Public Notice No. 50(RE-00)/1997-2002 dated the 1st January, 2001
 SEZ– Supplies from DTA to SEZ Eligible for REP Licences
DEPB– Value Cap Amended for Several Engg. Items
– DEPB Extended to Truck & Trailer Wheels, Carbon Steel/Alloy Steel Forged Flanges, Electrode Holders of Copper
– Credit Rate Amended for two Engg. Items and Silk Garments
- Certification Agency Added
-Drawback Brand Rate Fixation for Deemed Exports
– Procedure Amended

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India extraordinary, Part-II-Section 3 - Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 283(E) dated 31.3.97, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in Handbook (Vol.I). (RE-00), 1997-2002.

1.   The words and expression "EOU/EPZ" where appearing in Paragraph 8.74 shall be  substituted with the words and expression "EOU/EPZ/SEZ".

2.   The following shall be amended/Added in the Appendix-28A:-

(A)            Product Group:Engineering (Product Code: 61)

            (i)  The value caps for DEPB entitlement as given in column (4) of the above Appendix, shall be amended for the following items as indicated against their respective entry numbers:-

            ii)  The following shall be added after S. No. 600

iii) The DEPB rate and the value cap as given in column (3 & 4) of the above Appendix shall be amended for the following items as indicated against their respective entry numbers:-

(B)            Product Group: Textile (Product Code No. 89)

            (i)  The entry at S. No. 74 shall be amended to read as under:-

3.   The following shall be added at S.No. 27 of Appendix-32B under the heading "List of IS/ISO 9000 (series) Certification Agencies":-

QMS CERTIFICATION SERVICES (INDIA),
GF-10, Devika Chambers, RDC,
Rajnagar, Ghaziabad

4.            Paragraph 10.15 (iv) stands amended to read as under

"Where no All Industry Rate of Drawback is available or the same is less than 4/5th of duties actually paid on the materials or components used in the production or manufacture of the said goods, the exporter/supplier may apply to the DGFT (Hqr.) for fixation of brand rate in the form given in Appendix 17. In such cases, for each claim filed with concerned licensing authority, a corresponding application for fixation of brand rate shall be filed with DGFT (Hqr.) indicating the RLA file/correspondence no., if any to facilitate cross referencing.

The time limit, frequency, etc. for filing applications for fixation of brand rate  of duty drawback shall be the same as for filing the claims indicated in sub paras (ii) & (iii) above. The provision of late cut as given in paragraph 15.16 shall also be applicable under this sub-paragraph."

This issues in public interest.