Office of the Commissioner of Customs Custom House, Cochin Public Notice No.05 / 2006

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1 Office of the Commissioner of Customs Custom House, Cochin Public Notice No.05 / 2006 Attention of the trade and public is invited to the following instructions of the C.B.E.C and DGFT, enclosed herewith, for information: Sl. Instruction No. and origin No. 1 Notification No. 01/2006-Cus dated of CBEC 2 Notification No. 02/2006-Cus dated of CBEC 3 Notification No. 03/2006-Cus dated of CBEC 4 Notification No. 04/2006-Cus dated of CBEC 5. Policy Circular No. 40 (RE- 2005)/ dated of DGFT 6. Policy Circular No. 41 (RE- 2005)/ dated of DGFT 7. Policy Circular No. 42 (RE- 2005)/ dated of DGFT 8. Policy Circular No. 44 (RE- 2005)/ dated of DGFT 9. Policy Circular No. 46 (RE- 2005)/ dated of DGFT 10. Notification No.34(RE-2005)/ Dated of DGFT Notification No.35(RE-2005)/ Dated of DGFT Notification No.36(RE-2005)/ Dated of DGFT Notification No.37(RE-2005)/ Dated of DGFT [issued in F.No.C1/01/2006-TU] Cochin, dated the 02 nd February Subject Amends the Notification No.39/96-Cus dated Amends the Notification No.04/99-Cus dated Reg. anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite Rescinds the Notification No.147/2000-Cus dated and extended by Notification No.60/2005-Cus dated Utilisation of Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana scrips for imports Clarification regarding procedure to be followed for import of all types of approved and un-approved drugs under the Advance Licensing Scheme Temporary suspension of Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) Agencies listed under Appendix V of the Handbook of Procedures Online submission of applications Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits for export of Cashew Amendments in the Notfn.No.30( ) dated Amendments in the Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) classifications of Export and Import Items Amendments against entries in Sl.No.48 in Chapter 12 Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) classifications of Export and Import Items, Amendments in the ITC(HS) classifications if Export and Import Items, sd/- (D D Ingty) Commissioner of Customs // Attested // (Baiju Daniel) Appraiser (Tariff Unit)

2 2 Copy to: Commissioner s file/ Addl. Commissioner / Jt. Commissioners / All D.Cs & A.Cs / Development Commissioner (CSEZ) / All Appraisers / All Sections / Guard File. All concerned officers are directed to note and comply with the instructions/changes. No separate S.O. is being issued. Notification No. 01/2006 Customs dated 10th January, 2006 Whereas in the matter of import of 1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-5-Pyrazolone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under heading number 2916, 2917, 2924, 2933, 2942 or of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No.14/11/2004 -DGAD, dated the 16 th November, 2005, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 16 th November, 2005, has come to the conclusion that (a) the imports of the subject goods from the subject country have entered Indian market at less than their normal values in the domestic market of exporting country; (b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and (c) the injury has been caused by volume and price effect of the dumped imports of the subject goods originating or exported from the subject country; and has recommended imposition of final anti-dumping duty on import of subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under sub- heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (9),in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table. Sl. No. Sub Heading No. or Tariff item No. Description of Goods Specificat ion Table Country Country Of Of origin export Produ cer Expor ter Amount Unit Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) , , , , , , , Phenyl-3- Methyl-5- Pyrazolone NIL China PR Any Any Any Kilogram US$ , , , , , 1-Phenyl-3- Methyl-5- Pyrazolone NIL Any except China PR China PR Any Any Kilogram US$

