Foreign Trade Policy – FMS - Acceptance of Tracking Report – DGFT Clarifies

By Vijay Kumar

As per Para 3.20.3 of the Hand Book of Procedures Vol.I (RE 2008), Applicant shall be required to submit proof of landing of export consignment in specified market. Duty Credit scrip shall be granted on FOB value realized as per BRC/FIRC.

Any one of the following documents should suffice, as a proof of landing of export consignment in specified Focus Market:

i. A self attested copy of import bill of entry filed by importer in specified market, or

ii. Delivery order issued by port authorities, or

iii. Arrival notice issued by goods carrier, or

iv. Tracking report from the goods carrier duly certified by them, evidencing arrival of export cargo to destination Focus Market, or

v. Lorry receipts of transportation of goods from Port into the Focus Market, or

vi. For Land locked Focus Market, Lorry receipts of transportation of goods from Port to Land locked Focus Market, or

vii. Any other documents that may satisfactorily prove to RA concerned that goods have landed in/reached the Focus Market.

References have been received from the Trade and Industry on the issue as to whether a Tracking Report, down loaded from the website of a goods carrier and duly certified by its accredited agent is an acceptable document under para 3.20.3(iv) of HBP Vol. I or not.

DGFT has clarified that

Certification by goods carrier includes certification by its authorized agent in India. Accordingly, Tracking Report, down loaded from the website of the concerned goods carrier, and duly certified by goods carriers accredited agent(s) in India is an acceptable document under para 3.20.3(iv) of HBP Vol. I. Such a Tracking Report should evidence the arrival of export cargo from India to destination Focus Market. This clarification applies on exports made from 1.4.2006 onwards and shall also apply to Market Linked Focus Product Scheme under Para 3.10.7 & 3.10.8 of FTP.

Now why should this document downloaded from the website be certified by the Carrier's Indian Agent?

DGFT Policy Circular No. 60 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 Dated: February 12, 2009