**Summary:**
This Public Notice, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, amends Appendix 3B, Table 2 of the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020. Effective July 27, 2021, two additional entries have been added to the MEIS schedule:
* **ITC HS Code 30036000:** "Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 of chapter 30 of ITC HS"
* **ITC HS Code 30046000:** "Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 3 of chapter 30 of ITC HS"
These additions make exports under these ITC HS codes eligible for MEIS benefits at a rate of 2% for exports made during the period January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2020.
This notice was issued by Amit Yadav, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India. The DGFT can be contacted through dgftnic.in. The file number for this notice is F.No. 0161180130AM20PC3. This notice is to be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part 1, Section 1.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the public notice and responsible for foreign trade policy.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: The policy framework under which the public notice is issued, specifically referencing paragraph 1.03.
Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS): A scheme to promote merchandise exports from India. The public notice amends Appendix 3B, Table 2 of MEIS.
Appendix 3B, Table 2: A component of the MEIS scheme that the public notice amends.
ITC HS codes 30036000 and 30046000: Specific codes added to the MEIS schedule, pertaining to antimalarial active principles.
New Delhi: Location from which the public notice was issued.
Amit Yadav: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. Of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The government ministry to which the Department of Commerce and Directorate General of Foreign Trade belong.
(To be published in the gazette of India extraordinary part-1 section —I)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. |& /2015-2020
New Delhi, dated: 27° July, 2021
Subject :- Amendments in the Appendix -3B, Table 2 of the Merchandise Exports from
India Scheme (MEIS)-reg.
In exercise of power conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy
2015-2020, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following
amendments in the Appendix 3B, Table 2 of MEIS, issued vide Public Notice 61 dated
07.03.2017 and amended from time to time.
Two entries are added in the Appendix 3B, Table 2 as below
MEIS SeriallHS code Description MEIS rate for exports
No. made in the period
01.01.2017 to
31.12.2020
8145 30036000 Other, containing antimalarial active
principles described in Sub-heading Note >
2 of chapter 30 of ITC HS
8146 30046000 Other, containing antimalarial active
principles described in Sub-heading Note 3
2 of chapter 30 of ITC HS
Effect of Public Notice: Two ITC HS codes 30036000 and 30046000 have been included in
the MEIS Schedule and are eligible for MEIS benefits for exports made in the period
01.01.2017 to 31.12.2020 at the rate of 3% .
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(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. Of India
dgft@nic.in
[Issued from F.No. 01/61/180/130/AM20/PC-3]