The Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide Notification No.36/2001 – Customs (N.T.), dated, the 3rd August, 2001 (S.O.748 (E), dated, the 3rd August, 2001) and was last amended vide Notification No. 130/2006-Customs (N.T.), dated, the 1st December,2006 (S.O.2061(E) dated 1st December,2006).
Software exporters shall register themselves with Electronic and Software Export Promotion Council. Exporters of 13 specific services as listed in Sl No. 34 of Appendix-2 of Handbook of Procedure (Volume -I) are required to register themselves with the Services Export Promotion Council. Other service exporters shall register themselves with Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation.
Regarding issue whether an application for benefit under Export Promotion Schemes which is submitted after the last date of application can be considered under Para 9.3 of Hand Book of Procedure with late cut of 10% on entitlement, it is clarified that Para 9.3 is general in nature and this is applicable to all schemes unless and until it is stated otherwise in Policy/ Procedure.
Software exporters shall register themselves with Electronic and Software Export Promotion Council. An exclusive Services Export Promotion Council for has been set up to give proper direction, guidance and encouragement to selected Services Sector. Exporters of 13 specific services as listed in Sl No. 34 of Appendix-2 of Handbook of Procedure (Volume -I) are required to register themselves with the Services Export Promotion Council.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import items.
