EOU unit only |
DC concerned
As per Appendix 1 |
No such Certificate for such applicants. |
| 3. |
IEC holder having DTA unit only |
RA concerned
As per Appendix 1 |
RA concerned As per Appendix 1A |
3. Existing Status Recognition Certificates and Nominated Agency Certificates
that have been issued already shall not be withdrawn, irrespective of whether it
has been issued by concerned RA or DC. After the expiry of validity period of
existing certificates, it can be renewed only as per the authority indicated in
Para 2 above.
(Jaikant Singh)
Jt. Director General of Foreign Trade
Telephone No.: 23062968
e-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from File No.01/94/180/426/AM13/PC-4)