Minimum Import Price of Steel - DGFT Clarification
VIDE Notification No.38 dated 5th February, 2016, Government has imposed Minimum Import Prices (MIP) on 173 tariff lines under Chapter 72 (Iron & Steel). The same Notification also protects imports/shipments after 5th Feb, 2016, which are negotiated and finalised under Irrevocable Letter of Credits (ILCs) before the date of the said Notification under Para 1.05(b) of FTP, provided these ILCs are registered with Jurisdictional RAs within a period of 15 days.
Representations have been received from some importers who opened ILCs under Para 1.05 of FTP but missed the deadline of registering ILCs with the RAs within the prescribed time limit (15 days from the date of Notification).
The Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) in its meeting dated 11.4.2016 has considered these representations and recommended that an opportunity be given to importers who have finalized their ILCs before 5th February, 2016, to register these ILCs with their concerned jurisdictional RAs, by relaxing the provision of registration of TLC's within 15 days.
Now,DGFT has relaxed the provision of registration of ILCs within 15 days, for importers who have finalized their ILCs for imports/shipments of items covered under Notification No.38 dated 5th February, 2016 before the date of notification and grants them the opportunity to register their ILCs with their concerned jurisdictional RAs, by 30th April, 2016. The importers will submit their request along with ANF-2D with prescribed fee of Rs. 2000/- as prescribed for policy relaxation.
DGFT Trade Notice No. 03/2016., Dated: April 21, 2016