TMI BlogEXPORT ORIENTED UNITS (EOUs), ELECTRONICS HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS (EHTPs), SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS (STPs) AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY PARKS (BTPs)X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , attract investment for export production and employment generation. 6.01 Export and Import of Goods 5 [ (a) An EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit may expon all kinds of goods and services except items that are prohibited in ITC (HS) . However export of gold jewellery, including partly processed jewellery, whether plain or studded, and articles, containing gold of 8 carats and above upto a maximum limit of 22 carats only shall be permitted. ] (b) Export of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) shall be subject to fulfilment of the conditions indicated in ITC (HS). In respect of an EOU, permission to export a prohibited item may be considered, by BOA, on a case to case basis, provided such raw materials are imported and there is no procurement of such raw material from DTA. (c) Procurement and supply of export promotion material like brochure / literature, pamphlets, hoardings, catalogues, posters etc up to a maximum value limit of 1.5% of FOB value of previous years exports shall also be allowed. 6 [(d) (i) An EOU I EHTP I STP I BTP unit may import and I or procure, from DTA or bonded warehouses in DTA I international e ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... software.] 1 [(g) An EOU engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, aquaculture, floriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, viticulture, poultry or sericulture may be permitted to remove specified goods in connection with its activities for use outside the premises of the unit. ] (h) Gems and jewellery EOUs may source gold / silver / platinum through nominated agencies on loan / outright purchase basis. Units obtaining gold / silver / platinum from nominated agencies, either on loan basis or outright purchase basis shall export gold / silver / platinum within 90 days from date of release. (i) EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP units, other than service units, may export to Russian Federation in Indian Rupees against repayment of State Credit/ Escrow Rupee Account of buyer subject to RBI clearance, if any. (j) Procurement and export of spares / components, upto 5% of FOB value of exports, may be allowed to same consignee / buyer of the export article, subject to the condition that it shall not count for NFE and direct tax benefits. 8 [(k) BOA may allow, on a case to case basis, requests of EOU / EHTP /STP/ BTP units in sectors other than Gems Jewellery, for consolidation of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... violation or contravention of any provision of the notification under which these goods were imported or procured, read with Customs Act, 1962 or Central Excise Act, 1944, and that the lien on the goods shall remain with the Customs / Central Excise Department, which will have first charge over the said goods for recovery of sum due from the unit to Government under provision of Section 142(b) of the Customs Act, 1962 read with the Customs (Attachment of Property of Defaulters for Recovery of Govt. Dues) Rules, 1995. 6.04 Net Foreign Exchange Earnings EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit shall be a positive net foreign exchange earner except for sector specific provision of Appendix 6 B of Appendices ANFs, where a higher value addition shall be required. NFE Earnings shall be calculated cumulatively in blocks of five years, starting from commencement of production. Whenever a unit is unable to achieve NFE due to prohibition / restriction imposed on export of any product mentioned in LoP, the five year block period for calculation of NFE earnings may be suitably extended by BoA. Further, wherever a unit is unable to achieve NFE due to adverse market condition or any grounds of genu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s Approvals (a) Applications for setting up of units under EOU scheme shall be approved or rejected by the Units Approval Committee within 15 days as per criteria indicated in Handbook of Procedures (HBP). (b) In other cases, approval may be granted by BOA set up for this purpose as indicated in HBP. (c) Proposals for setting up EOU requiring industrial licence may be granted approval by DC after clearance of proposal by BOA and DIPP within 45 days. (d) Applications for conversion into an EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit from existing DTA units, having an investment of ₹ 50 crores and above in plant and machinery or exporting ₹ 50 crores and above annually, shall be placed before BOA for a decision. 