3 , , The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be paid in Indian currency. Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification, issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of subsection (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act. F.No.354/191 /2005-TRU Notification No. 2/2006-Customs dated 17 th January, 2006 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 4/99-CUSTOMS, dated the 8 th January, 1999, G.S.R. 21(E), dated the 8 th January 1999, namely:- In the said notification, in the Table, in column (3) for clause (a) to the first proviso, the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - (a) the goods specified in column (2) are imported (i) under the agreement between India and Pakistan for regulation of Bus Service between New Delhi and Lahore, Amritsar and Lahore and Amritsar and Nankana Sahib; or (ii) under the agreement between India and Bangladesh for regulation of Bus service between Calcutta and Dhaka;. F.No. 558/10/2004-LC Note:- The principal notification was published vide number G.S.R. 21(E), dated the 8 th January, 1999 and was last amended vide G.S.R. 219(E), dated the 22 nd March, Notification No. 3/ Customs dated 17 th January, Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No.39/1/1999-DGAD, dated the 2nd December, 2004, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 2nd December, 2004, had initiated review in the matter of continuation of final anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite (herein after referred to as the subject goods), falling under Sub-heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from China PR (herein after referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 147/2000 Customs, dated the 19 th December, 2000, G.S.R. 919 (E), dated the 19 th December, 2000, and extended by Notification No. 60/2005-Customs dated 4th July, 2005,G.S.R. 452 (E), dated the 4th July, And whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 39/1/1999-DGAD, dated the 1 st December, 2005, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 1 st December, 2005, after conducting Sunset Review has come to the conclusion that- (a) the subject goods have entered from subject country at less than its normal value and the dumping margin of the subject goods imported from subject country are substantial and above de minimis level; (b) there is likelihood of dumping to continue or recur from the subject country, if the duties are revoked. (c) the domestic industry continues to suffer material injury at present and the cause of the current injury is due to the volume as well as price effect of the dumped imports from the subject country; (d) injury to domestic industry is likely to continue if the duties are revoked in respect of imports from subject country;

4 Sl.N o. 4 (e) however, re-export or trans-shipment of goods of Chinese origin, if any, will be adequately covered under the duty imposed against subject country. and has recommended the continued imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, and rules 18 and 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under sub heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to the difference between, the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table, and the landed value of such imported goods in like currency per like unit of measurement; Sub heading Descrip tion of goods Specification Country of origin Table Country Producer Exporter of export amount Unit of measure ment Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) Sodium All China Any Any Any 481 Metric US $ Nitrite grades PR Tonne Sodium All Any China PR Any Any 481 Metric US $ Nitrite grades other than China PR Tonne 2. This notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) and the anti-dumping duty shall be paid in Indian currency. Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, - (a) landed value means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act; (b) rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification, issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the said Customs Act, and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act. F.No.354/41/2000-TRU (Pt-III) Notification No. 4/2006 Customs dated 17 th January, In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, and rules 18 and 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of revenue) No. 147/2000 CUSTOMS, dated the 19 th December, 2000, G.S.R. 919 (E), dated the 19 th December, 2000, and extended by Notification No. 60/2005-CUSTOMS dated 4th July, 2005,G.S.R. 452 (E), dated the 4th July, 2005, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission. F.No.354/41/2000-TRU (Pt-III)

5 5 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY To All Customs Authorities All Licensing Authorities Policy Circular No. 40 (RE-2005)/ New Delhi, Dated the 8 th December, 2005 Subject: Utilisation of Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana scrips for imports. Attention is invited to Para of the Foreign Trade Policy which provides that duty credit under the Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana may be used for import of inputs or goods provided the same is freely importable under ITC (HS). 2. It has been reported that customs authorities are not permitting the scrips under Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana to be utilized for purpose of imports. It is clarified that duty credits issued under Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana can be utilized for payment of customs duty on import of inputs and goods which are freely importable. This will include all freely importable items under Chapter 1 to 24 of ITC (HS) Classification of export and import items except the small negative list already notified as given in Appendix- 37B of Handbook of Procedures Vol. I. 3. Import of capital goods however shall not be permitted against Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana scrips pending finalization of list of such capital goods which will be notified separately. 4. This issues with the approval of Director General of Foreign Trade. Sd/- (M.K.Parimoo) Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from F.No. 1/94/01/94/162/772/AM06/PC-I) MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY POLICY CIRCULAR No. 41 (RE-2005)/ NEW DELHI: the 12 th December, To, 1. All Licensing Authorities, 2. All Commissioner of Customs, 3. Exporting Community Sub: Clarification regarding procedure to be followed for import of all types of approved and unapproved drugs under the Advance Licensing Scheme. Attention is invited to DGFT Policy Circular No.12 (RE 2005/ ) dated Paragraph 3 of this Circular is related to re-export of the material imported from an unregistered source in the event of failure to export the resultant product. As per the said circular, the exporter is required to re-export the imported material to the satisfaction of Customs Authorities. Representations have now been received on the difficulties in operation of this provision and accordingly the trade bodies /Associations have requested to provide more flexibility to the exporters so as to enable them to consume the imported material for the purpose of manufacturing and exporting any other finished product irrespective of the foreign buyers. 2. The matter has been considered and it has been decided that Paragraph 3 of the Policy Circular No.12 dt may be substituted as under:- 3 ) In any case if the material is imported from unregistered sources and the licence holder has failed to export the goods, then the advance licence cannot be regularized even on payment of applicable customs duty etc. It is reiterated that unregistered raw material under any circumstances shall not allowed to be diverted for domestic consumption within India. However, the licensee has the option either to use the imported raw material for production of other export products for export or to re-export the imported raw material and the advance licence obligation shall be deemed to have discharged to that extent. The Customs Authorities shall ensure that the raw material so exported should be the same raw material, which was imported earlier against the particular licence. In addition, the aforesaid facility would be available irrespective of the foreign buyer and can be

