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DEPT. OF COMMERCE

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 115 (RE-2008)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, DATED THE 15^th December, 2008

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures, Vol. I RE2008.

After Table 14 of Appendix 37A of the HBP v1, Table 15 ‘New Gram Udyog and Other Products’ is added.

VKGUY product codes 15.1 to 15.70 are added as per details in Annexure A to this Public Notice.

This issues in Public interest.

Sd/-

(R.S. Gujral)

Director General of Foreign Trade and

Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1015/AM09/PC3)

Annexure A to Public Notice No. 115(RE2008)/2004-09 dated 15.12.2008

15. New Gram Udyog and Other Products
Sl. No	VKGUY Product Code	ITC HS Code	Description	Date of export from which benefits will be admissible
1	15.1	73239200	OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES OF CAST IRON, ENAMELED	1.4.2008
2	15.2	73239990	OTHER HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS & ITS PARTS N.E.S	1.4.2008
3	15.3	74181910	E.P.N.S. WARE	1.4.2008
4	15.4	74181921	BRASS UTENSILS	1.4.2008
5	15.5	74181922	COPPER UTENSILS	1.4.2008
6	15.6	74181929	UTENSILS OF OTHER COPPER ALLOYS	1.4.2008
7	15.7	74181930	OTHER TABLE, KITCHEN OR OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES	1.4.2008
8	15.8	74199920	ARTICLES OF COPPER ALLOYS ELECTROPLATED WITH NICKEL-SILVER	1.4.2008
9	15.9	74199930	ARTICLES OF BRASS	1.4.2008
10	15.10	74199940	COPPER WORKED ARTICLES	1.4.2008
11	15.11	76151940	OTHER TABLE & KITCHNWARE OF ALUMINIUM	1.4.2008
12	15.12	97030010	ORIGINAL SCULPTURES & STATUARY IN METAL	1.4.2008
13	15.13	4414	WOODEN FRAMES FOR PAINTINGS PHOTOGRAPHS MIRRORS OR SIMILAR OBJECTS	1.4.2008
14	15.14	44190010	TABLEWARE OF WOOD	1.4.2008
15	15.15	44190020	KITCHENWARE OF WOOD	1.4.2008
16	15.16	44201000	STATUETTES AND OTHER ORNAMENTS OF WOOD	1.4.2008
17	15.17	44209010	WOOD MARQUETRY AND INLAID WOOD	1.4.2008
18	15.18	44219060	PARTS OF DOMESTIC DECORATIVE ARTICLES USED AS TABLEWARE AND KITCHENWARE	1.4.2008
19	15.19	6602	WALKING STICKS SEAT STICKS WHIPS RIDING CROPS AND THE LIKE	1.4.2008
20	15.20	94033010	CABINETWARE	1.4.2008
21	15.21	94033090	OTHERS	1.4.2008
22	15.22	94035010	BED STEAD	1.4.2008
23	15.23	94035090	OTHER WOODEN FURNITURE USED IN BEDROOM	1.4.2008
24	15.24	94036000	OTHER WOODEN FURNITURE	1.4.2008
25	15.25	97019091	DOMESTIC ARTICLES OF WOOD (HAND DECORATED)	1.4.2008
26	15.26	97019099	OTHER HAND-DECORATED MANUFACUTRED ARTICLES	1.4.2008
27	15.27	71171100	CUFF LINKS & STUDS OF BASE METAL W/N PLATED WITH PRECIOUS METAL - IMITATION JEWELLRY CATEGORY	1.4.2008
28	15.28	71171910	BANGLES - IMITATION JEWELLRY CATEGORY	1.4.2008
29	15.29	71171920	GERMAN SILVER JEWELLERY - IMITATION JEWELLRY CATEGORY	1.4.2008
30	15.30	71171990	OTHER - IMITATION JEWELLRY CATEGORY	1.4.2008
