DGFT Article, News Analysis Notification, Circulars, Policy Circulars, Press Release and Instructions issued by Direct General of Foreign Trade on Trade
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-Minimum Export Price (MEP) of all varieties of onions except Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions will be US$ 250 per Metric Ton F.O.B. It was US$ 350 per Metric Ton as notified on 18.11.2011. For Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions it will be US$ 300 per MT F.O.B instead of US$ 400 per MT as notified on 18.11.2011.
This is in continuation of this office Trade Notice No. 17 dated 23.8.2011. All Export Promotion Councils / Commodity Boards / Authorities were requested that the registration process and uploading of RCMC data thereafter may be completed by 31.10.2011. If EPC’s /Commodity Boards /Authorities fail to register and upload data on DGFT’s website within the prescribed time limit as stated above, the ’on-line’ registration of RCMC issued by EPC’s /Commodity Boards /Authorities on DGFT’s website would be made mandatory w.e.f. 1.11.2011, after which no manual copy of RCMC / Registration Certificate will be entertained by DGFT offices.
Attention is invited to Trade Notice No. 15 dated 10.08.2011 through which 117 firms were declared defaulters in export of cotton in terms of Policy Circular No. 09 dated 29.12.2010 read with Trade Notice No. 11 of 29.06.2011. In Trade Notice No. 15 dated 10.08.2011 (para 3) it was provided that the exporters whose name appear in the Annexure-1 of this Trade Notice may approach the concerned RC issuing authority within 15 days along with all necessary documents for re-verification of documents. Para 4 of this Trade Notice provided that exporters can get their names removed from the list by paying penalty with the concerned RAs.
Minimum Export Price (MEP) of all varieties of onions excluding Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions will be US$ 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B. It was US$ 475 per Metric Ton for general category onion as notified on 20.09.2011.For Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions it will be US$ 400 per MT F.O.B instead of US$ 475 per MT as notified on 20.09.2011. Notification No 85 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014
Complete PAN details, Telephone Numbers, Email IDs, and Mobile Number (of the Signatory of the ANF2A) have been made mandatory fields; while Alternate Email ID, Website Address are optional. This is required to facilitate updating the IEC records. No payment of application fee is required till 31.3.2012 for such updating of IEC Records. Email ID of the Banker would assist RA to cross-check the issuance of the Bank Certificate from the Banker, if in doubt. Several instances have come to the notice of DGFT wherein several IECs get allocated when the applicant does not indicate the full name of the individuals. Hence it is now being made mandatory that full name (in the order – First Name, Middle Name and Last Name) should be filled up, without using any abbreviations wherever in ANF2A the name of an individual is required to be filled up. An illustrative example is given in Annexure A to this Public Notice.
DEPB on export of Cotton yarn including Melange yarn and Cotton which was withdrawn earlier has been restored by the above mentioned Public Notices. During that period as DEPB was not available on export of Cotton yarn including Melange yarn, the exporters have made their exports under Free Shipping Bills.
Message exchange between DGFT and Customs is operational only in respect of Advance Authorization (on and after 01.04.2009), Export Promotion Capital Goods (on and after 01.04.2009), Duty Free Import Authorization (on and after 13.10.2011) and DEPB (which is on EDI mode for almost 6 years). Only these authorizations are therefore available for ‘on-line’ verification.
Attention is invited to para 4.28 (ii) of HBP v.1 regarding regularization of bona fide default by the authorization holders. In case of any shortfall in value, authorization holder is required to deposit an amount equal to 1% shortfall in FOB value in Indian Rupee. Clarification has been sought on the exchange rate applicable for determination of shortfall in Export Obligation.
Conversion of free shipping bills to DEPB Shipping Bills were allowed by the Department of Revenue vide Customs Circular No.6/2003-Cus. dated 28.1.2003 whereby Commissioner of Customs were given powers to allow such conversions. In accordance with the instructions, conversions were done by Customs. Subsequently, vide Circular No.4/2004-Cus. dated 16.1.2004 the facility to allow the conversion of free shipping bills to export promotion schemes were withdrawn. In this background, instructions were issued to the Regional Authorities not to grant DEPB benefits against such shipping bills which were converted by the Customs authorities. Some of the exporters approached High Courts claiming that DEPB should be given in cases where the conversions have been allowed by Customs.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures Vol.1 (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014. The following Table is added in Appendix 37D (Focus Product Scheme) for exports made with effect from 01.10.2011 till 31.03.2012.
