Executive Summary:
Public Notice 02/2025-26, dated April 15, 2025, amends Appendix 2K of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023. The amendment revises the scale of user charges and processes for deposit and refund of application fees/penalties. This notice introduces registration fees for various Import Monitoring Systems (IMS) and is effective immediately.
Key Points / Main Content:
Application Fees:
* Specifies fees for various applications, including Importer Exporter Code (IEC), export licenses, advance authorizations, duty credit scrips, and amendments to licenses.
* Sets fees for revalidation of authorizations, enlistment as an authorized agency, certification agencies, policy relaxation, review of committee decisions, and value enhancement of authorizations.
* Defines fees for Preferential Certificates of Origin, post-verification of self-certified certifications, and reimbursement of benefits under Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA).
* Introduces a fee of INR 500 for the issuance of an Automatic Registration Number under Import Monitoring Systems (IMS) like SIMS/CIMS/NFIMS/PIMS.
Fee Deposit:
* User charges/penalties/fees must be deposited online through the DGFT website, using payment gateways with options for internet banking, debit/credit cards, UPI, or other authorized methods.
* For offline processes, payments are made online through the e-Miscellaneous Payments System (eMPS) on the DGFT website.
Fee Exemption:
* Exemptions from fee payments apply to applicant classes/categories as specified in the Foreign Trade Regulation Rules, 1993.
Fee Refund:
* Application fees are generally non-refundable, except when:
* The fee deposited exceeds the required amount.
* The fee was deposited, but no application was made.
* The fee was deposited in error, and the applicant is exempt.
* Refund claims must be submitted within one year from the date of payment.
Refund Procedure:
* Eligible applicants must submit a refund application online.
* For payments made in the legacy system, ANF2G applications should be submitted to the relevant licensing authority.
* The jurisdictional authority verifies fee details and refund grounds before sanctioning the refund.
* Sanction orders for fee refunds are valid for three months from the date of issue.
Fee Adjustment:
* Application fees from cancelled authorizations/scrips may be adjusted if a new authorization/scrip is issued in lieu of the cancelled one due to non-registration at Customs or application under the incorrect scheme.
Impact Analysis:
Applicants/Exporters/Importers:
* Impact: Changes to application fee structures, introduction of fees for new processes (IMS registration), and modifications to refund procedures.
* Action Required: Review the revised Appendix 2K to understand applicable fees, ensure correct payment methods, and follow the updated refund procedures when applicable.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT):
* Impact: Revised fee structure, implementation of online payment and refund processes, and management of new IMS registration fees.
* Action Required: Implement the revised Appendix 2K, update online systems to reflect fee changes, and process refund applications according to the new procedures.
Pay and Accounts Office (PAO):
* Impact: Processing and authorization of fee refunds based on online applications and sanctions.
* Action Required: Verify refund requests from licensing authorities and authorize payments to users based on approved sanctions.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: A trade policy document, referred to as FTP 2023, that is being amended.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the public notice and responsible for foreign trade regulation.
Appendix 2K: A section of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 that outlines user charges and processes for application fee refunds, and is being revised in this notice.
Importer Exporter Code: A code required for import or export activities, for which an application fee is specified.
Advance Authorization: An authorization related to import/export, with specific fees for application and CIF value duty.
Duty Free Import Authorization: A scheme related to import/export, with specific fees for application and CIF value duty.
Export Promotion Capital Goods: A scheme related to import/export, with specific fees for application and CIF value duty.
Import Monitoring Systems: Systems like SIMS, CIMS, NIMS, MIMS, PIMS for which registration fees are specified.
[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (Part-I, Section-D]
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
Public Notice No. 02 /2025-26
New Delhi, Dated: 15 April, 2025
Subject: Amendment in Appendix 2K (Scale of User Charges and Process for Deposit/
Refund of Application Fee/Penalty, etc) of FTP 2023
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 read with 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
amends Appendix 2K (Scale of User Charges and Process for Deposit/ Refund of Application
Fee/Penalty, etc) of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms(ANF) as Annexed herewith (changes
made are in bold letters).
2: Effect of this Public Notice:
Appendix 2K of FTP, 2023 has been revised to provide the provision of ‘ Registration Fee’
for various Import Monitoring Systems (SIMS/CIMS/NFMIMS/PIMS etc.) under
Implementation, with immediate effect.
by
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Gol
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/93/180/49/AM-17/PC-2(B)/E-1729]APPENDIX -2K
[Refer Para 2.11 of FTP 2023]
Scale of Application Fee/User Charges and Process for Deposit/ Refund of Application
Fee/Penalty etc.
1 Scale of Application Fee for various services:
Sl |Particulars Scale of Fee (in INR)
No
1. [Application for Importer Exporter Five Hundred
Code
[Id Card
2. {Application for Export License/ SCOMET | One Thousand
items for restricted goods.
3. |Application for Advance Authorization |CIF value/duty Total Fee
/DFIA / EPCG Authorization for MSMEs _ {saved amount
Up to Rs. 1 Crore {100
Above Rs. 1 5000
Crore
Application for Advance One per thousand or part thereof. on CIF
Authorization /DFIA/EPCG value/duty saved amount of Authorization/
Authorization for Non-MSMEs license / permission, subject to a minimum
lof Rs. Five Hundred and maximum of One
Lakh .
