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Seeks to amend various Customs exemption Notifications to exempt integrated tax and goods and services tax compensation cess on import of goods under Advance Authorisation/EPCG Schemes till 01.10.2018.

Amendments

Acceptance of installation certificate under EPCG scheme by the RAs wherein installation certificate is submitted beyond 18 months.

Seek to amend various Customs exemption notifications to exempt Integrated Tax/Cess on import of goods under AA/EPCG. schemes

Incorrect simultaneous issuance of dual benefit of Zero duty EFEe and ous to exporters under the FTP 2009-14-option providing flexibility to return either benefit- reg. Attention of all the Members of Trade, Custom House Brokers a other stakeholders is invited to CBEC Circular No. 45/2016-Customs dated 23.09.2016 on the above mentioned subject. 2. Instances of simultaneous issuance of zero duty EPCG and SHIS were detected by DRI and highlighted to the DGFT. Subsequently, the CAG of India also mapped the concurrent availing of SHIS and zero duty EPCG not being in line with FTP 2009-14 provisions. The issue revolves around wordings in para 5.1 A HBP (27.08.2009), para 5.1 (f) FTP (5.6.2012), para 5.1(b) FTP (18.4.2013), para 3.10.3 and 9.3 (HBP). 3. After inter-Departmental consultations, that also took into account wordings in conditions specified in Customs EPCG/Post Export EPCG notification nos. 101/2009Cus, 102/2009-Cus, 22/2013- Cus, 5/2013-Cus, 23/2013-Cus and SHIS nouficauon No. 104/2009-Cus and clarifications made in Circular Nos. 26/2009-Cus and 38/2010-Cus, the Public Notice No. 30/2015-2020 dated 08.09.2016 has been issued by the Department of Commerce (DGFT) with the concurrence of Department Of

Amendment in ANF-5A [Application for issue of EPCG Authorisation] incorporating the guidelines for designating/certifying a Common Service Provider (CSP) under Para 5.02 (b) of FTP 2015-20 — reg. S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the guidelines for designating/certifying a Common Service Provider under Para 5.02 (b) of FTP 2015-20 with immediate effect. Guidelines for designating/certifying a CSP as per Para 5.02(b) of FTP are being notified. Accordingly, a new Paragraph at SI. No. 4 under the guidelines of ANF 5 A is inserted which shall read as under:

Notification of procedure to be followed in cases of incorrectly issued simultaneous benefits of Zero Duty EPCG and SHIS in FTP 2009-14 by the Director General of Foreign Trade in exercise of powers conferred under Para 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020

Closure of EPCG authorizations in case of supplies to SEZ units which have been made prior to 01.4.2015 and where exports proceeds have not been realized through Foreign Currency Account (FCA) of the SEZ unit.

Notification of new Appendix 5D containing the list of services for which payment is