Amendments in the Reward/Incentive Schemes of Chapter 3 of FTP 2009-14:- Appendix 37A and Appendix 37D of Handbook of Procedure Vol. 1. - DGFT - 33/(RE2010)/2009-14

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-1 SECTION-1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 33/(RE2010)/2009-14 DATED: 15 th February 2011 Subject: Amendments in the Reward/Incentive Schemes of Chapter 3 of FTP 2009-14:- Appendix 37A and Appendix 37D of Handbook of Procedure Vol. 1 In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 , the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures Vol.1 (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014:- In Appendix 37A of Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY), the following products are added in Table 3: Sr. No. VKGUY Product Code ITC HS Items 1 [ 7 7 23069027 Oil-cake and oil-cake meal, solvent extracted (defatted) variety: Of castor seeds 8 8 210111 Extracts, essences and concentrates: of Coffee 9 9 ] 21011200 Preparations with basis of extracts, essences, concentrates or with a basis of coffee Effect of inclusion: The above 2 [****] entries shall be entitled to VKGUY benefits @ 5% (or reduced rate of 3%, if applicable) for exports made from 1.1.2011 onwards. In Appendix 37D of Focus Product Scheme (FPS), the following products are added in Table 5: Sr. No. FPS Product Code ITC HS Items 61 61 04081100 Egg yolks: Dried 62 62 04089100 Other: Dried of Bird Eggs Effect of inclusion: The above entry shall be entitled to Special FPS benefits @ 5% for exports made from 1.1.2011 onwards. In Appendix 37D of FPS, the following products are added in Table 4: TABLE 4: NEW FOCUS PRODUCTS Sr. No. FPS Product Code ITC (HS) Code Description 162 162 4114 Chamois (including combination Chamois) Leather; Patent Leather and Patent Laminated Leather ; Metallised Leather 163 163 29420015 Danes salt of D(-) Phenyl Glycine 164 164 85366990 Plugs and sockets: Other: Of other materials 165 165 59112000 Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter 59: Bolting Cloth, W/N Made Up Out of the above entry, only Industrial Synthetic Foaming Fabric with ITC HS Code indicated in column 3 is eligible for the benefit. 166 166 59113290 Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter 59: Others: Weighing 650 g/m2 or more Out of the above entry, only Industrial Synthetic Foaming Fabric with ITC HS Code indicated in column 3 is eligible for the benefit. 167 167 74082190 Copper wire: Of copper alloys: Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): Other 168 168 74081910 Copper wire: Of refined copper: Other: Copper weld wire 169 169 39206290 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not-reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials: Of polyethylene terephthalate: Other 170 170 32041790 Pigments and preparations based thereon: Other 171 171 48239090 Other articles of paperboard 172 172 73201011 Leaf spring: For motor vehicles 173 173 73201012 Leaf spring: For railways and tramways 174 174 73201020 Leaf spring: Leaves for springs 175 175 850511 Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation: Of metal 176 176 85059000 Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation: Other, including parts 177 177 81052020 Cobalt unwrought 178 178 28332990 Sulphates: Other Out of the above entry, only Cobalt Sulphate with ITC HS Code indicated in column 3 is eligible for the benefit. 179 179 28220010 Cobalt oxides 180 180 28259020 Cadmium oxide 181 181 28352690 Other Phosphates of Calcium: Other Out of the above entry, only Other Calcium Phosphate with ITC HS Code indicated in column 3 is eligible for the benefit. 182 182 75011000 Nickel mattes 183 183 84779000 Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter 84: Parts thereof 184 184 39232100 Sacks and bags (including cones): Of polymers of ethylene 185 185 73069019 ERW precision tubes: Other 3 [ 186 186 Deleted ] 187 187 Deleted ] 188 188 72024100 Ferro-chromium: Containing by weight more than 4% of carbon 189 189 72024900 Ferro-chromium: Other 190 190 54024600 Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre: Other, of polyesters, partially oriented 191 191 55032000 Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: Of polyesters 192 192 84772000 Extruders 193 to 209 193 to 209 63014000, 63022200, 63023200, 63024040, 63025300, 63029300, 63031200, 63039200, 63041930, 63049300, 63053200, 63053300, 63061200, 63062200, 63064000, 63071020, 63079013. Chapter 63 - Other Made Up Textile Articles; Sets; Worn Clothing And Worn Textile Articles; Rags. In respect of these entries, only Man made / Synthetic items as covered by the 17 ITC HS Codes indicated in column 3 would be eligible for the benefits. 