As per Notification No. 3/2015-20 dated 20.04.2015, export of sugar (HS Code 17010000) to USA under TRQ is ‘Free’ subject to the conditions notified in the ‘Nature of Restrictions’ in the above notification. Certificate of Origin, if required, for export of preferential sugar to USA, shall be issued by Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai. Other certification requirement, if any, prescribed specifically for export of sugar to USA would continue to be followed.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby authorizes the following agencies to issue Certificate of Origin.
All the PSIA listed in Appendix 2G are allowed time upto 31.07.2015 to submit Bank Guarantee as prescribed in Public Notice 21 dated 23.06.2015 read with Public Notice No. 19 dated 05.06.2015.
Provision relating to import of certain categories of processed metallic scrap, at designated ports having Scanner/Radiological Detection Equipments (RDEs), has been notified. Three new Appendices 2G-1, 2-H-1 and 2N-2 are inserted in the Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of FTP, 2015-20.
SION for (Golf Gloves made of Knitted/Crocheted/Woven/Non-woven fabrics) in the Textiles Product (Product Code: J) is being notified. Before this there was no SION for this export product.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby inserts Appendix 2N-1 in the Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20, as annexed to this Public Notice, prescribing a new Bank Guarantee Format, to be executed with DGFT, for recognition as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agency.
In case of second extension of authorisation, the composition fee shall be charged @0.5% per month of FOB value of exports made. Accordingly, corrections have been made in Paragraphs 4.38 (viii)(b)&(c) to align the same with paragraph 4.38(viii)(a). Typographical error in paragraph 4.42(c) has been corrected.
The last date for submitting the applications for entitlement as PSIA has been extended. Applicants can, for the time being, submit applications initially without bank guarantee. However, they shall be required to submit bank guarantee or an equivalent financial instrument before they are notified as PSIA.
Status holders shall be entitled to export freely exportable items on free of cost basis for export promotion subject to an annual limit of Rs. 10 lakh or 2% of average annual export realisation during preceding three licensing years, whichever is lower.
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 17/2015-2020 (RE-2015), Dated: June 04, 2015 Amendments to the Handbook of Procedures of FTP 2015-2020, have been notified, in order to facilitate transitional arrangements in respect of filing of applications and validity of Status Holder Certificate. These amendments shall be deemed to have come into effect from 1st April, 2015.