6.08 DTA Sale of Finished Products / Rejects / Waste/ Scrap / Remnants and By-products Entire production of EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP units shall be exported subject to following: (a) Units, other than gems and jewellery units, may sell goods upto 50% of FOB value of exports, subject to fulfilment of positive NFE, on payment of concessional duties. Within entitlement of DTA sale, unit may sell in DTA, its products similar to goods which are exported or exp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... NFE. (e) Scrap / waste / remnants arising out of production process or in connection therewith may be sold in DTA, as per SION notified under Duty Exemption Scheme, on payment of concessional duties as applicable, within overall ceiling of 50% of FOB value of exports. Such sales of scrap / waste / remnants shall not be subject to achievement of positive NFE. In respect of items not covered by norms, DC may fix ad- hoc norms for a period of six months and within this period, norms should be fixed by Norms Committee. Ad-hoc norms will continue till such time norms are fixed by Norms Committee. Sale of waste / scrap / remnants by units not entitled to DTA sale, or sales beyond DTA sale entitlement, shall be on payment of full duties. Scrap / waste / remnants may also be exported. (f) There shall be no duties / taxes on scrap / waste / remnants, in case same are destroyed with permission of Customs authorities. (g) By-products included in LoP may also be sold in DTA subject to achievement of positive NFE, on payment of applicable duties, within the overall entitlement of Sub - para 6.08 (a). Sale of by-products by units not entitled to DTA sales, or beyond entitlements of Sub ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... not include marble , except if such supply of marble is an inter unit supply as provided at Sub - para (c) below: (a) Supplies effected in DTA to holders of Advance Authorisation / Advance Authorisation for annual requirement / DFIA under duty exemption / remission scheme / EPCG scheme. However, printing sector EOUs (or any other sector that may be notified in HBP), can t supply goods, where basic customs duty and CVD is nil or exempted otherwise, to holders of Advance Authorisation / Advance Authorization for annual requirement. (b) Supplies effected in DTA against foreign exchange remittance received from overseas. (c) Supplies to other EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP / SEZ units, provided that such goods are permissible for procurement in terms of Para 6.01 of FTP. (d) Supplies made to bonded warehouses set up under FTP and / or under section 65 of Customs Act and free trade and warehousing zones, where payment is received in foreign exchange. (e) Supplies of goods and services to such organizations which are entitled for duty free import of such items in terms of general exemption notification issued by MoF, as may be provided in HBP. (f) Supplies of Information Tech ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... from payment of Central Excise Duty on goods procured from DTA on goods manufactured in India. (iii) Reimbursement of duty paid on fuel procured from Domestic Oil Companies / Depots of Domestic Oil Public Sector Undertakings as per drawback rate notified by DGFT from time to time. Reimbursement of additional duty of excise levied on fuel under the Finance Acts would also be admissible. (iv) CENVAT Credit on service tax paid. 6.12 Other Entitlements Other entitlements of EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP units are as under: (a) Exemption from industrial licensing for manufacture of items reserved for SSI sector. (b) Export proceeds will be realized within nine months. (c) Units will be allowed to retain 100% of its export earnings in the EEFC account. (d) Unit will not be required to furnish bank guarantee at the time of import or going for job work in DTA, where: (i) the unit has turnover of ₹ 5 crore or above; (ii) the unit is in existence for at least three years; and (iii) the unit: (1) has achieved positive NFE / export obligation wherever applicable; (2) has not been issued a show cause notice or a confirmed demand, during the preceding 3 y ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rejection or for any reason without payment of duty. (c) Goods supplied by one unit of EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP to another unit shall be treated as imported goods for second unit for payment of duty, on DTA sale by second unit. (d) In respect of a group of EOUs / EHTPs / STPs / BTP Units which source inputs centrally in order to obtain bulk discount and / or reduce cost of transportation and other logistics cost and / or to maintain effective supply chain, inter unit transfer of goods and services may be permitted on a case-to-case basis by the Unit Approval Committee. In case inputs so sourced are imported and then transferred to another unit, then value of the goods so transferred shall be taken as inflow for the unit transferring these goods and as outflow for the unit receiving these goods, for the purpose of calculation of NFE. 6.14 Sub - Contracting (a) (i) EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP units, including gems and jewellery units, may on the basis of annual permission from Customs authorities, sub - contract production processes to DTA through job work which may also involve change of form or nature of goods, through