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List of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) / Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) signed by India

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..... countries by increasing the mutually agreed points of trade, expansion in the list of items included for preferential trade, simplification of trade procedures, improving Nepalese supply capacities, provision of two level institutional mechanisms for problem resolution etc. 3. India- Sri Lanka FTA (ISLFTA) 28.12.1998 01.03.2000 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Sri Lanka was signed on 20.12.1998 and was operationalised in March, 2000 following notification of required Customs tariff concessions by Government of Sri Lanka and India. Procedure for import of certain listed items under ISLFTA is at Annexure-I 4. Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan Maldives and Afghanistan) 04.01. 2004 01.01.2006 Afghanistan became Eighth Member of SAARC from April, 2007 and the provisions of Trade Liberalization Programme (TLP) are applicable to Afghanistan w.e.f. 07.08.2011). 5. India - Thailand FTA - Early Harvest S .....

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..... No. Name of the Agreement and the participating countries Date of Signing Date of Implementation Details 1 Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) (Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka) July, 1975 (revised Agreement signed on 02.11.2005) 01.11.1976 APTA is a preferential trading arrangement designed to liberalise and expand trade in goods progressively in Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) region through liberalization of tariff and nontariff barriers. At present, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, India and China are exchanging tariff concessions under APTA. The 43rd Standing Session in May, 2014 saw the accession of Mongolia into APTA. 2 Global System of Trade Preferences (G S T P) (Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozamb .....

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..... 2 [ Annexure-I Procedure for import of items as in the Para 2.107 of the Handbook of Procedure (2015-20). SI. No ITC (HS) Code Description of goods Country Total aggregate quantity that is available for import during 2015-16 1 1516,1517 or 1518 (other than 15161000, 15171010, 15179030 15180040 which are prohibited for import) Vanaspati, bakery shortening and margarine Sri Lanka 2,50,000MT 2 0904 Pepper Sri Lanka 2500MT 3 08011100 Desiccated Coconut Sri Lanka 500MT 4 1507 10 00 Crude Soya oil from Paraguay Paraguay 30,000MT The imports procedure for the items will be permitted subject to the following arrangements/ procedure:- (a) The import would be subject to Government of In .....

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..... These imports will be permitted subject to the following arrangements/ procedure :- a. Import would be subject to Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 57/2009-Customs dated 30th May 2009 (as amended form time to time) relating to India-Mercosur Preferential Trade Agreement. b. All applications must accompany a pre-purchase agreement from one of the eligible exporters of Crude Soya Oil in Paraguay. The pre-purchase agreement must indicate the quantity and the duration of fulfillment of the contract. The list of eligible exporting entities of the item from Paraguay shall be decided by the Government of Paraguay c. At the time of clearance of the import consignment, the importer in India must produce a Certificate of Origin issued by concerned authorities in Paraguay. d. The year in respect of these imports will be the period from 1 st April to 31 st March, i.e. financial year in India. e. All applications for grant of import authorization shall be sent only through e-mail at import-dgft@nic.in in the prescribed format as given below: Sl No. Name and Registered office .....

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..... , sake);mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non- alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included. 5000 litres 12. 22084011 In containers holding 2 l or less: ---- Rum 1.50 million litres 13. 22084012 In containers holding 2 l or less: ---- Other 1.50 million litres 14. 22084091 Other Rum 1.50 million litres 15. 22084092 Other other 1.50 million litres 16. 6102; 6103; 6104; 6105; 6106; 6109;6110; 6111; 6112 and 6203; 6304; Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories.* 7.5 million pieces** *Details of the HS Codes as in Table 3 of the Customs Notification mentioned above. ** Out of total quota of 7.5 million pieces, at least 5 million pieces of aggregate of all such items should have been manufactured from yarn/fabric sourced fro .....

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..... HS 8 Code Description Effective Rate (%) Tariff Modality Offered Schedule of Tariff Rate Concessions (%) 39011010 Linear low-density poly-ethylene (LLDPE), in which ethylene monomer unit contri-butes 95% or more by weight of the total polymer content 7.5 TR of 50% in 5 years with specified year-wise TRQs 7.0 (TRQ - 45,000 MT) 6.5 (TRQ - 50,500 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 56,000 MT) 5.0 (TRQ - 61,500 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 67,500 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 86,300 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 105,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 105,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 105,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 105,00 0 MT) 39011020 Low density poly-ethylene (LDPE) 7.5 39011090 Other Poly-ethylene having a specific gra .....

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..... 7.0 (TRQ - 70,000 MT) 6.5 (TRQ - 77,500 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 85,000 MT) 5.0 (TRQ - 92,500 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 100,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 129,20 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,50 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,50 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,50 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 158,50 0 MT) 39023000 Propylene copolymers 7.5 7.0 (TRQ - 50,000 MT) 6.5 (TRQ - 55,000 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 60,000 MT) 5.0 (TRQ - 65,000 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 70,000 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 90,900 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,00 0 MT) 3.75 (TRQ - 112,00 0 MT) 39029000 Other polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms 7.5 7.0 (TRQ - 4,000 MT) 6.5 (TRQ - 4,500 MT) 6.0 (TRQ - 5,000 MT) 5.0 (TRQ - 5,500 MT) .....

