Procedure for filing supplementary DEPBs - DGFT - 22/2002

Procedure for filing supplementary DEPBs TRADE NOTICE NO. 22/2002 Dated 06/03/2003 It has been observed that exporters are not following the procedures laid down in Public Notice No. 63 while applying for supplementary DEPB claims. Common discrepancies found in the application are as given below : 1. Exporters are filing more than one applications for supplementary claims. 2. Applications are filed with more than one option or no option at all. 3. The corrections, which were effected manually subsequent to the issue of original DEPBs, are not being mentioned in the covering letter as desired in Trade Notice No.21 dated 19.2.2003 for effecting those correction prior to issue of supplementary DEPB. Manual corrections effected earlier includes shipping bill numbers, date, value of DEPB, port of registration, transferable, non-transferable etc. for effecting these corrections prior to issue of supplementary DEPB. 4. TR Challan for less than Rs.200/- is being submitted in case claim is less than one lakh. It is for the benefit of the Trade to follow the following procedure religiously while filing an application for supplementary DEPB : 1. Exporter should submit only ONE APPLICATION for all of the supplementary DEPB claims irrespective of port of registration, transferable, non-transferable etc. More than one application will be returned without processing. 2. Exporter should invariably select only one of the /three given options. Software will take care of printing supplementary DEPB port-wise as well as with transferability/non-transferability in case of second or third option. 3. Corrections effected manually after issue of original DEPBs should be informed file-wise in the covering letter of supplementary DEPB as already desired by Trade Notice No.21 dated 19.02.2003. 4. TR Challan with minimum fees of Rs.200/- should be submitted in case supplementary claim is less than Rs.One Lakh. (S.S. SANDHU) ZONAL JOINT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE