Licences - Issue of licences under Duty Exemption Scheme based on the norms fixed in individual cases - Customs - F. No.3/323/92-Cus.

Licences - Issue of licences under Duty Exemption Scheme based on the norms fixed in individual cases F. No.3/323/92-Cus. Dated 11-12-1992 Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Excise Customs, New Delhi Subject : Licences - Issue of licences under Duty Exemption Scheme based on the norms fixed in individual cases Attention is invited to para 110 of the Hand-Book of Procedures, 1992-97 relating to value based advance licences, inter alia stipulating that in respect of items for which input-output norms and value addition norms have not been published the norms and value addition may be recommended by ALC for inclusion in standard input-output and value addition norms as notified vide Public Notice No. 2-ITC (PN) 92-97, dated 31-3-1992 and also para 111 relating to quantity based advance licences clarifying that in respect of items for which input-output norms have not been published the licensing authority may grant quantity based advance licence on the recommendation of RALC or ALC. The financial powers delegated for consideration of applications for licences under Duty Exemption Scheme are prescribed in para 109 of the Hand-Book of Procedures/1992-97. 2. It has been observed that based on the norms fixed in individual cases where no standard input-output norms exist, the licences are being issued on repeat basis despite the fact that no such provision exists in the current Export-Import Policy for issue of repeat licences. Regarding value based licence it has already been clarified in Public Notice No. 77-PN/92-97, dated 9-11-1992 that such licences will be issued by the licensing authorities within their delegated powers only for products for which standard input-output and value addition norms have been notified. It is therefore clarified to all licensing authorities that no repeat license should be issued based on the norms fixed in individual cases until and unless such norms are included in the standard input-output and value addition norms. 3. Wide publicity may please be given to these instructions.