PN 8/2019

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section (1)

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi Public Notice No. 8 /2015-20 Dated the| "May, 2019 Subject: Amendment in the Para 3.01(b) Para 3.01(b) 3.01(b) of the Handbook the Handbook Handbook of Procedures Procedures In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Para 3.01‘ (6) of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20. Current Para 3.01 (b) (b) An application for claiming | (b) An application for claiming rewards under MEIS on exports rewards under MEIS on exports | (other than Export of goods through courier or foreign post (other than Export of goods through| offices using e-Commerce) shall be filed online, using digital courier or foreign post offices using | signature, on DGFT website at http://dgft.gov.in with RA e-commerce), shall be filed online, | concerned in ANF 3A. The relevant shipping bills and e BRC using digital signature, on DGFT shall be linked with the online application. website at http://dgft.gov.in with RA | However, if concerned in ANF 3A. The relevant j. E-BRC has been generated in INR and payment is shipping bills and e BRC shall be under Para 2.52(b) of the FTP, a letter from the linked with the online application. concerned bank is required to be submitted to the concerned RA confirming that the payment has been received through Vostro Mechanism, or ii.

TP, a letter from the linked with the online application. concerned bank is required to be submitted to the concerned RA confirming that the payment has been received through Vostro Mechanism, or ii. The shipment has been made to countries which are in OFAC list and e BRC could not be generated by the concerned bank, a declaration to that effect by the exporter along with a self attested copy of the proof of payment such as Foreign Inward Remittance Certificates/Statements ete is required to be submitted to the RA, The RAs would process the application under (i) and (ii) above, after the required documents are submitted in hard copy to the RAs.

Subject: Amendment in the Para 3.01(b) Para 3.01(b) 3.01(b) of the Handbook the Handbook Handbook of Procedures Procedures

Effect of this Public Notice: Procedure for claiming MEIS benefits for exports realized under Para 2.52 (b) of the FTP and for exports in which e BRC is not generated by banks has been notified. x ee (Alok Vard aturvedi) Direct fal of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India Email: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/61/180/84/AM19/PC-3)