job work by units in DTA. (ii) These units may sub - ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Z unit or disposed of in DTA on payment of applicable duties. Benefit of depreciation, as applicable, will be available in case of disposal in DTA only when the unit has achieved positive NFE taking into consideration the depreciation allowed. No duty shall be payable in case capital goods, raw material, consumables, spares, goods manufactured, processed or packaged, and scrap / waste / remnants / rejects are destroyed within unit after intimation to Customs authorities or destroyed outside unit with permission of Customs authorities. Destruction as stated above shall not apply to gold, silver, platinum, diamond, precious and semi-precious stones. (c) In case of textile sector, disposal of left over material / fabrics upto 2% of CIF value or quantity of import, whichever is lower, on payment of duty on transaction value, may be allowed, subject to certification of Central Excise / Customs officers that these are leftover items. (d) Disposal of used packing material will be allowed on payment of duty on transaction value. 6.16 Reconditioning / Repair and Re - engineering (a) EOUs shall be set up with approval of UAC to carry out reconditioning, repair, remaking, testin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tted by DC to exit from the scheme at any time on payment of duty on capital goods under the prevailing EPCG Scheme for DTA Units. This will be subject to fulfilment of positive NFE criteria under EOU scheme, eligibility criteria under EPCG scheme and standard conditions indicated in HBP. (e) Unit proposing to exit out of EOU scheme shall intimate DC and Customs and Central Excise authorities in writing. Unit shall assess duty liability arising out of de-bonding and submit details of such assessment to Customs and Central Excise authorities. Customs and Central Excise authorities shall confirm duty liabilities on priority basis, subject to the condition that the unit has achieved positive NFE, taking into consideration the depreciation allowed. After payment of duty and clearance of all dues, unit shall obtain No Dues Certificate from Customs and Central Excise authorities. On the basis of No Dues Certificate so issued by the Customs and Central Excise authorities, unit shall apply to DC for final de-bonding. In case there is no proceeding pending under FT(D R) Act, as amended, DC shall issue final de-bonding order within a period of 7 working days. Between No Dues Certific ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (v) Set up showrooms / retail outlets at International Airports. 6.22 Personal Carriage of Import / Export Parcels including through Foreign Bound Passengers Import / export through personal carriage of gems and jewellery items may be undertaken as per Customs procedure. However, export proceeds shall be realized through normal banking channel. Import / export through personal carriage by units, other than gems and jewellery units, shall be allowed provided goods are not in commercial quantity. An authorized person of Gems Jewellery EOU may also import gold in primary form, upto 10 Kgs in a financial year through personal carriage, as per guidelines prescribed by RBI and DoR. 6.23 Export / Import by Post / Courier Goods including free samples, may be exported / imported by airfreight or through foreign post office or through courier, as per Customs procedure. 6.24 Administration of EOUs / Powers of DC Details of administration of EOUs and power of DC is given in HBP. 6.25 Revival of Sick Units Subject to a unit being declared sick by appropriate authority, proposals for revival of the unit or its take over may be considered by BOA. 6.26 Appr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ons issued by the Department of Revenue. 5. Substituted vide No. 21/2015-2020, dated 14-8-2017 , before it was read as, An EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit may export all kinds of goods and services except items that are prohibited in ITC (HS). 6. Substituted vide Notification No.33/2015-2020 dated 13-10-2017 , before it was read as, (d) An EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit may import and / or procure, from DTA or bonded warehouses in DTA / international exhibition held in India, without payment of duty, all types of goods, including capital goods, required for its activities, provided they are not prohibited items of import in the ITC (HS). Any permission required for import under any other law shall be applicable. Units shall also be permitted to import goods including capital goods required for approved activity, free of cost or on loan / lease from clients. Import of capital goods will be on a self-certification basis. Goods imported by a unit shall be with actual user condition and shall be utilized for export production. 7. Substituted vide Notification No.33/2015-2020 dated 13-10-2017 , before it was read as, (f) EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP units may import / ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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