Executive Summary:
This Public Notice amends the Handbook of Procedure 2015-2020 regarding the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under the India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA). It revises the TRQ quantity for specific items listed in Notification No. 51/2021-Customs and extends the deadline for online TRQ authorization applications for the financial year 2021-22 to December 31, 2021.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Details:**
* Revises TRQ for items under the India-Mauritius CECPA as per Table 4 of Notification No. 51/2021-Customs dated October 22, 2021.
* Specifies HS codes, descriptions, in-quota tariff rates, and TRQ quantities for various goods, including Tunas, prepared or preserved fish, and Rum.
* **Import Procedure:**
* Imports are subject to arrangements and procedures in Annexure III of Appendix 2A of FTP 2015-20.
* Requires a pre-purchase agreement from eligible exporters in Mauritius.
* Mandates a Certificate of Origin issued by Mauritian authorities at the time of import clearance.
* Allocation will be made equally among the eligible applicants subject to quantity applied.
* **Application Process:**
* Applications for TRQ authorization for the financial year 2021-22 must be submitted online through the DGFT website (www.dgft.gov.in).
* The deadline for online applications is extended to December 31, 2021.
* Applications should be sent by 28th February of the financial year, for allocation in the next financial year.
* No physical copies of applications are required.
* Application in ANF 2M and ANFI along with the requisite fee is required to be filed online.
Impact Analysis:
* **Importers:**
* Impact: Need to adhere to revised TRQ quantities and updated import procedures under the India-Mauritius CECPA.
* Action Required: Submit online applications for TRQ authorization through the DGFT website by December 31, 2021, and ensure compliance with pre-purchase agreement and Certificate of Origin requirements.
* **Exporters in Mauritius:**
* Impact: Must be on the list of eligible exporting entities as decided by the Government of Mauritius.
* **Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT):**
* Impact: Responsible for processing TRQ authorization applications and issuing electronic authorizations to the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES).
* Action Required: Process applications received by the deadline and transmit TRQ authorizations to ICES.
* **Indian Customs:**
* Impact: Must ensure that imports are allowed only upon electronic debiting in the ICES system, based on TRQ authorizations received from DGFT.
* Action Required: Implement the revised TRQ quantities and procedures as outlined in the public notice and related notifications.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority of the Public Notice, responsible for foreign trade policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 201520: The governing policy under which the Public Notice is issued and amended.
India Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement CECPA: A trade agreement between India and Mauritius, under which Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) are established.
Tariff Rate Quota TRQ: A quota for imports with a specified tariff rate.
Notification No. 512021 Customs dated 22.10.2021: A customs notification that specifies the tariff rates and quota quantities, which are being revised by this public notice.
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi: Location of Directorate General of Foreign Trade office.
Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce: The ministry and department under which the Directorate General of Foreign Trade operates.
Government of Mauritius: The government responsible for deciding the list of eligible exporting entities from Mauritius.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section -1
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 33 /2015-2020
Dated the 28" October, 2021
Subject: Amendment in Para 2.107 (TRQ under FTA/CECA) of Handbook of
Procedure 2015-2020.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2015-20, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby makes following
amendments in the Public Notice No. 23/2015-20 dated 7th September, 2021 and No.
24/2015-20 dated 17" September 2021 regarding procedure for import of items under Tariff
Rate Quota (TRQ) under India- Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and
Partnership Agreement (CECPA) in accordance with Table 4 of Notification No. 51/2021-
Customs dated 22.10.2021 as under:
Description HSNo. {[n/out of | In-quota | Notification Tariff Rate
quota rate] Tariff Quota
(Y%o)as per | rate Quantity
WTO
Tunas 16041410 | - 0% No. 51/2021-
Other 16041490 | - 0% Customs dated 22] 7000 tons
Other prepared [16042000 | - 0% October, 2021. combined Bor
all goods
or preserved fish
In containers 22084011 | - 0%
holding 2 1 or
less: ----Rum 1.50 million
In containers 22084012 | - 0% litres combined
holding 2 | or for all goods
less: ----Other
Other: ---- Rum 22084091 | - 0%
Other: ---- other |22084092 | - 0%
# Imports will be permitted subject to the arrangements /procedure as laid down in
|Annexure-III of Appendix-2A of FTP 2015-20.
