Service not originating from India and Served From India Scheme (SFIS) for service providers, clarification thereof

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..... ice not originating from India and Served From India Scheme (SFIS) for service providers, clarification thereof. Attention is invited to Served from India Scheme. It is mentioned in Para 3.6.4 of Foreign Trade Policy that Served from India scheme's objective is promotion of 'export of services' that are originating from India. 2. It has been brought to the notice of DGFT that applications ha .....

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..... ng the claims. a) While examining the claim of Service Providers, the objective of promotion of export of services from India should be kept in mind. b) Services not originating from India would not be entitled for SFIS benefits. c) The definition of Services Provider, as given in Para 9.53 of FTP 2004-2009, clearly stipulates that supply of a service "from India" is the first condition. .....

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..... clude services provided from Country X to Country Y routes (not touching India at all). Such services are not originating from India. Accordingly only receipts of FX for providing services from India (i.e. routes originating from India or touching India as per route charter) are entitled and therefore, route-wise bifurcation should be called. This issues with the approval of the DGFT. File No: .....

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