31	15.31	71179010	JEWELLERY SET WITH IMITATION PEARLS OR IMITATION OR SYNTHETIC STONES - IMITATION JEWELLRY CATEGORY	1.4.2008
32	15.32	71179090	OTHER IMITATION JEWELLERY FOR PERSONAL ADORNMENT	1.4.2008
33	15.33	83089020	IMITATION ZARI SPANGLES	1.4.2008
34	15.34	83089031	BEADS & SPANGLES OF BASE METAL FOR GARMENTS MADE UPS, KNITWEAR, PLASTIC & LEATHER GOODS	1.4.2008
35	15.35	83089039	OTHER BEADS & SPANGLES OF BASE METAL	1.4.2008
36	15.36	33019031	ATTARS OF ALL KINDS IN FIXED OIL BASE	1.4.2008
37	15.37	33074100	"AGARBATTI" & OTHR ODORIFEROUS PREPARATIONS WHICH OPERATE BY BURNING	1.4.2008
38	15.38	33074900	OTHER ODORIFEROUS PREPARATIONS USED FOR DEODORIZING ROOM (EXCL AGARBATTI)	1.4.2008
39	15.39	940150	SEATS OF CANE, OSIER, BAMBOO / SIMILAR MATERIALS	1.4.2008
40	15.40	94038010	FURNITURE OF WICKERWORK / BAMBOO	1.4.2008
41	15.41	94038090	OTHERS	1.4.2008
42	15.42	46021011	PALM LEAF BASKET ETC.	1.4.2008
43	15.43	46021019	PALM LEAF ITEMS OTHER THEN BASKETS	1.4.2008
44	15.44	46021090	OTHERS	1.4.2008
45	15.45	69111011	TABLEWARE OF BONE CHINA & SOFT PORCELAIN	1.4.2008
46	15.46	69111019	TABLEWARE OF OTHER THAN BONE CHINA & SOFT PORCELAIN	1.4.2008
47	15.47	69111021	KITCHENWARE OF BONE CHINA & SOFT PORCELAIN	1.4.2008
48	15.48	69111029	KITCHENWARE OF OTHER THAN BONE CHINA & SOFT PORCELAIN	1.4.2008
49	15.49	69119010	TOILET ARTICLES OF PORCELAIN CHINA	1.4.2008
50	15.50	69119020	OTHER HOUSEHOLD & TOILET ARTICLES OF PORCELAIN -WATER FILTER - OF CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 40 LTS - OF PORCELAIN	1.4.2008
51	15.51	69119090	OTHER OF OTHER HOUSEHOLD & TOILET ARTICLES OF PORCELAIN	1.4.2008
52	15.52	69120010	CERAMIC TABLEWARE (E.G. OF IMITATION PORCELAIN / OR SEMI-PORCELAIN)	1.4.2008
53	15.53	69120020	CERAMIC KITCHENWARE	1.4.2008
54	15.54	69120030	TOILET ARTICLES OTHER THAN PORCELAIN / CHINA	1.4.2008
55	15.55	69120040	CLAY ARTICLS AS TABLEWARE, KITCHENWARE ETC	1.4.2008
56	15.56	69120090	OTHERS	1.4.2008
57	15.57	69131000	STATUETTES ETC OF PORCELAIN/CHINA	1.4.2008
58	15.58	69139000	OTHER STATUETTE ETC (EXCL OF PORCLAIN/CHINA)	1.4.2008
59	15.59	69141000	OTHER CERAMIC ARTICLES OF PORCELAIN/CHINA	1.4.2008
60	15.60	69149000	OTHER CERAMIC ARTICLES EXCL OF PORCELAIN/CHINA	1.4.2008
61	15.61	7006	GLASS OF HEADING 7003,7004/7005, BENT, EDGED WORKED ETC NOT FRAMED/FITTED WITH OTHER MATERIALS	1.4.2008
62	15.62	70181010	BANGLES	1.4.2008
63	15.63	70181020	BEADS	1.4.2008
64	15.64	70189010	GLASS STATUETTE OF OTHER ARTICLE OF HEADING 7018	1.4.2008
65	15.65	34060010	CANDLES	1.4.2008
66	15.66	48021010	HAND MADE PAPER	1.4.2008
67	15.67	48021020	HAND-MADE PAPERBOARD	1.4.2008
68	15.68	95051000	ARTICLES FOR CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES	1.4.2008
69	15.69	95059010	MAGICIAL EQUIPMENTS	1.4.2008
70	15.70	96089910	PEN HOLDERS & SIMILAR HOLDERS	1.4.2008

