Withdrawal of MEIS for items in Apparel and Made-ups sector

Subject:

Withdrawal of MEIS for items in the Apparel and Made-ups sector( Chapter 61, 62 & 63 of ITC HS 2017) from 07.03.2019, Amendment in para 4.95 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20 and revision of the ANF 4R for Implementation of RoSCTL Scheme.

In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraphs 1.03 and 3.13 (a) and (b) of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director-General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments:

1. In the Appendix 3B, Table 2 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) applicable for MEIS, following is inserted:

”No MEIS benefits shall be available for items under Chapter 61, 62 and 63 of ITC HS 2017 (apparel and made-ups sectors) for exports made with effect from 07.03.2019”.

2. The revised paragraphs 4.95 and 4.96 of the HBP are as under:

4.95 procedure to apply for the Scheme for Rebate of State and Cental Lavies and Taxes(RoSCLT) and Additional Ad hoc incentive under RoSCLT.

a. The para 4.01 (c) of FTP is about the RoSCLT scheme and Additional ad hoc incentive under RoSCLT issued from time to time may be referred to.

b. An application for claiming the rebate under RoSCLT and Additional ad hoc incentive shall be filed online, using a digital signature,  on the DGFT website at http://dgft.gov.in with RA concerned in ANF4 R. The relevant shipping bills shall be linked with the online application by the exporter/applicant online. There would be no requirement of linking eBRCs for applying for RoSCLT. A maximum of 50 shipping bills would be allowed to be attached in one single application by the exporter in the online module.

c. Separate online application for claims under RoSCLT for shipping bills with Let Export date in the period 07.03.2019 to 31.12.2019 and with Let Export date on or after 01.01.2020 shall be made.

d. The facility of Split Scrips: Provisions of para 3.09 of the HBP shall apply mutatis mutandis.

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