We declare that the receipts offoreign exchange (including payment through international credit cards for one & two star hotels and standalone restaurants) are for bonafide service transactions rendered by the applicant and no services have been purchased from third parties for availing the duty free entitlement facility.
It is hereby certified that the transferred Chemical referred to above will be used only for purposes not prohibited / disallowed under the Chemical Weapons Convention and shall not be transferred to any other person or re-exported from the recipient country .
It is further clarified that the condition on import of edible / food products as per Condition No. 8 of the Chapter I A (General conditions of import), of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items shall not be applicable on imports made under Annual Advance Licenses and Advance Licenses for physical exports issued with A.U. condition. Similarly, this condition will not be applicable on imports made by 100% EOUs and units in EPZ / SEZ.
They will be return the concession if already claimed from the Government; and furnish certificate from the statutory auditors to the Department of Fertilisers and Customs that the quantity intended to be exported has been imported in the last six months and no concession / subsidy has been claimed.
The amendment to the ITC (HS) policy updates import regulations, quality standards, and licensing for several goods, including textiles and vehicles.
Capital goods, equipments, components, parts and accessories, whether imported or indigenous, except those restricted for export in the ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import items, 2002-2007, may be sent abroad for repairs, testing, quality improvement of up-gradation or standardization of technology and re-imported without a licence/certificate/permission.
Before accepting the undertaking certain additional factors should also be kept in mind, e.g. whether the land/building is owned or leased, whether the capital goods are hypothecated to a bank or are free from any encumbrances, etc.
All goods landed upto 31.3.2003 and lying uncleared /unclaimed may be taken up for disposal by the Custodians and the process of disposal should be completed by 30.4.2004 by the respective custodians.
I am directed to say that the Board has circulated the views of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) vide circulars No. 128/39/95-CX dated 25-51995-CX and No 228/114/96-CX dated 19.12.96 about the classification of goods to be classified as “Handicrafts” for availing exemption of excise duty under notification No. 76/86-CX dated 10-2-86. The circular dated 19.12.96 was issued in the light of judgment of the Hon”ble Supreme Court in the case of CCE.,
Mutual Funds should approach BSE (Mr. Kevin Desouza) or NSE (Mr. Uday Mallya) latest by February 4, 2004 to obtain a unique client code for each of their existing schemes and plans (the later wherever the portfolio of the plans is different).