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PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 128 (RE-2008)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, DATED THE 6^th January , 2009

1. Attention is invited to Public Notice 115(R2008)/2004-09 dated 15.12.2008. In Table 15 of Appendix 37A, announced by Public Notice 115(R2008)/2004-09 dated 15.12.2008, the following correction is made.

“The VKGUY product codes numbers 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, and 15.6 stands deleted, for exports made from 1.4.2008”.

2. In Appendix 37A, in Table 15, the following note is inserted.

“Note: Export of items used for cooking and dining purposes are not ‘Handicraft’ items. Accordingly, all such items including those falling in the ‘Tableware’ / ‘Kitchenware’ category shall not be entitled for VKGUY benefits under Table 15.”

This shall apply on exports made from 1.4.2008.

This issues in Public interest.

Sd/-

(R.S. Gujral)

Director General of Foreign Trade and

Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1015/AM09/PC3)

Circular No.1/2009-Customs

F. No. 450/151/2008-Cus.IV

Government of India

Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs

North Block, New Delhi.

13^th January, 2009.

Subject: Examination norms for goods exported under Reward Schemes– reg.

Sir / Madam,

Reference is invited to the Board’s Circular No.6/2002-Customs dated 23.1.2002 as amended vide Circular No.13/2003-Customs dated 3.3.2003 and Circular No.30/2003-Customs dated 4.4.2003 laying down the examination norms for export of goods under different export promotion schemes. As may be seen under Para 2.1(B) of Circular No.6/2002-Customs, the scale of examination of export goods in respect of exports under Free Shipping Bills, for which no benefits / export incentives are claimed, has been prescribed as “no examination except where there is a specific intelligence”.

2. Subsequently, it has been noticed that in respect of some Export Promotion Schemes, export incentives are available even against Free Shipping Bills such as Export and Trading House Status, Served from India Scheme (SFIS), Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY), Focus Market Scheme (FMS), Focus Product Scheme (FPS), High-Tech Products Export Promotion Scheme (HTPEPS) etc.

3. The matter was examined in consultation with Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Ministry of Commerce and it was decided that the exporters who want to claim incentives under any of the aforementioned schemes should make their intention clear to claim such benefits at the time of export itself. Accordingly, it has been provided under Para 3.23.8 of the FTP 2008-09 that the exporter shall state the intention to claim benefits under Chapter 3 of the FTP by declaring on the Free Shipping Bills as under:

‘I/We, hereby, declare that I/We shall claim the benefits, as admissible, under Chapter 3 of FTP.’

4. Therefore, it has been decided that exports made on Free Shipping Bills, where the exporter is claiming benefits of only Schemes under Chapter 3 of FTP as explained above, shall be governed by the following examination norms:

S.No.	Category of Exports	Scale of Examination
		Export consignments shipped to sensitive places viz. Dubai, Sharjah, Singapore, Hong Kong and Colombo	Others
(i)	Exports under Free Shipping Bills where benefits under Chapter 3 of the FTP have been claimed by the Exporter and where the FOB value is Rs.20 lakhs or less	25%	2%
(ii)	Exports under Free Shipping Bills where benefits under Chapter 3 of the FTP have been claimed by the Exporter and where the FOB value is more than Rs.20 lakhs.	50%	10%

5. However, if the export is made claiming benefits of Drawback / DEPB or any other export promotion scheme in addition to claiming benefits under any Schemes of Chapter 3 of FTP, then the examination norms as prescribed by the Board for the respective export promotion schemes would apply.

6. If the exports are made on free shipping bill without any declaration of any claim under Chapter 3 of FTP, the existing norms of “no examination except where there is specific intelligence” would continue to apply.

7. The relevant portions of Circular No.6/2002-Cus. dated 23.1.2002 stand amended as stated above. The revised examination norms under the Reward Schemes will be implemented w.e.f. 1.2.2009.

8. These instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned by way of issuance of suitable Public Notices/Standing Orders.

9. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of these instructions may be brought to the notice of the Board.

10. Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully,

(M.M. Parthiban)

Director (Customs)

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PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 132 (RE-2008)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, DATED THE 14^th January, 2009

3. 1. In Table 15 of Appendix 37A of the HBP v1, the following is added.

Sl. No

VKGUY

Product Code

ITC HS Code

Description

Date of export from which benefits will be admissible

15.71

96020010

WORKED VEGETABLE CARVING MATERIAL AND ARTICLES THEREOF

1.4.2008

This issues in Public interest.

Sd/-

(R.S. Gujral)

Director General of Foreign Trade and

Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1371/AM09/PC3)

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PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 144 (RE-2008)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, DATED THE 13^th February, 2009

For exports made w.e.f 1.4.2008, in Table 15 of Appendix 37A, the following sentences are inserted at the end in the Note inserted vide Public Notice 128(R2008)/2004-09 dated 7.1.2009.

“The VKGUY benefits on exports of all items included in Table 15 shall be admissible only for ‘Handicraft Products’. The Export Promotion Council for Handicraft (EPCH) shall certify that the exported product is a Handicraft product, if any doubt arises on this issue.”

