This Public Notice, No. 04/2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, dated April 20, 2022, announces an amendment to the application process for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) allocation under the India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Partnership Agreement (CECPA) for the financial year 2022-23.
The key change is the implementation of a "First Come, First Served" basis for considering online applications, with no specified end date for submission. This modifies condition ii(f) of Annexure III to Appendix 2A of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20. All other procedures and requirements remain unchanged, as outlined in Public Notice No. 23/2015-20 dated September 7, 2021, and No. 31/2015-20 dated October 28, 2021.
Inquiries can be directed to the Director General of Foreign Trade at dgft@nic.in. The Public Notice was issued from File No. 01/93/180/63/AM21/PC2B/e-27749.
Key Entities Referenced
Tariff Rate Quota TRQ: A quota for imports with a specific tariff rate applied.
India Mauritius CECPA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Partnership Agreement between India and Mauritius.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: Government agency responsible for foreign trade policy in India.
Foreign Trade Policy FTP, 201520: The foreign trade policy of India for the period 2015-2020.
Udyog Bhawan: The building that houses the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi.
New Delhi: Capital of India, location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India.
Ministry of Commerce Industry: A ministry of the Government of India.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-l, Section -1
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
Public Notice No. 04 /2015-2020
New Delhi, dated: 20 April, 2022
Subject: Applications for allocation of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under India - Mauritius
CECPA for the for the financial year 2022-23
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy (FTP), 2015-20 and in continuation of Public Notice No. 23/2015-20 dated 7th
September, 2021 and No. 31/2015-20 dated 28" October 2021, regarding procedure for
import of items under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under India- Mauritius CECPA, the
Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby amends condition (ii) (f) of Annexure -Ill to
Appendix-2A of FTP- 2015-20, by inviting applications on First Come, First Served basis for
the current financial year 2022-23. There shall be no end date for submission of online
applications for allocation of TRQ for the current FY 2022-23, with other modalities
remaining the same.
2. — Effect of this Public Notice:
The online applications for allocation of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under India-Mauritius
CECPA for the current financial year 2022-23 will be considered by the DGFT on First Come,
First Served basis, with no end date.
Cin.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Gol
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/93/180/63/AM-21/PC-2[B]/e- 27749]