Information on details of shipping bills in cases where exporters who have inadvertently ticked "N' (for No) instead of "Y' (for Yes) in "Reward" column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) in the shipping bill - DGFT - Trade Notice No. 24/2018

Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi Trade Notice No. 24/2018 Dated: 21 February, 2018 To, 1. All Exporters/Members of Trade 2. All Regional Authorities of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade Subject: Information on details of shipping bills in cases where exporters who have inadvertently ticked N' (for No) instead of Y' (for Yes) in Reward column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) in the shipping bill Representations have been received in this Directorate seeking extension of benefit of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) to such cases/ shipping bills where exporters have inadvertently ticked N' (for No) instead of Y' (for Yes) in the Reward column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) on the shipping bills. In order to gauge the problem and the financial implications, following information is being asked for considering the matter. 2. It is requested that the exporters who have shipping bills which got ticked N (for No) instead of Y (for Yes) in Reward column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) on the shipping bills may send the details in excel format as in the table below by 31.03.2018 at the mail address: [email protected]. While sending the details it may please be noted that the shipping bills which had a Let Export date from 01.10.2015 to 31.03.2016 only should be included. Also, shipping bills in which declaration of intent has been allowed by customs authorities later, by manual amendment or otherwise should be excluded from the table below. Name of the Firm IEC Shipping Bill Number Let Export date Port of Export FOB value as per shipping bill 3. This issues with the approval of the competent authority (Lokesh H D ) Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from F. No. 01/61/180/152/AM 16/PC-3)