Extended Validity of Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies

Circular No. 37/2023 - Dated: 12-1-2024 - Extension of validity of Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs)

The document is a Public Notice (No. 37/2023) issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Government of India, dated 12th January 2024. The subject of the notice is the extension of the validity of Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs). This extension is in accordance with paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, and it relaxes the provision in Para 2.52 (c) of the Handbook of Procedures 2023.

The notice states that the validity of recognition for PSIAs listed in Appendix 2G of Appendices and Aayat Niryal Forms (A & ANF) of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, which were initially set to expire on 27th December 2023, has been extended until 31st March 2024. This extension impacts the PSIAs that were completing their original tenure of three years as of the end of 2023​​.

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Circular No. 37/2023 - Dated: 12-1-2024 - Extension of validity of Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs)

Dated: 16-1-2024