2. The revised Annexure III of Appendix -2A of FTP 2015-20 is enclosed at Annexure
to this Public Notice.
3 The applications for grant of TRQ authorization for the current financial year 2021-
22 only shall be submitted through the DGFT website (www.dgft.gov.in) upto 31%
December 2021, with other modalities being the same.4. Effect of this Public Notice:
TRQ quantity for the items listed in Table 4 of Notification No. 51/2021-Customs
dated 22" October, 2021 on India-Mauritius CECPA has been revised. The date for
submission of online applications with DGFT has been extended from 31.10.2021 to
31.12.2021
ce
(Amit Bliclron
zai
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Gol
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/93/180/63/AM-21/PC-2[B] / e- 27749]Annexure-III to Appendix-2A
Imports of Items under the TRQ of the India- Mauritius CECPA
[DGFT Public Notice No. 34/2015-20 dated 28.10.2021]
(i)The total quantum of items that can be imported under India- Mauritius CECPA _ shall be
as follows :
Tariff Rate Q
S.No ITC(HS) Code Description uota Quantity
() (2) (3) (4)
15 06031900 Fresh : -- Other 15 tons
Be 08043000 Pineapples 1000 tons
2 08109060 Lichi 250 tons
4. 09051000 Vanilla : Neither crushed nor g 15 tons
round
5 09052000 Vanilla : Crushed or ground 1 ton
6. 16041410 Tunas
7: 16041490 Other 7000 tons combine
8. 16042000 Other prepared or preserved an ae gana
fish
9. 17011490 Specialty Sugar 15000 tons
10. 22030000 Beer made from malt. 2,000,000 litres
ib Es 22060000 Fruit Wine: Other fermented b 5000 litres
everages (for example, cider, p
erry, mead, sake);mixtures of f
ermented beverages and mixtu
res of fermented beverages and
non-alcoholic beverages, not e
lsewhere specified or included.
12. 22084011 In containers holding 2 1 or 1
ess: ----Rum
13. 22084012 In containers holding 21 or 1 | 1,59 million litres
ess: ----Other combined for all
14, 22084091 Other: ---- Rum goods
15. 22084092 Other: ---- other
16 6102; 6103; 6104; Articles of Apparel and 7.5 million pieces*
6105; 6106; Clothing Accessories.* *
6109;6110; 6111;
6112 and
6203; 6304
*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 from India.il, 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. 25/2021-Customs dated the 31" March,
2021 (as amended form time to time) relating to India-Mauritius CECPA.
All applications must accompany a pre-purchase agreement from one of the
eligible exporters of specified items in Mauritius. 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 Mauritius shall be decided by the
Government of Mauritius.
At the time of clearance of the import consignment, the importer in India must
produce a Certificate of Origin issued by concerned authorities in Mauritius.
The year in respect of these imports will be the period from 1* April to
31* March, i.e. financial year in India.
All applications for grant of TRQ authorizations shall be submitted online through
the DGFT website (www.dgft.gov.in). No physical copies of the application are
required to be submitted.
Allocation will be made equally among the eligible applicant subject to quantity
applied. The application in ANF 2M and ANFI along with the requisite fee is
required to be filed online. The application should be sent by 28" February of the
financial year, for allocation in the next financial year. However, for the current
Financial Year 2021-22, applications are invited by 31" December 2021 with
other modalities remaining the same.
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.
The TRQ authorisation shall be issued electronically by the Directorate General of
Foreign Trade and transmitted to Indian Customs EDI System (ICES).
Imports made against the TRQ shall be allowed only upon debiting electronically
in the ICES system.
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