Amendments under Interest Equalisation Scheme-regarding - 17th September 2024 - Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Gazette Notification PDF
Issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry · Directorate General Of Foreign Trade
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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Summary:
This Trade Notice No. 17/2024-2025, dated September 17, 2024, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, announces amendments to the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES). The notice follows Trade Notice No. 16/2024-25 dated August 31, 2024, which extended the IES up to September 30, 2024. Effective immediately, the following amendments are implemented to rationalize the scheme:
The annual net subvention amount is capped at Rs. 10 Crore per Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) for a given financial year. A cap of Rs. 5 Crore per IEC for MSME Manufacturers is imposed until September 30, 2024, for the financial year starting from April 1, 2024.
For Manufacturer Exporters and Merchant Exporters, the cap is Rs. 2.5 Crore until June 30, 2024.
This notice is addressed to all IEC Holders, Members of Trade and Industry, concerned Bank Branches, Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards, and other Industry Associations.
For further information, contact Alok Raman Kumar, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, DGFT Hq, File No.: 01/94/180/135/AM24/PC-4.