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FTP - Amendment in Para 3.11.8 of Handbook of Procedures

DGFT has amended Para 3.11.8 (c) of the Handbook of Procedures (HOP) Vol. I (RE 2012)/ 2009-14:

Chapter 3 of the HOP deals with Promotional Measures.

Para 3.11.8 of the HOP as amended by Public Notice No. 12/2012 dated 26.07.2012 reads as:-

3.11.8

Declaration of Intent on Free Shipping Bills

(a) “Export shipments filed under the Free Shipping Bill category, would need the following declaration on the Shipping Bills in order to be eligible for claiming benefits under chapter 3 of FTP:

‘We intend to claim benefits under Chapter 3.'

(b) Such declaration shall not be required for export shipments under any of the schemes of Chapter 4 (including drawback), Chapter 5 or Chapter 6 of FTP.

(c) If there is a decision subsequently / later to include any new product or new market to avail such benefit, then:

(i) For exports of such products/ export to such markets, a grace period of one month from the date of decision/ notification/public notice will be allowed for making this declaration of intent on free shipping bills.

(ii) After the grace period of one month, all exports (of such products or to such markets) would have to include the declaration of intent on the free shipping bills.

(iii) For exports made prior to date of decision/notification/public notice of products/markets, such a declaration will not be required since such exports would have already taken place.”

Now, the words, subsequently /later in (c) are replaced by the words, 'during the year'

DGFT Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2012)/ 2009-14, Dated: December 12, 2012