Notification No. 72/2007, Dated, Dated 21st May 20

S.No.

(1)

Notification No. and date

                (2)

Amendment

      (3) 

1.

92/2004-Customs,

dated the 10^th September, 2004. [G.S.R  605 (E), dated the 10^thSeptember, 2004].

In the said notification, -

(a)    in the  opening paragraph, in clause (i), the 

            following words shall be added at the end,     

            namely :-

            “and items not permitted to be imported as     

             specified in para 3.12.4 of the Policy”;

(b)    in the opening paragraph, in clause (ii), the   

            following words shall be added at the end,

            namely :-

        “but excluding the items not permitted to be  

         imported as specified in para 3.12.4 of the

         Policy”.

(c) after condition (iv), the following condition shall be inserted, namely : -

“(v) that the foreign exchange counted towards fulfillment of export obligation (over and above the average) under Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme shall not be eligible for benefits under  the scheme”.

2.

97/2004-Customs,

dated the 17^th September, 2004. [G.S.R  620 (E) dated the 17^thSeptember, 2004].

In the said notification, -

(a) in paragraph 2, in condition (2), in the third provisio, for the words “imported by agro units ”,  the words “imported by agro units and units in tiny and cottage sector” shall be substituted;

(b)  S. No.3 of the table shall be omitted.

(c)  for S.No. 4, the following S.No. shall be 
           substituted, namely :-

“4. spare parts of goods specified at S.Nos.1 and 2 as actually imported and required for maintenance of capital goods so imported, assembled or manufactured”;

(d)  in S.No.5 of the table, the words “including consumables” shall be omitted;

(e)  after paragraph 3, after the table and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely :-

“4.  waiver of Export Obligation may be considered where, because of force majeure or other unforeseen circumstances/ reasons, exporter is unable to fulfill export obligation.  Such requests shall be considered by a Committee comprising representative(s) of Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue under Directorate  General of Foreign Trade.  Decision of this Committee shall be notified by Department of Revenue for implementation”;

(f) In the Explanation, in clause (4), in sub-clause (ii), the fifth proviso shall be omitted.

3.

41/2005-Customs,

dated, the 9^th May, 2005. [G.S.R 282 (E) dated, the

9^th May, 2005].

In the said notification,-

(a) for condition (2), the following condition shall be substituted, namely :-

“(2) that the items allowed for import shall be in accordance with paragraph 3.12.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy”;

(b) after condition (4), the following conditions shall be inserted, namely,-

“(5)  that the foreign exchange counted towards fulfillment of export obligation (over and above the average) under Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme shall not be eligible for benefits under the scheme;

(6)  that the exports made by EOUs/BTPs  who do not avail of direct tax benefits/exemption shall be eligible provided the same is not covered under paragraph 3.8.2.2 of the Policy”;

(c) after condition (6) as so inserted, the following new paragraph shall be inserted, namely : -

“2.  The following categories of exports specified in paragraph 3.8.2.2 of the Foreign Trade Policy shall not be taken into account for duty credit scrip entitlement under the scheme :-

a.   (i)  export of imported goods covered under Para   

           2.35 of Foreign Trade Policy;

      (ii) exports through transshipment, meaning      

           thereby that exports originating in third country

           but transshipped through India;

b.  deemed exports;

c.  exports made by Secial Economic Zone units; and

d.  items, which are restricted or prohibited for export    

       under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS).”

4.

90/2006-Customs,

dated, the 1^st September, 2006., [GSR  528 (E), dated the 1^stSeptember, 2006].

In the said notification,

(a)  after condition (6), the following conditions shall be inserted, namely, -

“(7) that the exports made by EOUs/EHTPs/BTPs  who do not avail of direct tax benefits/exemption shall be eligible, provided the same is not covered under paragraph 3.9.2.2 of the Policy;

(8)  that the items allowed for import shall be in accordance with Paragraph 3.12.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy ;

(9) that the foreign exchange counted towards fulfillment of export obligation (over and above the average) under Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme shall not be eligible for benefits under the scheme”.

(b)  for paragraph 2, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely :-

“2. The following categories of exports specified in Paragraph 3.9.2.2 of the Foreign Trade Policy shall not be counted for calculation of export performance or for computation of entitlement under the scheme :-

(a)  (i)  export of imported goods covered under Para

            2.35 of Foreign Trade Policy;

      (ii)  exports through transshipment, meaning  

            thereby that exports originating in third country

            but transshipped through India;

(b)  export turnover of Special Economic Zone units or  

       supplies made to such units or Special Economic

       Zone products exported through Domestic Tariff  

       Area units;

(c)  deemed exports;

(d)  service exports;

(e)  diamonds and other precious, semi precious  

      stones;

(f)   gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals in

      any form, including plain and studded jewellery;

(g) ores and concentrates, of all types and in all

       forms;

(h)  cereals, of all types;

(i)   sugar, of all types and in all forms;

(j)   crude/petroleum oil and crude/petroleum based

      products covered under ITC HS Codes 2709 to

      2715, of all types and in all forms; and

(k) items, which are restricted or prohibited for export

      under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS).

5.

91/2006-Customs,

dated, the 1st September, 2006. [G.S.R  529 (E) dated the 1st September, 2006].

In the said notification, -

(a) after condition (6), the following conditions shall be inserted, namely,-

“(7) that the exports made by EOUs/EHTPs/BTPs  who do not avail of direct tax benefits/exemption shall be eligible, provided the same is not covered under paragraph 3.10.2.2 of the Policy;

(8)    that the items allowed for import shall be in accordance with Paragraph 3.12.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy;

(9) that the foreign exchange counted towards fulfillment of export obligation (over and above the average) under Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme shall not be eligible for benefits under the Scheme”.

(b)   for paragraph 2 the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely :-

“2. The following categories of exports specified in paragraph 3.10.2.2 of the Foreign Trade Policy shall not be counted for calculation of export performance or for computation of entitlement under the scheme :-

(a)  (i)   export of imported goods covered under Para

            2.35 of Foreign Trade Policy;

     (ii)   exports through transshipment, meaning

            thereby that exports originating in third country

            but transshipped through India;

(b)  export turnover of Special Economic Zone units or 

     supplies made to such units or Special Economic

     Zone products exported through Domestic Tariff

     Area  units; and

(c)  deemed exports.