Countries covered under LAC/ CIS and Africa for reduced export performance criteria for achieving export house status - DGFT - 04/2002-2007

Countries covered under LAC/ CIS and Africa for reduced export performance criteria for achieving export house status GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE POLICY CIRCULAR NO. 04/2002-2007, Dt. 11/06/2002 To All Licensing Authorities All Commissioners of Customs, Subject: Countries covered under Latin America, CIS and Sub Saharan Africa for computation of average export performance level for export house under Exim Policy 2002-07. Note 1 of paragraph 3.7.2 of the Exim Policy prescribes that units who export to countries in Latin America , Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Sub Saharan Africa would be granted the status of an Export House provided they achieve an average FOB/ FOR value of Rs 5 crore during the preceding three licencing years. Under normal circumstances, units are required to maintain an average FOB/ FOR value of Rs 15 crores during the preceding three licencing years for achieving the Export House status. 2) It has been decided that the exports to the following countries would be covered under these zones for availment of the reduced export performance criteria for achieving Export House status under the Exim Policy. African Countries S.No Country S.No Country 1 Angola 26 Malawi 2 Benin 27 Mali 3 Botswana 28 Mauritania 4 Burkina Faso 29 Mauritius 5 Burundi 30 Mozambique 6 Cameroon 31 Namibia 7 Canary Island 32 Niger 8 Cape Verde Island 33 Nigeria 9 Central African Republic 34 Reunion 10 Chad 35 Rwanda 11 Comoros 36 Sao Tome 12 Congo People's Republic 37 Senegal 13 Djibouti 38 Seychelles 14 Equatorial Guinea 39 Sierra Leone 15 Ethiopia 40 Somalia 16 Gabon 41 South Africa 17 Gambia 42 St Helena 18 Ghana 43 Swaziland 19 Guinea 44 Tanzania 20 Guineas Bissau 45 Togo 21 Ivory Coast 46 Uganda 22 Kenya 47 Democratic Republic of Congo 23 Lesotho 48 Zambia 24 Liberia 49 Zimbabwe 25 Malagasy Republic Total: 49 countries in Africa Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) S.No Country 1. Azerbaijan 2. Armenia 3. Belarus 4. Georgia 5. Kazakhistan 6. Kyrgystan 7. Moldavia 8. Russia 9. Tajikistan 10. Turkmenistan 11. Uzbekistan 12. Ukraine Total: 12 countries in the CIS Latin American Countries (LAC) S.No Country S.No Country 1. Anguilla 23 Guatemala 2. Antigua and Barbados 24 Guyana 3. Argentina 25 Haiti 4. Aruba 26 Honduras 5. Bahamas 27 Jamaica 6. Barbados 28 Martinique 7. Belize 29 Mexico 8. Bermuda 30 Montserrat 9. Brazil 31 Nicaragua 10. British Virgin Islands 32 Panama 11. Cayman Islands 33 Paraguay 12. Chile 34 Peru 13. Colombia 35 Puerto Rico 14. Costa Rica 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15. Cuba 37 Saint Lucia 16. Dominica 38 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 17. Dominican Republic 39 Surinam 18. Dutch Antilles 40 Trinidad and Tobago 19. Ecuador 41 Turks and Caicos Islands 20. French Guyana 42 Uruguay 21. Grenada 43 Venezuela 22. Guadeloupe 44 Virgin Islands Total: 44 countries in Latin America This issues with approval of Director General of Foreign Trade. (A.B.Menon) Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from File No. 01/94/180/25/AM03/ PC IV)