In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items , 1997-2002 published on 31st March, 1997 (RE-98) as amended from time to time, namely.
The Export Promotion Board has examined the request of the trade that transhipment of containers of export cargo may be allowed at gateway ports like Chennai and JNPT, whereby goods which are customs cleared for shipment in small ports would be transhipped by coastal vessels to the gateway ports from where they would be sent on foreign voyage by foreign-going vessels. Similarly, on return
The matter has been considered carefully and it is clarified that in terms of Public Notice No. 6 (RE-99) dated 6.4.1999, wherever exports have already been completed prior to the date of this Public Notice, but exports have been completed outside the export obligation period, then such exports are deemed to have been made within the prescribed export obligation period and no penalty is to be charged for such regularisation /extension. However , no refund whatsoever is permissible in cases where any penalties etc may have already been paid.
Representations have been received from the individual exporters as well as Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council regarding classification of sarees/dhoties/lungies in textile group under DEPB scheme. The matter has been examined and it has been decided that unhemmed and or unstiched sarees/ dhoties/ lungies are classifiable as fabrics whereas hemmed and or stiched sarees/dhoties/lungies are classifiable as madeups under the DEPB scheme.
Circular No. 458/24/99-CX I am directed to say that in pursuance of the announcement by the Finance Minister in his Budget Speech 1999-2000 that as a measure of simplification of administrative procedure, the SSI units will be permitted to pay excise duty on monthly basis with effect from 1st June 1999, Notification No. 36/99-Central Excise (N.t.) dated 26th May, 1999 has been issued whereby new Rule 173GG has been inserted.