6 6 exported to any other foreign buyer. If the export obligation period is not valid at the time of export of other finished product/re-export of raw material, then the licensee shall be required to pay necessary composition fee for extension in export obligation period as per provisions of Policy and the Procedure laid there under. 4. This issues with the approval of DGFT. Sd/- (Kiran Sehgal) Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from F.No. 01/94/180/Policy Circular/AM06/PCI) Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi Policy Circular No.42 (RE-2005)/ Dated, the 14 th December, 2005 To, All Licensing Authorities All Custom Authorities Subject:-Temporary suspension of Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) Agencies listed under Appendix V of the Handbook of Procedures. Attention is invited to Policy Circular No.32 (RE-2005)/ dated vide which it has been decided not to accept the Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) Certificate issued by the agencies listed therein until a thorough investigation of the matter has been undertaken and conclusions are arrived at by following due process. A clarification has been sought by the trade & industry on whether the temporary suspension mentioned in Policy Circular No.32 dated is applicable to all offices of the Agency mentioned therein. It is hereby clarified that the Policy Circular No.32 dated is applicable only to the particular branch of the Pre-shipment Inspection Agency mentioned therein. The temporary suspension will not be applicable to other branches / head office of the Agency. Sd/- (Pratima Dikshit) Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from F. No. 01/94/162/1352/AM05/PC- I(B)) MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY Policy Circular No. 44 (RE-2005)/ Dated: 10 th January 2006 Subject: Online submission of applications 1. DGFT has automated the entire process of issuance and transmission of DEPB licences for shipments effected from 1 st October 2005 from specified 23 EDI ports. The manner of submission of online DEPB applications, issuance and transmission of DEPB licences has been laid down in Policy Circular 28 dated 6 th October a. It has now been decided that DEPB shipments made from 10 more EDI Custom ports will be added to the list of EDI ports. The list of EDI Customs ports which will be added for automated exchange of DEPB Shipping Bills with effect from 16 th January 2006 is as follows: Custom House Port Code 1 Ballabh Garh, ICD INFBD6 2 GAPL, Mundra INMUN1 3 Kandla Custom House INIXY1 4 Ahmedabad Air Cargo INAMD4 5 Mulund CFS INMUL6 6 Bangalore ICD INWFD6 7 Kakinada Port INKAK1

