Executive Summary:
This trade notice from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade outlines additional documentation requirements for import authorization applications for Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (DEA). It is effective immediately and requires applicants to submit supplementary information, including production details and environmental clearances, to expedite the approval process. This notice follows up on Trade Notice No. 27/2019-20 dated July 29, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To expedite the approval process for import authorization of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (DEA).
* **Applicability:** All applicants seeking import authorization for restricted item Denatured Ethyl Alcohol DEA.
Additional Documentation Requirements:
* Applicants must submit additional documents along with the prescribed ANF 2 M Form.
* The additional information is to be provided in Proforma.
* Imports and usage pattern of the last five years.
* Year-wise production of finished product(s) with Chemical/IUPAC name and chemical structure.
* Corresponding consumption of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol.
* Balance of DEA remained at the plant site at the closing of each year.
* Quantity of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol available at the plant site, both in terms of volume and weight, as on the date of the application.
* Complete and detailed step-wise production process with balanced chemical reactions (stoichiometric material balance with calculation step wise material balance) for each product consuming denatured ethyl alcohol.
* Approved installed capacity of the finished products produced at the plant site consuming denatured ethyl alcohol, along with a copy of the approval from Government of India/State Government (EM, Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum, or MSME registration).
* Valid Environmental clearance for each of the products being manufactured at the plant site along with documentary evidence.
* **Self-Attestation:** All documents must be duly self-attested by the authorized person of the firm.
Impact Analysis:
Importers/Members of Trade:
* Impact: Increased administrative burden due to the need to gather and submit additional documentation.
* Action Required: Prepare and submit the required additional documents (imports and usage pattern, production process details, approved installed capacity, environmental clearances) along with their import authorization applications.
Designated Issuing Agencies under FTAs/PTAs:
* Impact: Increased scrutiny of applications due to additional documentation.
* Action Required: Ensure that all required documents are submitted and verified before processing import authorization applications for Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (DEA).
Key Entities Referenced
Denatured Ethyl Alcohol DEA: A restricted chemical item, the import of which is subject to specific authorization and documentation requirements as outlined in the trade notice.
Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals: A government ministry consulted in order to expedite the process for approval of authorization for import of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol DEA.
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) where the trade notice was issued from.
ANF 2 M Form: The online application form to be submitted along with additional documents for import authorization of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol DEA.
FTAsPTAs: Free Trade Agreements/Preferential Trade Agreements, under which designated issuing agencies operate, relevant to import regulations.
EM Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum: A document or registration from the Government of IndiaState Government demonstrating approved installed capacity.
MSME registration: A document or registration from the Government of IndiaState Government demonstrating approved installed capacity.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry: The full form of the acronym IUPAC, which is a naming authority for chemicals.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Dated: 16.03.2021
Trade Notice No. 46 /2020-2021
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
To,
All Importers/Members of Trade,
All Designated Issuing Agencies under FTAs/PTAs
Subject: Necessary documents to be submitted while applying for import authorization for import of
Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (DEA) —reg.
Reference is invited to the applications being submitted by the applicant for import authorization for
import of restricted item Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (DEA). At present the applicants are filing online
application (ANF 2 M) along with information in Proforma as circulated by Trade Notice No. 27/2019-20
dated 29th July, 2019
2. In consultation with Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals and in order to expedite the process for
approval of authorization for import of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (DEA), the applicants will have to submit the
following additional documents along with the prescribed ANF 2 M Form. The additional information is to be
provided in Proforma and includes:-
(a) Imports and usage pattern of last five years; indicating year wise production of finished product/products
mentioning Chemical/IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) name and its chemical
structure and corresponding consumption of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol also with balance remained at the plant
site at the closing of each year. Further, to submit the quantity of Denatured Ethyl Alcohol available at the
plant site, both in terms of volume and weight, as on date of the application. Complete and detailed step
wise production process with balanced chemical reactions involved that is stoichiometric material balance
with calculation (step wise material balance) for each of the products consuming denatured ethyl alcohol.
(b) Approved installed capacity of the finished products, produced at the plant site; consuming denatured
ethyl alcohol along with a copy of the approval from Government of India/State Government (such as [EM
(Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum)/MSME registration; authentic document of Government of
India/State Government).
(c) Valid Environmental clearance for each of the products being manufactured at the plant site along with
documentary evidence.
a5 All the documents must be duly self-attested by the authorized person of the firm.
4. Accordingly, henceforth, all applicants who intend to import Ethyl Alcohol Denatured ‘will submit
above information/documents for consideration/processing of their application.
(Shyama vite
+2,
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
Email : shyama.roy@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/53/8/55063/AM21/ Ethyl Alcohol/IC)PROFORMA FOR _ IMPORT OF DENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL
Name of the Firm:
IEC No:
Financial | Import of | Production Consumption} Balance Quantity of DEA at
Year DEA of finished of DEA | Quantity] plant site on the
product(s)
| date of application
with
chemical
name
Volume Wt.
( Chemical structure, complete and detailed step wise production process with balanced
chemical production process with balanced chemical reactions involved i.e. Stoichiometric
material balance with calculation (step wise material balance) for each of the product
consuming Denatured Ethyl Alcohol are to be provided on separate sheet(s).)