With the establishment of Free Trade Warehousing Zones / SEZ Unit warehouses, imported goods can be stored therein, for re-export / re-selling purposes for which Customs Authorities issue Ex-Bond Bill of Entry. AD banks are advised to consider the Bill of Entry issued by Customs Authorities named as Ex-Bond Bill of Entry or by any other similar nomenclature, as evidence for physical import of goods.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.31- It has been decided to permit FPI to acquire NCDs/bonds, which are under default, either fully or partly, in the repayment of principal on maturity or principal installment in the case of amortising bond. The revised maturity period of such NCDs/bonds, restructured based on negotiations with the issuing Indian company, should be three years or more.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.30- I banks may, while allowing advance remittance without bank guarantee or an unconditional, irrevocable standby letter of credit up to USD 50 million, ensure that only the requisite approval of DGCA for import of aircrafts/helicopters in terms of the extant Foreign Trade Policy has been obtained by the company for operating Scheduled or Non-Scheduled Air Transport Services (including Air Taxi Services). In other words, the approval from MoCA will not be required.
Circular No.189/8/2015-Service Tax It has come to the notice of the Board that certain field formations have taken a view that all activities incidental to seed testing are leviable to service tax and only the activity in so far it relates to actual testing has been exempted in the Negative List.
Pursuant to Section 131 of the Finance Act, 2015 and Central Government Notification O. 2362 (E) dated August 28, 2015, all recognized associations (commodity derivatives exchanges) under the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (‘FCRA) are deemed to be recognized stock exchanges under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) with effect from September 28, 2015
S.O. 3183(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (j) of Sub-section (2) of Section 73 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), read with clause (aa) of sub-rule (1) of rule 2 and rule 9A of the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 (hereafter referred to as the said rules), the Central Government hereby authorises the Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI),
NOTIFICATION No. 55/2015-Customs Seeks to further amend notification No. 52/2003-Customs dated 31-03-2003 so as to enable EOUs to become eligible for duty exemption on raw materials/parts consumed in manufacture of certain specified ships/vessels and cleared to DTA, even if such ships/vessels are exempt from basic customs duty and central excise/CV duty
NOTIFICATION No. 54/2015-Customs Seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.3.2012 so as to provide exemption from custom duties on all raw material and parts for use in manufacture of certain specified ships/vessels subject to actual user condition and also removing the requirement of manufacturing of ships/vessels in a custom bonded warehouse under the provisions of Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962 for availing duty benefits
It has been decided to shift the issue date of the Sovereign Gold Bond from November 26, 2015 to November 30, 2015. In this regard, please refer to the Operational Guidelines issued vide circular IDMD.CDD.No. 968/14.04.050/2015-16 dated November 4, 2015, wherein it was stated that applicants will be paid interest at prevailing savings bank rate from the date of realization of payment to the settlement date i.e. period for which they are out of funds. As the settlement date has now been shifted to November 30, 2015
(i) the Principal Commissioner of Customs (III), Air Cargo Complex (Import), Mumbai Zone III, Sahar, Andheri (East), Mumbai -400099; (ii) the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex (Import), New Custom House, Near IGI Airport, New Delhi-110037; (iii) the Principal Commissioner of Customs (VII), Air Cargo Complex, Integrated Air Export Complex, Chennai -600027
