Online Transmission of Licenses/ Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 41/2009

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE, 60, RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI-600001. F.N0. S.Misc 18/2007 - sys Unit Dated: 07/07/2009 Corrigendum to PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 41/2009 SUBJECT: Online Transmission of Licenses/ Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) - Reg. Attention of the CHA/ Import-Export trade is invited to the Public Notice No.41/2009 dated 27.03.2009, wherein revised procedure relating to online transmission of Licenses/ Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) was specified and has been implemented from 23.04.2009 at this port. 2. Paragraph 8 of the Public Notice 041/2009 dated 27.03.2009 regarding implementation of revised procedure may be substituted with the following paragraph. 8. The above procedure would be applicable in respect of file nos./ Licenses/ Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) on or after 1st March 2009 by DGFT. a) for exports in respect of all licenses for all EDI and non EDI ports of registration including this port; and b) for imports in respect of those licenses with port of registration as this port, License/ File Numbers issued by DGFT on or after 1st March 2009 will get registered automatically in the ICES at the Customs House from the date of implementation of the revised procedure i.e 23.04.2009. The exporters, who intend to use the license for export purpose are advised to use the License Number/ File Number as the case may be instead of Registration Number obtained at the time of manual registration of License Number/ File Number registered between 1st March 2009 to the date of implementing the revised procedure i.e 23.04.2009. For import purpose, the importers are advised to quote only the License Number instead of manually obtained Registration Number from the date of implementing the revised procedure i.e 23.04.2009. The above procedure would be applicable in respect of file nos./ Licenses/ Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) on or after 1 st March 2009 by DGFT. The procedure as prescribed in Public Notice 203/2003 dated 19.12.2003, including that of manual registration of file nos./ Licenses/ Authorizations, would continue to be followed in case of file nos./ licenses, issued under these schemes, on or upto 28th February 2009. Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. (NARESH PENUMARA) Commissioner of Customs (SEAPORT - EXPORTS)