Amendment in H.B. Vol. I - DGFT - 50 (RE-00)/1997-2002

Amendment in H.B. Vol. I Public Notice No. 50(RE-00)/1997-2002 dated the 1st January, 2001 SEZ- Supplies from DTA to SEZ Eligible for REP Licences DEPB- Value Cap Amended for Several Engg. Items - DEPB Extended to Truck Trailer Wheels, Carbon Steel/Alloy Steel Forged Flanges, Electrode Holders of Copper - Credit Rate Amended for two Engg. Items and Silk Garments - Certification Agency Added - Drawback Brand Rate Fixation for Deemed Exports - Procedure Amended In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India extraordinary, Part-II-Section 3 - Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 283(E) dated 31.3.97, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in Handbook (Vol.I). (RE-00), 1997-2002. The words and expression "EOU/EPZ" where appearing in Paragraph 8.74 shall be substituted with the words and expression "EOU/EPZ/SEZ". The following shall be amended/Added in the Appendix-28A:- Product Group:Engineering (Product Code: 61) The value caps for DEPB entitlement as given in column (4) of the above Appendix, shall be amended for the following items as indicated against their respective entry numbers:- S.No. DEPB entry No. Value caps 1. 372 Rs. 14000/-. Per MT 2. 373 Rs. 33000/- Per MT 3. 374 Rs. 21000/- Per MT 4. 385 Rs. 21000/- Per MT 5. 428 Rs. 14000/- Per MT 6. 468 Rs. 35000/- Per MT 7. 469 Rs. 35000/- Per MT The following shall be added after S. No. 600 S.No. Export Product DEPB Rate Value Cap 601 Truck Trailer Wheels 18% Rs. 41/- per Kg. 602 Carbon Steel/Alloy Steel Forged Flanges 18% Rs. 35/- per Kg. 603 Electrode holder mainly made of copper 10% The DEPB rate and the value cap as given in column (3 4) of the above Appendix shall be amended for the following items as indicated against their respective entry numbers:- S. No. DEPB entry No. DEPB Rate Value Cap 1. 389 15% Rs. 105/kg 2. 433 15% Rs. 105/kg Product Group: Textile (Product Code No. 89) The entry at S. No. 74 shall be amended to read as under:- S. No. Description DEPB rates Value Cap 74 Silk Garments with or without embroidery 15% Rs. 750/- per Pc. The following shall be added at S.No. 27 of Appendix-32B under the heading "List of IS/ISO 9000 (series) Certification Agencies":- QMS CERTIFICATION SERVICES (INDIA), GF-10, Devika Chambers, RDC, Rajnagar, Ghaziabad Paragraph 10.15 (iv) stands amended to read as under "Where no All Industry Rate of Drawback is available or the same is less than 4/5th of duties actually paid on the materials or components used in the production or manufacture of the said goods, the exporter/supplier may apply to the DGFT (Hqr.) for fixation of brand rate in the form given in Appendix 17. In such cases, for each claim filed with concerned licensing authority, a corresponding application for fixation of brand rate shall be filed with DGFT (Hqr.) indicating the RLA file/correspondence no., if any to facilitate cross referencing. The time limit, frequency, etc. for filing applications for fixation of brand rate of duty drawback shall be the same as for filing the claims indicated in sub paras (ii) (iii) above. The provision of late cut as given in paragraph 15.16 shall also be applicable under this sub-paragraph." This issues in public interest. Sd/- (N.L. Lakhanpal) Director General of Foreign Trade