7 7 8 Hyderabad ICD INSNF6 9 Pitampur ICD ININD6 10 Tuticorin ICD INTUT6 Accordingly the process of online submission of DEPB applications, issuance and transmission of DEPB licences for shipments effected from from these EDI ports shall also be governed by Policy Circular 28 dated b. At present, no Export Promotion Shipping Bill is allowed to be filed in the EDI mode at the Raxaul Land Custom Station (Code: INRXL8) and Petrapole Land Custom Station (Code: INPTP8) although they are EDI ports. Therefore, the entry at serial no 22 and serial no 23 in Para 2 of Policy Circular 28 dated is deleted. Raxaul (INRXL8) and Petrapole (INPTP8) will therefore be treated as a non EDI port for DGFT purposes and applications submitted accordingly. c. In exceptional circumstances, EDI Custom ports may allow clearance of manual DEPB Shipping Bills instead of EDI Shipping Bills. For such manual DEPB Shipping Bills, no ECOM application will be entertained and the exporter will necessarily have to submit a manual DEPB application to the concerned Regional Licensing Authority in the Aayaat Niryaat Form along with necessary documents in original and payment of full fee (no fee waiver is to be allowed). It may be clarified that for DEPB shipments effected from all non EDI Custom ports, where the proof of export is a manual DEPB Shipping Bill, the exporter will continue to file a ECOM application on DGFT website (with fee waiver, if the application is submitted with digital signature and/or EFT) and the necessary documents in original will need to be submitted to the jurisdictional RLA. d. The present policy allows DEPB shipments by a third party. However, since the IEC of the third party is not being captured in the EDI DEPB Shipping Bill, it is not possible to link the EDI DEPB Shipping Bill transmitted by Customs in the DGFT ECOM module. In all such cases of EDI DEPB Shipping Bills where third party (whose details are available in the EDI DEPB Shipping Bill) wants to claim the DEPB, the third party shall have to submit a manual DEPB application to the concerned Regional Licensing Authority in the Aayaat Niryaat Form along with necessary documents in original and payment of full fee (no fee waiver is to be allowed). No ECOM application shall be entertained in such cases. However, to avoid the possibility of dual claims by the IEC holder (in whose name the shipping bill has been generated) and the third party, necessary checks are being built in the Central server. RLAs before releasing such claims, must ensure via message exchange from the DGFT Central server, that the original EDI DEPB Shipping Bill (received online through Customs) has been frozen by the Central server for any further claim. e. Efforts are being made by DGFT/Customs to streamline the system in a manner that all EDI shipping bills are transmitted by the Customs House to the ICEGATE and thereafter to the DGFT server on a regular basis. The exporter can also query the DGFT website by clicking the link Shipping Billls received from Customs for an IEC regarding the status/availability of its shipping bills on the DGFT server. In case, the receipt of shipping bills has been unduly delayed at the DGFT server (more than 2 weeks from the EGM date has elapsed), the exporter can also, as a measure of abundant caution, request the concerned Deputy Commissioner (EDI) at the EDI Custom port to retransmit the shipping bill data to the ICEGATE. 2. To give a further impetus to the online automation process, it has been decided that from 16 th January 2006, all applications for issuance of Advance Licence (excluding Para 4.7 cases), Advance Licence for Annual Requirement and EPCG Licence shall be made on the DGFT website only with a digital signature and the licence fee will be submitted through the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) mode only. No manual applications or ECOM applications without digital signature and EFT will be accepted. The applicants may take into regard the following while making such applications: a. Exporters will not be required to submit a hard copy of such Advance Licence/EPCG applications filed electronically (with digital signature and EFT) on the DGFT website to the Regional Licensing Authorities. b. Exporters will have the option to submit the documents required for processing the Advance/EPCG Licence (as specified under the Foreign Trade Policy/Handbook of Procedures) in paper form at the counter/by post (mentioning the File number generated on the server) within 5 working days of electronic submission of the ECOM application OR submit digitally signed scanned copies of the documents along with the application on the DGFT website. In cases where scanned copies of documents are submitted, manual copies of the documents will not be insisted upon. However Regional Licensing Authorities may, at their discretion, before issuance of an Advance/EPCG Licence, call for such documents as may be required, to satisfy themselves of the correctness/genuineness of the claim as per Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures. c. At times, the users of the ECOM Module do not fill in the complete list of import and export items in the structured format and mention As per list attached only. Complete data relating to description of goods to be imported/exported shall have to be submitted while making online

