TMI BlogPROMOTIONAL MEASURESX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rtificates shall be valid for a period of 5 years reckoned from the 1st April of the relevant year. All Status Certificates valid beyond 31.3.2009 shall continue to remain in force, in case provisions of Foreign Trade Policy (2009-14) continue to recognize the status. Pending the finalization of the applications for grant of recognition, existing status holders who have applied for recognition before the expiry of their status, shall have a grace period of 6 months. During this grace period of 6 months such status holders shall continue to be recognized as Status holders even after the expiry of earlier Status Certificate i.e. till September, end, unless their applications are finally rejected or recognition granted once again as the case may be. 3.2.3 to 3.2.5 Deleted Maintenance of Accounts 3.3 Status holder shall maintain true and proper accounts of its exports and imports based on which such recognition has been granted. Record shall also be maintained during validity period and for a minimum period of three years thereafter. These accounts shall be. made available for inspection to RA concerned or any authority nominated by DGFT. Refusal / Suspension / Can ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... quity or debt participation, donations, receipts of repayment of loans etc. and any other inflow of foreign exchange, unrelated to rendering of service, would be ineligible. For calculation of entitlement, following shall not be taken into account. (a) Foreign Exchange remittances: I. related to Financial Services Sector 1. Raising of all types of foreign currency Loans; 2. Export proceeds realization of clients; 3. Issuance of Foreign Equity through ADRs /GDRs or other similar instruments; 4. Issuance of foreign currency Bonds; 5. Sale of securities and other financial instruments; 6. Other receivables not connected with services rendered by financial institutions; and II. earned through contract/regular employment abroad (e.g. labour remittances); (b) Payments for services received from EEFC Account; (c) Foreign exchange turnover by Healthcare Institutions like equity participation, donations etc. (However, remittances received on account of medical treatment, surgery, testing, consultancy and health care provided by the institution shall be eligible.); (d) Foreign exchange turnover by Educational Institutions like equity participation, donations et ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ions, vis- -vis the total eligible claims of all the status holders put together, received for each half year (Apr-Sep 2008 / Oct-Mar 2009) period, in such a way that the total benefits granted for all status holders put together does not exceed the limit prescribed for each half year in Para 3.8.6 of FTP (RE2008). Accordingly if the total eligible claim of all the status holders put together is, say, Rs 200 Cr, each applicant status holder would be granted one-fourth of the claim an applicant is eligible for. FOCUS MARKET SCHEME (FMS) 3.20 Policy pertaining to FMS is given in Chapter 3 of FTP. Notified Markets are listed in Appendix 37C. 3.20.1 An application for exports made during 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 shall be filed separately, with RA concerned in ANF 3D along with documents prescribed therein. Applicant may file one or more applications subject to condition that each application shall contain not more than 50 shipping bills. For exporter with more than 50 shipping bills in one year, multiple applications can be filed and supplementary cut (Para 9.4 of HBP v1) shall not be applicable. 7 [****] Eligibility of Focus Market (as in Appendix 37C) shall b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .22.1 Policy pertaining to HTPEPS is given in Chapter 3 of FTP. Notified High Tech Products are listed in Appendix 37E. 3.22.2 In case the applicant wishes to avail the option given in Para 3.11.2 (a), the Procedure prescribed for claiming Focus Product Scheme benefits shall apply. For others, application for obtaining Duty Credit scrip for incremental growth in exports during current licensing year 2008-09 shall be filed in ANF 3F within a period of twelve months after expiry of current licensing year. Application filed in ANF 3F, shipments from EDI Ports and Non-EDI Ports can be clubbed in one application and the port of registration shall be any one of the ports of exports, as per the choice of the applicant. 3.23 COMMON PROCEDURAL FEATURES FOR PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES, APPLICABLE TO ALL SCHEMES IN THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR: Jurisdictional RA / RA Concerned 3.23.1 Applicant shall have option to choose Jurisdictional RA on basis of Corporate Office, Registered Office, Branch Office address endorsed on IEC. However, once opted, no change would be allowed. 3.23.2 Provisions contained in Chapter 2, 9 of this HBP shall apply to all Promotional Sch ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... idation of Duty Credit scrip shall not be allowed. Declaration of Intent on Free Shipping Bills 3.23.8 For export shipments filed under Free Shipping Bill category, for exports after 31.5.2008 of products / markets eligible under Chapter 3 of FTP (Appendix 37A, 37C, 37D, 37E), the exporter shall state the intention to claim benefits under chapter 3 of 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'. This declaration shall not be required for export shipments under any of the schemes of Chapter 4 (including drawback) or Chapter 5 of FTP. Further for products, markets notified during the year, this declaration shall be necessary for exports under Free Shipping Bills, only after a grace period of two months from the date of relevant public notice. Moreover for exports made prior to date of notification of products/ markets, such a declaration will not be required, since export shipments under Free Shipping Bills have already taken place. Utilization of Duty Credit Scrips under Chapter 3 for payment of duty under EPCG Scheme 3.23.9 From 1.1.2009, the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... zed in free foreign exchange is lower as per BRC, when compared to the FOB value in free foreign exchange as declared on the Shipping Bill(s) on which the original duty credit scrip was issued, excess duty credit scrip so granted earlier shall be adjusted from any future claim(s) (of any Duty Credit Scrip, including DEPB), or by way of cash deposit (TR as proof of cash deposit in the Customs Head as indicated in Para 4.29). 10 [ In case there is no pending claim and there is no cash deposit towards the amount immediately after the expiry of 12 months time period from the date of issuance of the Scrip, the RA shall initiate necessary action. If the Scrip holder does not pay the amount within 60 days of the expiry of aforesaid 12 months time period, the scrip holder shall be required to pay the said amount along with 15% interest per annum from the date of issuance of the Scrip(s) for the Duty Credit for which BRC or Documentary evidence (evidencing realisation of export proceeds as required under FTP or the Procedure laid thereunder) could not be produced. In case the Scrip holder surrenders the unutilized / partially unutilized Duty Credit Scrip, then unutilized / partially unut ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... stration for Duty Credit Scrip. For exporter with more than 50 shipping bills in one year, multiple applications can be filed and supplementary cut (para 9.4 of HBPv1) shall not be applicable. 6. Has been added vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO 110 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 21-11-2008 7. Has been deleted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO 110 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 21-11-2008 , earlier it was read as under: Shipments from EDI Ports and Non-EDI Ports cannot be clubbed in one application. Port of registration for EDI enabled ports shall be any one EDI port of exports, as per the choice of the applicant. In case of exports through non-EDI port, the port of registration shall be the relevant non EDI port of exports. Accordingly separate application shall be filed for each non EDI port. 8. Has been deleted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO 110 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 21-11-2008 , earlier it was read as under: Shipments from EDI Ports and Non-EDI Ports cannot be clubbed in one application. Port of registration for EDI enabled ports shall be any one EDI port of exports, as per the choice of the applicant. In case of exports through non-EDI port, the port of registration shall be the relevant non EDI port o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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