210 210 0501 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair. 211 211 6703 Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like. Effect of inclusion: The above entries shall be entitled to FPS benefits @ 2% for exports made from 1.1.2011 onwards. In Appendix 37D of FPS, the following products are added in Table 7: TABLE 7: FOCUS PRODUCT(S)/SECTOR(S) - BONUS BENEFITS Sr. No. FPS Product Code ITC (HS) Code Description 157 157 57 All Handmade Carpets and Other Textile Floor Coverings covered under Chapter 57, Whether Or Not Made Ups. - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 11 of Table 2 of Appendix 37D. 158 158 9609 Pencils (excluding Pencils of Heading No.9608), Crayons, Pencil Leads Pastels, Drawing Charcoals, Writing / Drawing Chalks Tailors' Chalks. - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 21 of Table 1 of Appendix 37D. 159 159 730791 Flanges - of Iron And Steel - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 74 of Table 4 of Appendix 37D. 160 160 59029010 Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn - Others: Impregnated with rubber - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 49 of Table 4 of Appendix 37D. 161 161 59029090 Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn - Other: other - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 49 of Table 4 of Appendix 37D. 162 162 854420 Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 71 of Table 4 of Appendix 37D. Sr. No 71 of Table 4 is also corrected to read as above. 163 163 73181600 Nuts, Threaded - Threaded Nuts - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 51 of Table 5 of Appendix 37D. 164 164 9102 Wrist Watches, Pocket Watches, Other Watches Including Stop Watches Other Than Those Of Heading 9101 - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 56 of Table 4 of Appendix 37D. 165 to 167 165 to 167 72021100, 72021900, 72023000 Ferro Manganese containing by weight more than 2% of carbon, Other Ferro-Manganese, Ferro-Silico-Manganese - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 102 of Table 4 of Appendix 37D. Sr. No 102 of Table 4 is also corrected to read as above. 168 168 50 Silk All items covered under Chapter 50. - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 39 to 44 of Table 1 of Appendix 37D. 169 169 9608 Ball Point Pens; Felt Tipped Pens; Fountain Pen; Stylograph Pens; Propelling / Sliding Pencils; Pen / Pencil Holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609 (Excluding ITS HS Heading No. 960839) - Item Description covered in Sr. No. 20 of Table 1 of Appendix 37D. Sr. No 20 of Table 1 is also corrected to read as above. Effect of inclusion: The entries sr. no. 157 and 163 shall be entitled to Bonus Benefits of 2% under FPS benefits (i.e. total 5%+2% = 7%) for exports made from 1.1.2011 onwards. All other above entries shall be entitled to Bonus Benefits of 2% under FPS benefits (i.e. total 2%+ 2% = 4%) for exports made from 1.1.2011 onwards. In Appendix 37D of FPS, the following products are added in Table 6: TABLE 6: NEW MARKET LINKED FOCUS PRODUCTS SL. NO. FOCUS PRODUCT CODE DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT/SECTOR ITC(HS) CODE LINKED MARKET (S) FOR FOCUS PRODUCT (S) / SECTOR (S) 104 104 Other Made Up Textile Articles; Sets. Worn Clothing And Worn Textile Articles; Rags. All Items covered under Chapter 63 of ITC HS 63 EU (27 Countries) The list of 27 countries is given in Sr. No. 101 of this Table. 105 105 Inorganic Chemicals; Organic / Inroganic Compounds Of Precious Metals, Of Rare Earth Metals, Of Radioactive Elements, Of Isotopes. All Items covered under Chapter 28 of ITC HS 28 Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Ukraine, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Japan 106 106 Tractors (Other Than Tractors Of Heading 8709): Other: Other (i.e. Agricultural Tractors 1800 Cc engine capacity) 87019090 107 107 Other woven fabrics, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread 58062000 Effect of inclusion: For exports made from 1.1.2011 onwards, the above entries shall be entitled to FPS benefits (i.e. 2%) on exports to Linked Markets as indicated against the respective entry. All the above shall be applicable to exports made on or after 1 st January 2011. Sd/- (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade [email protected] (Issued from F.No.01/91/180/983/AM11/PC-3) --------------------------------------------------- Notes:- 1. Corrected vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 34/(RE2010)/2009-14, dated 25/02/2011, before it was read as:- 4, 5, 6 2. Deleted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 34/(RE2010)/2009-14, dated 25/02/2011, before it was read as:- two 3. Deleted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 34/(RE2010)/2009-14, dated 25/02/2011, before it was read as:- 186 186 401150 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber: Of a kind used on bicycles 187 187 40132000 Inner tubes, of rubber: Of a kind used on bicycles