(1) Trade Notice Number 03/2015 regarding Amendment in Notification No. 30/2014-Cental Excise dated 09th July, 2004 Vide Notification No. 34/2015-Central Excise, dated 17th July 2015.
All such manufactures are required to get registered themselves under the Rule 9 of the Central Excise Rule 2002. All such manufactures are directed to declare the stock of the inputs and finished goods separately, as on 17thJuly, 2015, (in duplicate) to the Jurisdictional Range Office on or before 24/07/2015.
As a measure of Trade Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business, DGFT has already operationalised the facility of Online filing of various applications by the exporters/importers under the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20). Early this year, DGFT also operationalised the facility of online submission of applications for issue of online Importer Exporter Code in digital format or e-IEC for exporters/importers.
It is the endeavour of DGFT to provide various trade related information in electronic format. At present this information is available on the website of the DGFT (http://www.dgft.gov.in). As part of trade facilitation, DGFT has now developed a mobile application which has been released for the Android platform. Mobile app has the following features:
The Government is committed to improving ‘ease of doing business’ and move towards paperless submission and processing of various applications under Foreign Trade Policy (FTP). Trade is informed that a Beta version of online ANF 3A has now been released and it is now possible to not only apply online for claiming rewards under MEIS but also to upload the required supporting documents using digital signatures of the applicant
Consequent to sanction of rebate / refund claims by the competent authority, cheques are being issued and the same are sent by Registered Post or handed over to the authorized person in person. The present procedure entails paper work and man power deployment by the claimants as authorized persons are required to visit the departmental offices for collection of refund cheques.
The Para 3.24 of the new Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 provides for certain privileges and preferential treatment for the Status Holders. As per sub para (g) of Para 3.24 of FTP, status holders would be entitled to preferential treatment and priority in handling of their consignments by the concerned agencies.
Trade Notice No.1/2015-16 Date- 1st June, 2015 The Committee (CQCTD) would look into any application for investigation of quality complaints and/or other trade disputes which are filed in the office of Zonal DGFT, Mumbai/RA Nagpur and RA Panjim in the format given in ANF 8 of Appendices and Aayaat Niryaat Forms which are duly supported by self-attested copies of relevant documents.
The Government is committed to improving ‘ease of doing business’ and move towards paperless processing of applications. Trade is informed that a Beta version of online ANF 5A has now been released and it is now possible to not only apply online for grant of EPCG Authorization but also to upload the required supporting documents using digital signatures of the applicant.
The new Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 has identified trade facilitation and enhancing the ease of doing business as it’s major focus areas and it is Government’s endeavour and commitment to move towards paperless processing. In this regard, a facility has been provided to importer/ exporter to upload his basic details and documents in the Importer-Exporter Profile.