8 8 applications and applications with generic description like list of goods attached etc. will be deemed to be incomplete and rejected. d. The exporters while submitting the Advance/EPCG Licence applications through the ECOM module will have to fill in the 8 digit ITC(HS) codes relating to description of goods to be imported/exported and applications with incomplete/missing 8 digit ITC(HS) codes will be deemed to be incomplete and rejected. Exporters are requested to ensure the correctness of the 8 digit ITC(HS) codes before submitting their applications. The 8 digit ITC(HS) codes along with description of goods, as submitted by the applicant in the ECOM application, will be endorsed on the Advance/EPCG Licences and shall be used by the Custom authorities for clearance of goods. e. The Advance/EPCG Licences will continue to be issued on security paper and such licences need to be produced at the Port of Registration to enable debiting and imports/exports against these licences. However, data relating to Advance/EPCG Licences with EDI Ports of Registration (31 EDI Custom Ports which have been notified for DEPB purposes) will also be sent to Customs ICEGATE by the DGFT Central server as per agreed message exchange formats with digital signature. The ICEGATE will, after validation of the Advance/EPCG Licences, transmit the licences to the EDI Port of registration for consequential use by the Custom authorities including electronic debiting of Licences. f. In case the exporter is desirous of effecting any amendments in the Advance/EPCG Licence including the ITC(HS) codes, description of goods, FOB/CIF value of goods etc. after issuance of the said Licence, the exporter will have to request for a change in writing i.e. in paper form. The Regional Licensing Authority will thereafter amend the said licence accordingly and amendments shall be carried out on the body of the security paper. However for Advance/EPCG Licences, issued for EDI Port of Registration, the amendments shall be made in the database also and the necessary amendments carried out will be transmitted to the Customs through the DGFT Central server as per agreed message exchange formats with digital signature. It may be mentioned that, the changes effected in the Advance/EPCG Licences with EDI Port of Registration, will not have any sanctity unless the same have been transmitted to the Customs electronically. g. i. Since all applications for Advance/EPCG Licences (with effect from 16 th January 2006) have to be made electronically with digital signature and Electronic Fund Transfer on the DGFT website, exporters are requested to file their applications sufficiently well in advance to enable the Regional Licensing Authorities to finalise their claims in time. ii. Exporters desirous of exporting their goods, in anticipation of an Advance Licence, may do so as per Policy provisions. However the exporters may, quote the File number generated through the server (and not the ECOM number) while filing the Shipping Bills at the Customs port, for counting of such exports against the Advance Licences to be issued subsequently. 3. At present a single consolidated application is required to be made under Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana (VKUY) under ECOM module. At times, this requires keying in data of more than 1000 shipping bills. This is not only a tedious and time consuming process for the exporter but also puts considerable strain on the Central server which leads to a delayed and slow response from the server. The download time for such voluminous data at the RLA level also runs into hours and leads to system failure/hang up. Exporters filing VKUY claims are therefore permitted to file multiple applications relating to applications for exports made for FY Each ECOM application should not have data relating to more than 25 shipping bills. 4. i. Trade & Industry may obtain digital certificates (details available on DGFT website and open EFT accounts with any of the following i.e. ICICI bank, IDBI bank, UTI bank, HDFC bank, State Bank of India, Bank of India and Punjab National Bank. ii. For a faster server response and access, it is necessary that ECOM applications which have been created on the DGFT server but have not been submitted to the jurisdictional Regional Licensing Authority are erased from the DGFT server periodically. It is hereby informed that DGFT server will automatically clean/erase all application data which has not been submitted to the RLAs within 30 days of the generation of the ECOM number. iii. Help Guidelines are available on the DGFT website Exporters are advised to go through these guidelines before submitting their licence applications to minimize errors. iv. Para 4.40 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol 1) allows certain notified ports to be treated as a single port for the purposes of imports and exports. However, the present distributed architecture of the Customs electronic system does not allow import clearances from all the notified ports in the same city. Therefore, the Regional Licensing Authorities will issue all Licences for a single notified Port only along with the unique six digit Location Code of the Customs Port of Registration to facilitate speedy clearances against the licences issued.

