Date: 2023-02-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
One time relaxation for furnishing additional fee to cover
excess imports affected under the Export Promotion Capital Goods
Scheme to promote Ease of Doing Business – reg.
**Summary:**
This Public Notice, dated February 24, 2023, issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, provides a one-time relaxation regarding the submission of additional fees for excess duty utilization under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme. This measure aims to promote ease of doing business.
Specifically, the relaxation permits Regional Authorities (RAs) to accept additional fees from authorization holders to cover excess duty utilized for EPCG authorizations issued under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2009-2014, which was extended up to March 31, 2015. This is applicable at the time of application for Export Obligation Discharge Certificate (EODC).
This allowance is subject to the condition that the excess duty utilized does not exceed 10% of the duty saved value of the authorization. This public notice amends the existing procedure, building upon Public Notice No. 03 dated April 13, 2022, which allowed for the furnishing of additional fees for excess duty utilized at the time of EODC application for authorizations issued under FTP 2015-2020.
The issuing authority is Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India. Inquiries can be directed to dgft@nic.in. The public notice originates from File No. 18/79/AM21/P5.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for international trade and commerce.
Department of Commerce: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: A policy document governing India's foreign trade, effective from 2015 to 2020.
Director General of Foreign Trade: An office responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy of India.
EPCG Scheme: Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme, a scheme to facilitate imports of capital goods to promote exports.
Public Notice No. 03 dated 13.04.2022: A public notice amending para 5.16a of HBP, 2015-20
FTP 2009-14: Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade, Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to Government of India.
(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-I
SECTION-D
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE No. 58/2015-2020
NEW DELI, DATED THE 24" February, 2023
Subject: One time relaxation for furnishing additional fee to cover excess
imports affected under the Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme to promote
Kase of Doing Business — reg.
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
makes one time relaxation in procedure in respect of acceptance of fee for excess duty utlisation
under the EPCG Scheme.
1. For Ease of Doing Business, Public Notice No. 03 dated 13.04.2022 was
issued amending para 5.16(a) of HBP, 2015-20 to allow the EPCG authorization
holder to furnish additional fee, to cover excess duty utlised, to RA concerned at
the time of application for EODC.
2. To facilitate the Ease of Doing Business, it has been decided to permit the
RAs to allow the authorisation holder to furnish additional fee to cover excess
duty utilized for the EPCG authorizations issued under the FTP 2009-14
(extended upto 31.03.2015) also at the time of application of EODC subject to the
condition that excess duty utilized was not more than 10% of duty saved value of
the authorization.
Effect of this Public Notice: One time relaxation is granted in submission of additional fee to
cover excess duty utilised in EPCG authorisations issued under Foreign Trade Policy (2009-14)
(extended upto 31.03.2015).
yor
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 18/79/AM-21/P-5]