PN 17/2018

• (To be published in the gazette of India extraordinary part-1 section-I) Government of India

• Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce

• Directorate General of Foreign Trade Public Notice No.}7/2015-2020 New Delhi, dated3% July 2018

Subject: Introduction of new Para 3.24 in the chapter 3 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby adds the following para in the HandBook of Procedures Vol | (notified through Public Notice No. 01 dated 01.04.2015 and amended from time to time.

2. Para 3.24 is being added as below:

“3.24 No Incentive Certificate under MEIS

• a) Wherever an exporter requires a certificate to the effect that No incentive under MEIS has been taken for shipment(s) which is being re-imported, the exporter will submit a request in the specified format , ANF 3E“Application for No Incentive Certificate” to the concerned Regional Authority (RA) as per para 3.06 (a) of the HBP 2015-20.

• b) The following procedure will be followed at the concerned Regional Authority while issuing the No Incentive Certificate, in the specified format Appendix 3F.

  • i. | Wherever, MEIS has been utilized by the applicant for the relevant shipping bill(s), the applicant is required to refund the proportionate amount along with interest at the rate prescribed under the section 28AA of the Customs Act, in the relevant Head of Account of Customs. On receipt of proof of payment, the RA would issue the certificate.

  • ii. | Wherever, MEIS has been issued to the applicant for the relevant shipping bill (s) but the MEIS scrip has not been utilised, the applicant should surrender the MEIS scrip to the RA. The RA would then issue the certificate and simultaneously inform the NIC to block the relevant shipping bill(s).

  • iii. | Wherever,no scrip hasMEIS been issued,has not thebeenRAappliedwouldforissueor MEIS the certificatehas been inapplied the specifiedfor but a

format, on the basis of the undertaking submitted in the application and simultaneously inform the NIC to block the relevant shipping bill(s).

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format, on the basis of the undertaking submitted in the application and simultaneously inform the NIC to block the relevant shipping bill(s).

3. The format of the “Application for No Incentive Certificate Under MEIS”, ANF 3E and “No Incentive Certificate under MEIS”, Appendix 3F are in the Annexure to this Public Notice and are also being notified.

Effect of Public Notice: The procedure to obtain No Incgnfive Certificate under the MEIS is being notified.

(Alok Vardhafi Chaturvedi) Director eral of Foreign Trade E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/61/180/49/AM19/PC-3)

“A pplication for No Incentive Certificate”

(please read para 3.24 of the Handbook of Procedures 2015-20)

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i een<br>(2 dd | eee CEleeeeiaae ne aT<br>2 ne Set aS<br>=e 2 (el ee et<br>4|I declare that the following shipping bills have been applied for claim under MEIS but<br>crip has not been issued to me. For these shipping bills, I have no objection , if the<br>oncerned applications are cancelled by the Regional Authority, the file closed and the<br>oncerned shipping bill(s) is/ are barred from applying for MEIS in the future.<br>SI no |Shipping Bill No Let Export Date |FOB Value in INR File no. in which<br>applied<br>1 i ar i a aes<br>[ 1 Pe en ee aa<br>yy ae aera he el eee See,<br>----- End of picture text -----<br>

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5]1 declare that the shipping bill(s) mentioned as below have not been applied for claim under MEIS and will not be applied for claim under MEIS in future by me. I am aware that in case an application is made for the same shipping bills, I am liable for action under FT(D&R) Act. | Sino. |Shipping Bill No Let Export Date |FOB Value in INR Remarks, if any

me. I am aware that in case an application is made for the same shipping bills, I am liable for action under FT(D&R) Act. | Sino. |Shipping Bill No Let Export Date |FOB Value in INR Remarks, if any

DECLARATION/UNDERTAKING iseercascle SE 1 I hereby declare that the information provided in this application is correct and no. information has been withheld. | 2 Thereby declare thatI will not claim MEIS incentivefor any shippingbills mentioned in 3, 3 I hereby certify that I am authorized to verify and sign this declaration as per Paragraph ____9.06 of the Foreign Trade Policy. _ . = = | 4 I declare that I have read the provisions under para 3.06 (a) and (b) of the Handbook of Procedures and I have made all MEIS applications to the Concerned RA only in the ____ Financial year, for which this application for No Incentive Certificate is being submitted.

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Appendix 3F

“No Incentive Certificate under MEIS”

(Under para 3.24 of the HBP 2015-20)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE NAME OF RA WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS

File no.:

It is hereby certified that the firm, Name of the firm , with IEC no. 10 digit Alphanumeric PAN of the firm, has

(Please cut across non-relevant portions among A and B)

paid an amount equal to the proportionate duty benefit availed along with the applicable interest as per the section 28 AA of the Customs Act, 1962 as updated from time to time.

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Name of Assistant DGFT/Deputy DGFT with stamp Name of office Phone no.