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..... 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 39049010 Chlorinated poly vinyl chloride (CPVC) resin 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 39049090 Other Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms 7.5 7 6.5 6 5 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 71081100 Non-monetary gold powder 10 TR (Tariff con-cession / relief of 1% in absolute per-centage terms, TRQ of 200 tons phased in 5 years) 1% ab-solute duty re-duction over the applied rate (TRQ of 120 tonnes) 1% ab-solute duty re-duction over the applied rate (TRQ of 140 tonnes) 1% ab-solute duty re-duction over the applied rate (TRQ of 160 tonnes) .....

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..... i-precious stones 20 74081110 Copper weld wire, cross sectional dimension 6mm 5 TEP over 5 years (TRQ of 150% of 3 years moving average volume) 4.0 (TRQ - 85,000 MT) 3.0 (TRQ - 95,000 MT) 2.0 (TRQ - 105,00 0 MT) 1.0 (TRQ - 115,00 0 MT) 0.0 (TRQ - 125,00 0 MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Movin g Average of Years 2 to 4 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 3 to 5 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 4 to 6 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 5 to 7 in MT) 0.0 (TRQ - Moving Average of Years 6 to 8 in MT) 74081190 Other wire of refined copper, which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm 5 .....

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..... led online. The last date for applications for annual allocation for FY 2023-24 and onwards shall be 28th February of the previous financial year. f. [deleted] g. 11 [ **** ] vii. Import of Gold Dore under TRQ shall not be considered. h. Reference Notification No. 22/2022-Customs dated 30th April 2022, for Gold TRQ imports under 7108, may be affected by the TRQ holder through Nominated Agencies as notified by RBI (in case of banks), nominated agencies notified by DGFT or Qualified Jewellers as notified by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). I. [deleted] j. [deleted] k. [deleted] l. The TRQ authorisation shall contain the name and address of the importer, Importer -Exporter Code (IEC), Customs notification number, tariff item as applicable, quantity and validity period of the certificate. m. The TRQ authorisation shall be issued electronically by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and transmitted to Indian Customs EDI System (ICES). n. Imports made against the TRQ shall be allowed only upon debiting electronically in the ICES system or on debit as endorsed. o. In addition to the requirements as above, the TRQ authoriz .....

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..... t to the following arrangements/procedure:- (a) The import would be subject to Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No.2/2007-Customs dated 5th January 2007 (as amended from time to time) relating to Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement. (b) All applications must accompany a pre-purchase agreement from one of the eligible exporter of Vanaspati in Sri Lanka. The pre-purchase agreement must indicate the quantity and the duration of fulfillment of the contract. The list of eligible exporting entities of the item from Sri Lanka shall be decided by the Govt. of Sri Lanka. (c) At the time of clearance of the import consignment, the importer in India must produce a Certificate of Origin issued by concerned authorities in Sri Lanka. (d) The year in respect of these imports will be the period from 1st April to 31st March, i.e. financial year of India. (e) All applications for grant of import authorisation shall be sent only through E-mail at import-dgft@nic.in in the prescribed format as given below: Sl. No Name and Registered office address of the applicant IEC No. .....

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..... 7. ] 9. Inserted vide Public Notice No. 32/2015-2020 dated 20-10-2022 10. Substituted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 47/2015-2020 dated 29-12-2022 before it was read as, These imports will be permitted subject to the following arrangements/ procedure: - a. Import would be subject to Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 22/2022-Customs dated 30th April 2022 (as amended from time to time) relating to India-UAE CEPA. b. At the time of clearance of the import consignment, the importer in India must produce a Certificate of Origin issued by concerned authorities in UAE. c. The year in respect of these imports will be the period from 1st April to 31st March, i.e., financial year in India. d. All applications for grant of TRQ authorizations shall be submitted online through the DGFT website ( https://dgft.gov.in ) -- Import Management System  Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) e. TRQ limit to be proportioned annually. However, in case of Gold under tariff head 7108, allocation shall be proportioned on a quarterly basis. The application along with the requisite fee is required to be filed online. The last date f .....

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..... dered. h. Reference Notification No. 22/2022-Customs dated 30th April 2022, for Gold TRQ imports under 7108, may be affected by the TRQ holder through Nominated Agencies as notified by RBI (in case of banks), nominated agencies notified by DGFT or Qualified Jewellers as notified by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). i. For TRQ imports under 39041010, 39041020, 39041090, 39042100, 39043010, 39043090, 39046910, 39049010 and 39049090, the applicant must be an importer of the specified item during the last 2 years and must be a processor/manufacturer consuming the given inputs. The applicant must furnish self-certified copy of the document issued by Central/State/District Authorities indicating processing capacity. j. For all other tariff lines except under tariff head 7113, applicant must be a processor/manufacturer consuming the given inputs. GST returns or Udyam Registration or IEM registration may be accepted for qualifying as an eligible applicant as a proof of manufacturer. k. All allocations/TRQ licenses are valid only for that specific TRQ allocation period/ specific Quarter TRQ license holders cannot carry over an allocati .....

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