4. |Application for import License for restricted |One per thousand or part thereof. on CIF
item/ permission / certificate value/duty saved amount of Authorization/
license / permission, subject to a minimum
of Rs. Five Hundred and maximum of One
Lakh .
5. |Application for Duty credit scrip One Thousand
under rewards/ incentive scheme.
6. |Application for grant of duplicate license/ [Two Hundred
permission / certificate /scrip/ I- Card
7. |Application for amendment/ correction in [Two hundred
license / scrip / Authorization/ certificate
/permission etc.
7(A)|Annual updation of IEC during the period —_|Nil
April to June as per Para 2.05 of HBP’
7(B)|Annual updation of IEC as per Para 2.05 of {Two hundred
HBP after the stipulated periodSl |Particulars Scale of Fee (in INR)
No
8. |Application for first re-validation of |Five Hundred
Authorization / scrip/ permission ‘
/certificate/ license for SCOMET etc.
9. |Application for second revalidation of |One thousand
Authorization / scrip/ permission /
certificate/ license for SCOMET etc.
10. |Application for Enlistment as an authorized |Five thousand
agency under Appendix 2E and Appendix 21
of HBP
11. |Application for Certification Agency as per |Ten thousand for applicant based in India
Appendix 2G and US$ 250 or an amount equivalent in
rupees for applicant based abroad
12. |Application for seeking relaxation in Two Thousand
Policy/procedure
13. |Application for review of decision of any Five thousand
committees
14. |Application for enhancement of value of One per thousand for differential CIF
Authorization value/duty saved amount to be enhanced.
No additional fee is required if maximum
prescribed fee has been paid initially.
15. |Issue of Preferential Certificate of Origin" |Rupees Six Hundred
16 | Post verification of self-certified |i. Rupees Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Certification under EU-GSP and verification |for verification of single unit; and
fee under FTAs" ii. Rupees Twelve Thousand for
verification of multiple units.
Agencies may charge TA and DA as per
government rates separately from the unit.
17. |Application for reimbursement of benefits} One Thousand.
under Transport and Marketing Assistance
(TMA)
18. Issuance of Automatic Registration
[Number under Import MonitoringFive Hundred
Systems(IMS)
(SIMS/CIMS/NFMIMS/PIMS etc.)2. Mode of Deposit of Application Fee/Penalty/Any Other Fee
The user charges/penalty/any other fee shall be deposited in the following manner: -
Online payment of the requisite user charges/Penalty/any other Fee shall be part of the online
services that are hosted on the DGFT website(s). The online service workflow when
completed shall direct the applicants to the payment gateway for online payment of the
specific charges.
In case of any online/offline process where the direct online payment option is not available,
the payment is to be made online through the e-Miscellaneous Payments System(eMPS) on
the DGFT Website.
The online payment options would include Internet Banking, debit cards, credit cards, UPI or
any other payment methods as authorized from time to time.
3. Exemption from Payment of Fees:
No fee shall be payable in respect of any application made by such class or category of
applicant as specified in Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules,1993.
4. Refund of Application Fees:
Application fee is nothing but the fee for processing of the application. Therefore, the fee
once received will not be refunded except in the following circumstances, namely: -
a. Where the fee has been deposited in excess of the specified amount of fee; or
b. Where the fee has been deposited but no Application has been made; or
c. Where the fee has been deposited in error but the applicant is exempt from payment of fee.
d. No claim for refund of application fee shall be entertained by the jurisdictional authority after
expiry of one year from the date of the payment.
5. Procedure:
i. Where the applicant is eligible for refund of application fee, an application may be
submitted online using the online refund management process. The application shall be
auto-submitted to the concerned authority within whose jurisdiction the related file was
submitted/the fee was paid. In case where no file has been generated the application shall
be submitted to DGFT(HQ) by default.
ii | Any request for refund of payments made in the DGFT legacy system, which was being
maintained by NIC, shall be made as per the manual procedure notified earlier. An
application in the ANF-2G may be submitted to the licensing authority within whose
jurisdiction the fee was paid. On receipt of application, the licensing authority shall passrefund order after verifying from the Pay and Accounts Officer concerned that the
amount in question has been credited to the relevant treasury head of Government of
India.
iii. On receipt of the online application for refund, the jurisdictional authority shall verify the
details of the fees paid and grounds for refund. The same shall be duly noted and
approved on file before proposing a sanction. Respective PAO would authorise the
payment to the user on sanction.
iv. Sanction order for refund of fees shall be valid for three months from the date of issue.
Request for re validating the same may be considered on merits by the authority which
issued the Refund Order.
6. Adjustment of Fee:
In cases, where a new Authorization or Duty Credit Scrip is issued by RA in lieu of the
earlier Authorization/Scrip (which was cancelled by RA, on the request of the firm on
account of non-registration at the Customs Port), or in case the RA suggests the firm to file
application under correct scheme the application fees paid in the earlier Authorization/Scrip
may be requested for refund. Head of Office of concerned jurisdictional authority shall have
the authority to propose sanction of any such refunds. The grounds for refund shall be duly
noted before proposing a sanction.
'PN 49/2015-20 dated 31.03.2021
" PN 52/2015-2020 dated 30.11.2018
TM PN 52/2015-2020 dated 30.11.2018
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