These corrections shall apply on exports made from 1.4.2008.

This issues in Public interest.

Sd/-

(R.S. Gujral)

Director General of Foreign Trade and

Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1015/AM09/PC3)

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 011.

Policy Circular No. 71(RE-08)/2004-2009 Dated: 18^th March, 2009

All Licensing Authorities;

All Exporting Community;

Sub: Guidelines for issuance of Freely Transferable ‘Supplementary’ Duty Credit Scrip under Chapter 3 Schemes.

Attention is invited to Para 3.12.6 of FTP. In case, an exporter has already claimed the benefits of freely transferable duty credit scrip for a shipping bill under one of the schemes of Chapter 3 (say FMS/FPS), the same shipping bill cannot be used for filing the claim under any other scheme like VKGUY / FPS (which may have a higher rate of entitlement). Once the exporter has opted for one scheme (VKGUY/FMS/FPS) and the duty credit scrip is granted, then the shipping bills concerned cannot be used for any other scheme wherein freely transferable duty credit scrip is granted. This is not permitted in terms of Para 3.12.6 of FTP, even if there is higher rate under another scheme.

2. In some cases additional benefit @2.5% is granted under VKGUY Scheme for exports made w.e.f. 1.4.2008, and some exporters may have already claimed the benefits under VKGUY at the standard rate of 5% or 3.5% (as applicable). Similarly, the rate of entitlement has been enhanced for some categories under FPS. In such cases, supplementary claim under VKGUY is entitled and the exporters may file requests quoting the related file numbers and the due-drawn differential statement as per Annexure A of this Policy Circular to RA concerned, along with application fee that may be applicable on entitlement differential due to exporter. RA concerned is directed to accept such scheme-wise requests and grant supplementary scrip manually, in the same format and annex the due drawn differential statement along with, without insisting on original scrip to be given for enhancement. These claims, although consolidated for several files of a scheme, RA should process the same in the related main files and issue a consolidated supplementary scrip, which will ensure that the record is in all the original claim main files.

3. Attention is invited to Port Officers Meeting dated 25.11.2008 (Decision No 1(f) therein and Public Notice No. 110 (RE2008) dated 21.12.2008. It has been decided that the claims, if any, may be filed for exports made from 1.4.2008 till 31.3.2009 and not for exports prior to 1.4.2008. Procedure in Para 2 above shall be followed.

4. In some cases, entitlement as due, may not be claimed fully by the exporter due to software not being updated, or the entitlement as claimed by the exporter might have been reduced by RA (or sometimes by Customs, although Customs should refer back the matter to RA concerned rather than reducing the entitlement themselves) for some reason, but in appeal or by clarification from Policy division of Headquarters, the original claim has been either restored or enhanced from the value that was granted by RA; in such cases, a supplementary scrip will be issued manually by RA concerned.

5. Similarly, if any case is covered by Para 3.23.6 of HBP v1, the fresh scrip should be issued manually by RA concerned.

This issues with the approval of DGFT.

Sd/-

(A K Singh)

Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/1268/AM 09/ PC3)

Annexure A to Policy Circular No. 71(RE2008)/2004-09 dated: 18^th March 2009

Due – Drawn Differential Statement

Scheme Name: (Name the scheme - VKGUY / FPS / MLFPS etc..)

Sl. No. (1)	Shipping Bill No and Date & related File No. (2)	FOB Value (3)	Rate of Entitlement (4)	Reason / Reference Public Notice / Notification / Policy Circular / Clarification / Software issue / Appeal Order. (5)	(Drawn)Scrip value – issued (in Rupees) (6)	(Due) Scrip value entitled (in Rupees) (7)	Difference (in Rupees) (8) = (7) – (6)
1
2
3
..
..

Total

RA Remarks:

Supplementary Claim allowed : Rs …

(against the above shipping bills)

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PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 171 (RE-2008)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, DATED THE 8^TH APRIL, 2009

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures, Vol. I RE2008.

1. The following is inserted at the end in the note in Table 9 of Appendix 37A of the HBP Vol.I:

“However, for exports of Handicraft items in Table 9, Registration / RCMC from Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts would also suffice. This applies on exports made from 1.4.2009.”

This issues in Public interest.

Sd/-

(R.S. GUJRAL)

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE AND

EX-OFFICIO ADDL. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(Issued from F.No.01/94/180/727/AM08/PC3)

Policy Circular No. 71(RE-08)/2004-2009 Dated: 18th March, 2009

Policy Circular No. 71(RE-08)/2004-2009 Dated: 18^th March, 2009