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Attention is invited to Public Notice No 14 dated 31.05.2002 and Public Notice No 33 dated 26.08.2002 which introduced a special provision for exemption of Special Additional Duty (SAD) on DEPB’s issued under the Exim Policy 2002-07 where the order of “let export” was prior to 01.04.2002. Para 7 of PN 14 dtd 31.5.02 is amended as under.
In exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Paragraph 2.1 of Export & Import Policy, 2002-2007, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Imports items, 2002-2007.
It is clarified that in terms of Section 13 of the General Clauses Act, 1987, third party exports are permitted under various Exim Policy(s) for all the export promotion schemes. All the past cases of third party exports may be regularised on submission of supporting documentation to the Licencing Authority.
Units in Small Scale Industry/Tiny Sector/Cottage Sector/Units registered with KVICs or KVIBs/ Units located in North Eastern States, Sikkim and J&K/ Units exporting handloom, handicrafts, hand knotted carpets, silk carpets/exporters holding golden status/ exporters exporting to countries in Latin America and CIS/sub Saharan Africa, units having ISO 9000 (series) or ISO 14000 ( Series) or HACCP Certification or WHO-GMP or SEICMM level 2 status, shall be entitled for export house status on achieving average FOB/FOR value of Rs.5 crore during the preceding three licensing years or FOB/ FOR value of Rs 15 crore during the current licencing year.
Some such examples are the New Zealand Dollar and the South African Rand both of which do not feature in the exchange rate notifications of the Department of Revenue . These are merely an illustrative list in the basket of hard currencies not covered by such notifications.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Export and Import Policy 2002-2007, as amended, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments/deletions/corrections and additions in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2, 2002-2007, as amended.
It has been decided to continue with the earlier policy provision of permitting regional licencing authorities to issue advance licence in respect of Petroleum and Petrochemical Products to be manufactured from crude oil upto a limit of a CIF value of Rs 500 crores. Hence paragraph 4.8 pertaining to the “Financial Powers” is deleted.
Attention is invited to Paragraph 2.4 of the Export and Import Policy 2002-2007, as amended and Paragraphs 4.9 and 4.10 of the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.1, 2002-2007, as amended and also to the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2, 2002-2007, as amended from time to time.
The Department of Revenue had issued a Circular No 62/2002 dated 26.09.2002 on the aforesaid subject wherein the Central Board of Excise and Customs had re-examined the issue afresh. The Board had concluded that the service providers who actually require items like carpets, crockery, marble, chandeliers etc under the EPCG Scheme shall be given the same.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Export and Import Policy, 2002-07 and paragraph 1.1 of Handbook (Vol.1), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments/ additions in the book titled “Schedule of DEPB Rates.
