Procedure for availing Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products - amendments - DGFT - 12/2015-2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 12/2015-2020 NEW DELHI: Dated the 25 June, 2019 Subject: Procedure for availing Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products - amendments regd. Scheme for availing Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products was brought out by Department of Commerce vide Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated 27.2.2019 . Consequently, procedures for implementing the said scheme were detailed in Chapter 7(A) of Handbook of Procedures vide Public Notice No.82/2015-20 dated 29th march 2019 . Now, in this regard, Department of Commerce has issued an amendment Notification No 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated 06.06.2019 2. In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Handbook of Procedures , the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures w.e.f. the effectiveness of Public Notice 82/2015-20 dated 20.3.2019 (1) Amendments in Chapter 7(A) of HBP S. No . Para No. Existing Provision Amended Provision (i) 7(A).00 Policy relating to Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products scheme is given in Chapter 7(A) of FTP 2015-20. A copy of Department of Commerce's Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated 27.2.2019 is given in Appendix-7(A)A Policy relating to Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products scheme is given in Chapter 7(A) of FTP 2015-20 A copy of Department of Commerce's Notification No. 17/3/2018 EP (Agri.IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time, is given in Appendix-7(A)A (ii) 7(A).01 (b) The application can be made by Corporate office/ Registered office / Head office / Branch office or Manufacturing unit. Application for TMA would be filed to the RAs headed by Additional DGFT. Applicant shall have option to choose Jurisdictional RA headed by Additional DGFT on the basis of address of its Corporate office/ Registered office / Head office / Branch office or Manufacturing unit. Jurisdiction of RA headed by Addl. DGFT is specified in Appendix-7(A)B The option of the RA needs to be exercised while making first application under this scheme. Once an option is exercised, no change would be allowed for further claims under the scheme. The application can be made by Corporate office/ Registered office / Head office or Manufacturing unit. Application for TMA would be filed to the RAs headed by Additional DGFT. Applicant shall have option to choose Jurisdictional RA headed by Additional DGFT on the basis of address of its Corporate office/Registered office / Head office or Manufacturing unit. Jurisdiction of RA headed by Addl. DGFT is specified in Appendix-7(A)B The option of the RA needs to be exercised while making first application under this scheme. Once an option is exercised, no change would be allowed for further claims under the scheme. The units under SEZs/ EOUs/ FTWZ shall file applications for TMA to the RAs headed by Additional DGFT in whose geographical jurisdiction address of the applicant falls. (iii) 7(A).02(i) EP copy of shipping bill(s)/Airway bill(s); Self certified copy of shipping bill(s)/ Airway bill(s); (iv) 7(A).02(v) Proof of landing as per Annexure B to ANF-7(A)A. Deleted (2) Department of Commerce s Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated 06.06.2019 is added in Appendix-7(A)A (3) Amendments in ANF-7(A)A of HBP : S. No. Clause No. Existing Provision Amended Provision (i) Clause (xvi) of instructions /Guidelines The Applicants are required to submit the original copies of CA Certificate (Annexure A) and Proof of landing certificate for all exports in the application for exports made (Annexure B). The Applicants are required to submit the original copies of CA Certificate (Annexure A) (ii) Clause 2((vi) (a) and (b) of Declaration/ Undertaking (a) Products exported from SEZs/ EOUs/ EHTPs/ STPs/ BTPs/ FTWZs (b) SEZ/EOU/EHTPs/ STPs/ BTPs/ FTWZs products exported through DTA units Deleted (iii) Clause 3((vi) (a) and (b) of Annexure (A) to ANF 7(A) A (a) Products exported from SEZs/ EOUs/ EHTPs/ STPs/ BTPs/ FTWZs (b) SEZ/EOU/EHTPs/ STPs/ BTPs/ FTWZs products exported through DTA units Deleted (iv) Annexure (B) to ANF 7(A) A Deleted Effect of the Public Notice : Requirement of EP copy of shipping bill and landing certificate for availing (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products dispensed with. Exports from/of SEZ/EOU/FTWZ are also made eligible for TMA (Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India [Issued from File No.01/92/180/56/AM19/PC-VI] MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NEW DELHI the 6 th June, 2019 Subject: Amendment to Transport and Market Assistance Scheme for specified Agriculture Products. F. No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV). -The following amendments are issued in the Transport and Market Assistance Scheme for specified Agriculture Products notified on dated 27 Feb 2019: 2. In the Government of India Notification of above mentioned Assistance Scheme, the clause 7(i) and 7 (ii) stands deleted. 3. In Annexure 2, the list of Export destinations/Countries in each region eligible under TMA is as under: Region Country Name West Africa Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia. Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia. Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal and Sierra Leone. East Africa Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia. EU Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City. Gulf Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait. Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. North America Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America. ASEAN Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. Russia CIS Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Far East Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia. Oceania Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. China PRC China, Hong Kong, Taiwan. South America Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. 4. In Annexure 3 differential rate of assistance under TMA (Amount in Indian Rupees), the following row is added after the row starting with West Africa: Region Amount per TEU (Normal) Amount per TEU (Reefer) By Air Amount per tonne East Africa 11200 21000 840 Santosh Kumar Sarangi Jt. Secy.