In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009 and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.I), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following additions/amendments in the Schedule of DEPB Rates (as amended from time to time) with immediate effect.
Reference is invited to the Board’s Circular No.6/2002-Customs dated 23.1.2002 as amended vide Circular No.13/2003-Customs dated 3.3.2003 and Circular No.30/2003-Customs dated 4.4.2003 laying down the examination norms for export of goods under different export promotion schemes.
The principal notification No.8/2004-Central Excise, dated the 21 st January, 2004 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 60(E) of the same date, and was last amended by notification No.11/2007-Central Excise, dated the 1 st March, 2007, which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.140(E) of the same date.
The matter has been examined in this Directorate. It is evident from paragraph 4.1.13 of Foreign Trade Policy that import of prohibited items or items reserved for imports by State Trading Enterprises (STEs) are not allowed to be imported by the Authorisation holder. Accordingly, it is clarified that restricted items (unless otherwise specifically mentioned) are allowed to be imported for export production under Advance Authorisation Scheme, wherein inputs always remain under actual user condition even after completion of export obligation.
Attention is invited to Policy Circular No. 34(RE-08)/2004-2009 dated 10th October, 2008 and Policy Circular No. 35(RE-08)/2004-2009 dated 10th October, 2008 on the subject mentioned above. Para 2 (II) of both these Policy Circular(s) shall be amended to read as under.
In the statement of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) as contained in the Handbook of Procedure (Vol. 2), 2004-2009, as amended from time to time, amendments/corrections at appropriate place as mentioned in ANNEXURE”A” to this Public Notice are made.
In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Schedule-I (Imports) to the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-09.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 4A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby specifies the following Institution to be Public Financial Institution and for that purpose makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, sub-section
Notification No.1/2009 – Service Tax Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services specified in sub-clauses (j), (k), (zr), (zza), (zzb), (zzzf), (zzzq) and (zzzzj) of clause (105) of section 65 of the Finance Act, provided by any person to a goods transport agency for use by the said goods transport agency to provide any service, referred to in sub-clause (zzp) of clause (105) of section 65 of the Finance Act
Export of items used for cooking and dining purposes are not ‘Handicraft’ items. Accordingly, all such items including those falling in the ‘Tableware’ / ‘Kitchenware’ category shall not be entitled for VKGUY benefits under Table 15.
