I am directed to invite your attention to the above mentioned subject and to say that, doubts have been raised, whether the amount of Bond and Bank Guarantee(BG) to be executed under Advance Authorization and Export Promotion Capital Goods schemes, include the interest amount also.
The Department proposes to provide the compendium of e-services viz., e-return, e-registration, e-declarations, e-annexure, e-Form-704 etc. For availing of these e-services it is mandatory for the dealers to get enrolled with the Department’s web-site i.e. www.mahavat.gov.in .
Once the application has been approved the Central Repository staff would print the required number and type of statutory forms sign and dispatch them to the dealer s main place of business either through courier or Post.
In such cases, if the EOUs/BTPs wish to claim Chapter 3 scheme benefits on exports made on or after 1.4.2007, then they will have to forego the direct tax exemption status and modify their direct tax exemption permanently and produce evidence to this effect from the jurisdictional Income Tax Authorities that they would not be claiming direct tax exemption henceforth. The change would be eligible from the date this exemption period is over. This shall apply for exports made from 1.4.2007 onwards and not earlier. EOUs/BTPs will submit the evidence of change of exemption status from jurisdictional Income Tax Authorities to RA concerned.
.It is observed from the information provided by the depositories that the companies listed in Annexure ‘A’ have established connectivity with both the depositories during the month of November 2008.
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No.11/2007-Customs dated 13.02.2007 whereby a procedure for online transmission of DEPB shipping bills from Customs to DGFT and DEPB scrips from DGFT to Customs was put in place.
Doubts have been raised by Trade bodies & exporters, as to whether amendments made vide Public Notice No. 28 dated 9.6.2008 are applicable with retrospective effect. In this connection, it is clarified that for applications filed prior to the date of issuance of Public Notice No 28 dated 9.6.2008, Policy /Handbook provisions prior to this date would be applicable.
The Advisory Committee of Mutual Funds also recommended that the nomenclature of “Liquid Plus Scheme” should be discontinued since it gives a wrong impression of added liquidity.
therefore, decided that the Mutual Funds shall not offer any indicative portfolio and indicative yield. No communication regarding the same in any manner whatsoever, shall be issued by any Mutual Fund or distributors of its products.
The issue relating to the Bank guarantees/LUTs executed between the period from 30.06.2008 to 17.11.2008 by pharmaceutical units in lieu of drug manufacturing authorizations was raised in Port Officers’ Meeting held on 25.11.2008 wherein it was clarified that the Bank Guarantees/LUTs submitted to RAs in lieu of submission of DML for obtaining EPCG authorizations may be returned to the pharmaceutical units, upon obtaining an undertaking from such units that they are required to submit DML within a period of three years from the date of issue of EPCG authorisation.
