On 7th June 1999, the Government of India issued Public Notice No. 11(RE-99)/1997-2002, introducing amendments to Appendix-28A of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. 1) for the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002. The amendments include new certification requirements for electronic products, where exporters must provide a certificate from the Department of Electronics or Central Excise authorities confirming Indian manufacturing. Additionally, the notice revises the Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) rates for various products such as televisions, capacitors, transformers, and ferrite parts. Specific changes also address value caps for certain items, including soft ferrite, and update the DEPB rates for engineering products. A correction is made to the DEPB rate for food products and a description change for miscellaneous products. The notice aims to streamline the export process and ensure compliance with updated guidelines, issued in the public interest.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 11 (RE-99)/1997-2002
NEW DELHI: the 7th June, 1999
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India extraordinary, Part-II- Section 3 – Sub- section (ii) vide S.O No.283(E) dated 31.3.97, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in Appendix-28A of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1) (RE-99), 1997-2002.
1. The following note shall be added below serial number 27,28 and 57 of electronic products:
“The exporter shall furnish a certificate from Department of Electronics or from the jurisdiction Central Excise authorities stating that the export product has been manufactured by them in India. However, if the exporter furnishes AR-4 form, no separate documentation should be insisted upon”.
2. The following amendment shall be made in the DEPB rate of electronic products:
|
S.No. |
Description of item of export |
DEPB rate |
VALUE CAP |
|
42 |
Television- B.W of all Screen sizes including projection T.V and video projector in CKD and SKD thereof. |
18% |
|
|
48 |
All types of capacitors |
13% |
|
|
50 |
Coil, transformer, inductors |
16% |
|
|
55 |
Deflection components |
19% |
|
|
57 |
Hard/soft ferrite parts |
19% |
Rs.120/kg for soft ferrite and Rs.80/kg for Hard ferrite. |
|
91 |
TV tuners |
10% |
|
|
92 |
Gamma ferric oxide (Audio Grade) |
15% |
3. The DEPB rate for the following S.No. of Engineering product shall be amended to read as follows:
|
S.No. |
DEPB rate |
|
11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,31,32,33, and 400 |
16% |
4.The value cap against S.No. 70 of chemical product shall be corrected to read as Rs.1150/kg.
5. The DEPB rate for the product given at S.No.141 of Engineering product shall be amended to read as 10%.
6.The following shall be added at the end of S.No.583 of rate list of Engineering product:
Product Group: Engineering
Product code: 61
| S.No. | Description of export product | DEPB rate | Value cap |
|
584 |
Single phase motor |
11% |
7.The S.No.14 of food product as given in Public Notice No. 8(RE-98)/1997-2002 dated 8th May, 1999, shall be corrected to read as S.No.15.
8.The description of S.No.23 of Miscellaneous product shall be amended to read as “Black/Red Iron oxide pigments”.
This issues in public interest.
Sd/-
(N.L.Lakhanpal)
Director General of Foreign Trade
(Ajay Sahai)
Jt. Director General of Foreign Trade
(F.No.01/94/180/504/AM00/PC-IV)