9 9 v. As a measure of trade facilitation and to avoid inconvenience to the small exporters, all the Regional Licensing Authorities may assist the exporters in filing their claims through the ECOM modules. This issues with the approval of the DGFT. Sd/- (Anil Aggarwal) Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued from File No 01/02/31/AM06/ EDI) MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY Policy Circular No. 46 (RE-2005)/ Date:19 th Jan., 2006 Subject: Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits for export of Cashew Attention is invited to Policy Circular No.18(RE-2005)/ , dated 28 th July, 2005 vide which it was clarified that export of Cashew covered under ITC(HS) Code , & shall be entitled for Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits in respect of such exports made between and only. 2. Representations have been received requesting reconsideration of the period of eligibility of Cashew exports for benefits under VKUY. It has been pleaded that since the scheme was introduced for the first time in the Foreign Trade Policy announced on 31 st August 2005, the exporters of this commodity have factored the component of this benefit under the scheme while finalizing export contracts. 3. Giving due consideration to the above argument put forth by The Cashew Export Promotion Council Of India, it has been decided that export of Cashew covered under ITC (HS) Code , & shall now be entitled for Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits in respect of exports made between and Policy circular No.18(RE2005) stands modified accordingly. 4. This issues with the approval of the Director General of Foreign Trade. (F.No : 01/94/180/Policy Circular/AM06/ PC-I) (M.K. Parimoo ) Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY NEW DELHI NOTIFICATION No.34(RE-2005)/ NEW DELHI DATED THE 20 TH DECEMBER, 2005 S.O.(E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Notification No.30/( ) dated 17 th March, 2005 :- The quantities of Stone Aggregate and River Sand stand revised as follows: - Stone Aggregate: 4,78,000 MT River Sand: 5,32,878 MT 2. This issues in public interest. (G.K. Pillai) Addl. Secretary to Government of India

10 10 And Director General of Foreign Trade (Issued From F.No. 01/91/180/1099/AM00/PC-III) MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY NEW DELHI NOTIFICATION No. 35 (RE-2005)/ NEW DELHI DATED THE 28 TH DECEMBER, 2005 S.O.(E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items : - The entry at Sl.No.28 of Chapter 3 under heading Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic Invertebrates shall be amended as under: Kg Beche-de-mer Prohibited Not permitted to be exported irrespective of its size. 2. This issues in public interest. (G.K. PILLAI) ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE (Issued From F.No. 01/91/171/16/AM04/PC-III) MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY NOTIFICATION NO. 36 (RE-05)/ NEW DELHI, DATED 9 JANUARY, 2006 S.O.(E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (Sl.No.66) read with Para 1.3, 2.1 & 2.29 of the Foreign Trade Policy, (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments against entries in Sl. No.48 in Chapter 12 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, : - Existing Entry S.No. Tariff Item HS Unit Item Description Export Nature of Restriction Code Policy Kg Groundnuts Free Compulsory registration of (Peanuts) contracts with APEDA, exported to European Union alongwith controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies / laboratories nominated by APEDA. Amended Entry S.No. Tariff Item HS Unit Item Description Export Code Policy Kg. Groundnuts Free (Peanuts) and their products, exported Nature of Restriction Compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA, alongwith

11 11 to European Union. controlled Aflatoxin level certificate given by agencies / laboratories nominated by APEDA. 2. This issues in Public Interest. (K.T. CHACKO) DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE AND EX-OFFICIO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA (Issued from F.No.01/91/180/ 978/AM06/PC-III) F.No.01/91/180/978/AM06/PC-III Dated : 9 January, 2006 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY NOTIFICATION NO. 37 (RE-2005) / NEW DELHI, DATED 9 th January, 2006 S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy , the Central Government hereby amends the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, as under: 1. The Import Policy of the following items shall be amended to read as follows: Exim Code Item Description Policy Policy Conditions Cellular telephone Free Import of Fixed wireless Phones is free Other Free Radio communication equipment including VHF, UHF and microwave communication equipment not permitted to be imported except against a licence to be issued by the WPC wing of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Other Free Not permitted to be imported except against a licence to be issued by the WPC wing of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. 2. The Import Licensing Notes No. (1) of Chapter 85 to Schedule 1 (Imports) stands deleted. 3. The words Ministry of Communication appearing in Column-4 against Exim Codes , , and of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, shall be amended to read as Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. 4. This issues in public interest. (K.T. Chacko) Director General of Foreign Trade And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India (Issued from File No.01/93/180/47/AM06/PC-1B)