The earlier notified period of services export rendered between 1-4-2015 to 30-09-2015 as per the list comprising rates and conditions for rewards under the Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) notified vide Public Notice No. 3/2015-20 dated 1st April, 2015 is extended upto 31.03.2016.
As per Article 10 of European Union Regulation (EC) No. 891/2009 of 25.9.2009 “release for free circulation for the quotas of CXL concession sugar with order no.09.4321 shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent authority of the third country concerned in accordance with articles 55 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93.
In light of these circumstances and to address the matter, in exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020) read with reference to para 3.14 of Handbook of Procedures of FTP 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allows the following procedure to be followed where exports have been made between 1.4.2015 to 31.5.2015, and where the exporter has inadvertently marked N in the reward item box and wishes to seek MEIS benefits
Accordingly, name of the above agency is added at Serial No.13 (Delhi) of Appendix 2E [List of Agencies Authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential) to Appendices & Aayaat Niryat Forms of FTP.
The export promotion responsibility for Sesame seed and Niger seed is being shifted from Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL) to Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC).
For temporary import / export of exhibits without Authorisation, the condition of submitting of both bond / security to Customs and ATA Carnet have been replaced by either bond / security to Customs or ATA Carnet.
Modifications in Electronic IECs as well as physical IECs will now be carried out online. Applicants can seek modifications in their e-IEC’s/ IEC’s by paying a fee of Rs.200/- online from the 21st of September, 2015.
State Trading Corporation, New Delhi, has been inserted as Nominated Agency. Export Obligation Period for Specified Inputs with Pre-import Condition is incorporated.
It operationalises the arrangements under the addendum dated 15.5.2012 added to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 23/10/2010 between India and Bangladesh through Border Haats at (i) Srinagar, Tripura – between Purbo Madhyagram (India) and Chhoighoria (Bangladesh); and (ii) between Kamalasagar, Tripura (India) and Tarapur Kasba (Bangladesh).
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 and Paragraph 1.1 of Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies a new SION with serial number J-377 in Textile Product Group for export product ‘Dipped Belting Fabrics (EP) Conveyor Duck/Synthetic Fabrics of Nylon 6/66 & Polyester 840 Denier and above’.
