TMI BlogDGFT to make submission of DEPB applications online on 10 more ports from Jan 16, 2006X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ober 2005. a. It has now been decided that DEPB shipments made from 10 more EDI Custom ports will be added to the list of EDI ports. The list of EDI Customs ports which will be added for automated exchange of DEPB Shipping Bills with effect from 16th January 2006 is as follows: Custom House Port Code 1 Ballabh Garh, ICD INFBD6 2 GAPL, Mundra INMUN1 3 Kandla Custom House INIXY1 4 Ahmedabad Air Cargo INAMD4 5 Mulund CFS INMUL6 6 Bangalore ICD INWFD6 7 Kakinada Port INKAK1 8 Hyderabad ICD INSNF6 9 Pitampur ICD ININD6 10 Tuticorin ICD INTUT6 Accordingly the process of online submission of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the jurisdictional RLA. d. The present policy allows DEPB shipments by a 'third party'. However, since the IEC of the 'third party' is not being captured in the EDI DEPB Shipping Bill, it is not possible to link the EDI DEPB Shipping Bill transmitted by Customs in the DGFT ECOM module. In all such cases of EDI DEPB Shipping Bills where 'third party' (whose details are available in the EDI DEPB Shipping Bill) wants to claim the DEPB, the 'third party' shall have to submit a manual DEPB application to the concerned Regional Licensing Authority in the Aayaat Niryaat Form along with necessary documents in original and payment of full fee (no fee waiver is to be allowed). No ECOM application shall be entertained in such cases. However, to avoid ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d through the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) mode only. No manual applications or ECOM applications without digital signature and EFT will be accepted. The applicants may take into regard the following while making such applications: a. Exporters will not be required to submit a hard copy of such Advance Licence/EPCG applications filed electronically (with digital signature and EFT) on the DGFT website to the Regional Licensing Authorities. b. Exporters will have the option to submit the documents required for processing the Advance/EPCG Licence (as specified under the Foreign Trade Policy/Handbook of Procedures) in paper form at the counter/by post (mentioning the File number generated on the server) within 5 working days of electronic ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l be endorsed on the Advance/EPCG Licences and shall be used by the Custom authorities for clearance of goods. e. The Advance/EPCG Licences will continue to be issued on security paper and such licences need to be produced at the 'Port of Registration' to enable debiting and imports/exports against these licences. However, data relating to Advance/EPCG Licences with EDI Ports of Registration (31 EDI Custom Ports which have been notified for DEPB purposes) will also be sent to Customs ICEGATE by the DGFT Central server as per agreed message exchange formats with digital signature. The ICEGATE will, after validation of the Advance/EPCG Licences, transmit the licences to the EDIPort of registration for consequential use by the Custom authorit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he File number generated through the server (and not the ECOM number) while filing the Shipping Bills at the Customs port, for counting of such exports against the Advance Licences to be issued subsequently. 3. At present a single consolidated application is required to be made under Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana (VKUY) under ECOM module. At times, this requires keying in data of more than 1000 shipping bills. This is not only a tedious and time consuming process for the exporter but also puts considerable strain on the Central server which leads to a delayed and slow response from the server. The download time for such voluminous data at the RLA level also runs into hours and leads to system failure/hang up. Exporters filing VKUY claims are ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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