Trade Notice 29/2015-2020, Dated 30th August, 2018 on Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) as the Authenticating Officer on behalf of the President of India in all Notifications published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section – 3, Sub-Section (ii).
There is some delay due to testing of the module as this is a new module. The testing is in progress. Therefore, the exporters/ members of trade are requested to apply in the online module for SEIS only after 20.09.2018. Trade Notice No. 28/2018-19, Dated: 29th August, 2018
However, it is noted that new IEC allottees who have printed their electronic copy of IECs without any photograph on the IECs are facing difficulties in obtaining Registration cum Manufacturers Certificate (RCMCs) from the Export Promotion Councils (EPCs). It has been brought to notice that EPCs are not entertaining the applications for RCMC without photographs on the IEC.
It is being further informed that applicants may now view the status of their applications for Import /Non-SCOMET Export/ SCOMET Export Licenses on the DGFT’s website dgft.gov.in. To access this facility, applicant may visit the dgft’s website and therein. TRADE NOTICE No. 26/2018 dated 27th August, 2018
Allowing import of 125 MT of Peas (under Exim Code 07131000) or less (entire quantity as applied) per contract irrespective of advance payment made before 25.04.2018. Reference is invited to the Notification No. 04, dated 25.04.2018 and Trade Notice No. 19/2018-19, dated 05.07.2018, wherein it was provided that RAs shall issue Registration Certificate for quantity proportionate to the amount paid in advance by the importer before 25.04.2018.
Attention of Trade and Industry is invited to new facility introduced by DGFT EDI division which enables exporters who obtained Advance Authorizations under self declaration basis to view status of their applications online.
Following the integration of PAN web service of CBDT with DGFT’s web server and automatic system based verification of PAN details with PAN database of CBDT, requirement of Digital Signature for submitting IEC applications is being done away with and Para 2.08 and 2.14 on IEC have been accordingly revised.
Opening of migration window for tax payers till 31st August, 2018 and related Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)- The GST Council, in its 28th meeting, held on 21st, July, 2018, has approved the proposal to open the migration window for taxpayers, who received Provisional IDs but could not complete the migration process.
Directorate has notified the form ANF 3B, vide Public Notice 15/ 2015-20 dated 28.06.2018. All the RAs and the members of trade are being informed that the E corn module for applying for SEIS based on the new ANF 3B would be available from 01.09.2018
During an interaction of Director General of Foreign Trade with the major exporters of dual use SCOMET items on 30th May 2018, industry representatives requested that DGFT may consider the issue of SCOMET export authorisations from DGFT (Hqrs) itself to avoid delay in grant of export authorisations
