Amendments in the Reward/Incentive Schemes of Chapter 3 of Foreign Trade Policy 2009­14 ­ Appendix 37D of Handbook of Procedure (Vol. I).

(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY) PART­1 SECTION­1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE                                       PUBLIC NOTICE No.  53      (RE 2013)/2009­14                                                   NEW DELHI, DATED:    27TH February, 2014   Subject: Amendments in the Reward/Incentive Schemes of Chapter 3 of Foreign Trade Policy 2009­14 ­ Appendix 37D of Handbook of Procedure (Vol. I).   In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2009­2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009­2014:   2.  The following products are included in Table 3 of Appendix 37D (Market Linked Focus Product Scheme) for export made with effect from 1.03.2014 to 31.8.2014:   Table 3­  Appendix 37D   SL. NO MLFPS TABLE 3 SL. NO. ITC(HS) DESCRIPTION RATE PERCENTAGE NAME OF COUNTRIES 1. 1 4107 LEATHER FURTHER PREPARED  AFTER TANNING  OR CRUSTING, INCLUDING PARCHMENT­ DRESSED LEATHER,  OF BOVINE (INCLUDING BUFFALO)  OR EQUINE  ANIMALS, WITHOUT  HAIR ON,  WHETHER  OR NOT  SPLIT,  OTHER THAN LEATHER OF HEADING 4114 2% EU (27 COUNTRIES I.E. AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK REP, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN AND U K) 2. 2 41120000 LEATHER FURTHER PREPARED  AFTER TANNING

NGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK REP, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN AND U K) 2. 2 41120000 LEATHER FURTHER PREPARED  AFTER TANNING  OR CRUSTING 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC

CRUSTING, INCLUDING PARCHMENT­ DRESSED LEATHER,  OF SHEEP  OR  LAMB, WITHOUT  WOOL ON,  WHETHER  OR NOT  SPLIT,  OTHER THAN LEATHER OF HEADING 4114 CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 3. 3 4113 LEATHER FURTHER PREPARED  AFTER TANNING  OR CRUSTING, INCLUDING PARCHMENT­ DRESSED LEATHER,  OF OTHER  ANIMALS, WITHOUT  WOOL OR  HAIR  ON, WHETHER  OR  NOT SPLIT,  OTHER THAN LEATHER OF HEADING 4114 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 4. 4 5205 COTTON  YARN (OTHER  THAN SEWING  THREAD), CONTAINING  85% OR  MORE  BY WEIGHT  OF COTTON,  NOT  PUT UP  FOR  RETAIL SALE 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 5. 5 5206 COTTON YARN 2% EU (27 COUNTRIES I.E.

, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 5. 5 5206 COTTON YARN 2% EU (27 COUNTRIES I.E.

5 5 06 CO ON N (OTHER  THAN SEWING  THREAD), CONTAINING  LESS THAN  85%  BY WEIGHT  OF COTTON,  NOT  PUT UP  FOR  RETAIL SALE % U ( 7 COUN S . . AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 6. 6 5208 WOVEN  FABRICS OF  COTTON, CONTAINING  85% OR  MORE  BY WEIGHT  OF COTTON, WEIGHING  NOT MORE  THAN  200 G/M2 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 7. 7 5209 WOVEN  FABRICS OF  COTTON, CONTAINING  85% OR  MORE  BY WEIGHT  OF COTTON, WEIGHING  MORE THAN 200 G/M2 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 8 8 5210 WOVEN FABRICS 2% EU (27 COUNTRIES I E

, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 8 8 5210 WOVEN FABRICS 2% EU (27 COUNTRIES I E

8 5210 WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING LESS THAN 85% BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY WITH MAN­MADE FIBRES, WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 200 G/M2 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 9. 9 5211 WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING LESS THAN 85% BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY WITH MAN­MADE FIBRES, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 10. 10 5212 OTHER WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K)

PRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K)

SWEDEN AND U K) 11. 11 6003 KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRICS OF A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 30 CM, OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 6001 OR 6002 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 12. 12 6302 BED LINEN, TABLE LINEN, TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN 2% AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK SWEDEN AND U K) 13. 13 87071000 BODIES (INCLUDING CABS) FOR THE VEHICLES OF HEADING 8703 2% EU  (27  COUNTRIES  I.E. AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK

ARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAK

O N , S OV REP,  SLOVENIA,  SPAIN, SWEDEN AND U K)   3.  The following products are added in Table 1 of Appendix 37D (Focus Product Scheme) after Sl. No. 1065 for export made with effect from 01.03.2014:   S NO FPS SL. NO. HS CODE DESCRIPTION RATE PERCENTAGE BONUS BENEFITS 1066 1066 5511 YARN (OTHER THAN SEWING THREAD) OF MAN­MADE STAPLE FIBRES, PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE 5% ­ 1067 1067 70193100 GLASS FIBRE MATS 2% ­ 1068 1068 56074900 TWINE CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES OF P OLYETHYLENE OR POLYPROPYLENE: OTHER 2% ­ 1069 1069 05080020 HAND WORKED SEASHELLS WITHIN THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION “CHANKS” 5% ­ 4.         The admissible rate for the following items are  amended as 5% under Table 1 of  Appendix 37 D (Focus product Scheme) for export made with effect from 01.03.2014:   S. NO. FPS  SL. NO. ITC HS CODE DESCRIPTION RATE PERCENTAGE BONUS BENEFITS 696 696 851711 LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS 5% ­ 212 212 851762 MACHINE FOR RECEPTION, CONVERSION, AND REGENERATION OF VOICE , IMAGES AND OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING APPARATUS 5% ­ 229 229 852560 TRANSMISSION APPARATUS INCORPORATING RECEPTION APPARATUS 5% ­ 220 220 851769 PARTS OF TELECOM TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT 5% ­

ND OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING APPARATUS 5% ­ 229 229 852560 TRANSMISSION APPARATUS INCORPORATING RECEPTION APPARATUS 5% ­ 220 220 851769 PARTS OF TELECOM TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT 5% ­

51 51 90011000 OPTICAL FIBRES, OPTICAL FIBRE BUNDLES AND CABLES 5% ­   5.         The following products are added in Table 2 of Appendix 37 D (MLFPS), for export made between 01.03.2014 to 31.08.2014: Sl. No MLFPS Table  2 Sl. No. ITC(HS) Description Rate Percentage Name of Countries 282 282 291819 OTHR  CRBOXYLIC ACIDS  WTH  ALCHL FNCTN  BUT  WTHOUT OTHR  OXYGN  FNCTN THR  ANHYDRDS HALIDES  PEROXIDES PEROXYACIDS  AND  THR DERIVATIVES 2% EU (27  COUNTRIES  i.e. AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 283 283 292429 OTHR  CYCLC AMIDES(INCL  CYCLC CRBAMATES)  AND THEIR  DERIVATIVES AND SALTS THEREOF 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K)

ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K)

U K) 284 284 293090 OTHER  ORGANO­ SULPHUR COMPOUNDS 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 285 285 293299 OTHER  HETEROCYCLIC COMPNDS  WITH OXYGEN  HETERO  ­ ATOM/S) 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 286 286 293339 OTHER  :  DERIVATIVES OF PYRIDINE   2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND,

SWEDEN  AND U K) 286 286 293339 OTHER  :  DERIVATIVES OF PYRIDINE   2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND,

UNG , N , ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 287 287 293359 OTHER  MTRCYCLC CMPNDS  CNTNG  A PYRIMIDINE  RING  (W/N HYDRGNTD)/PIPERAZINE RING IN THESTRUCTURE 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 288 288 293369 OTHR  CMPNDS  CNTNG AN  UNFUSED  TRIAZINE RING(W/N HYDROGENATED)  IN THE STRUCTURE 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA,

ECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA,

SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 289 289 293399 OTHER  HETERDCYCLIC CMPNDS  WITH NITROGEN HETRO ATOM (S) ONLY 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 290 290 293499 OTHER  HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 291 291 293500 SULPHONAMIDES 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY GREECE

, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K) 291 291 293500 SULPHONAMIDES 2% AUSTRIA,  BELGIUM, BULGARIA,  CYPRUS, CZECH  REPUBLIC, DENMARK,  ESTONIA, FINLAND,  FRANCE, GERMANY GREECE

GERMANY,  GREECE, HUNGARY,  IRELAND, ITALY,  LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLAND, POLAND,  PORTUGAL, ROMANIA,  SLOVAK REP,  SLOVENIA, SPAIN,  SWEDEN  AND U K)     6.  MLFPS benefit for export of Chapter 61 & 62 items to USA and EU has been extended for the exports from 01.04.2014 till further orders.   7.         The following Town of Export Excellence (TEE) has been added in Appendix 7 of HBP v1:­   APPENDIX 7 TOWNS OF EXPORT EXCELLENCE SL NO. TOWN  OF  EXPORT EXCELLENCE STATE PRODUCT CATEGORY 33 THOOTHUKUDI (TUTICORIN) TAMILNADU MARINE   CORRIGENDUM in Public Notice No. 52 dated 25.02.2014   8.         In respect of  items at Sl No. 260 to 263 of Appendix 37 D  Table­1, in the column  ‘Bonus Benefit’ the phrase “Bonus only to Bicycles” stands deleted w.e.f. 25.02.2014  when the original Public Notice was issued.        (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade dgft@nic.in   (Issued from F.No.01/91/180/820/AM12/PC­3)