GOVERNMENT
OF
MINISTRY OF
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
DIRECTORATE
GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
Policy
Circular No. 25
(RE-2005)/2004-2009
Date: 31 August
2005
Subject:
Clarification on admissibility
of Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits to Export Oriented Units (EOUs) – regarding.
Attention is invited to Para 3.19.1 of Handbook of
Procedures 2004-09 under which a consolidated application for the duty credit
entitlement certificate against exports made through one port to be filed with
the jurisdictional Regional Licensing Authority by the Registered office in case
of a company and Head Office in case of others for claiming benefits under
Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana.
2.
Representations have been received seeking clarification on admissibility
of Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits to Export Oriented Units (EOUs). It is
clarified that EOUs are eligible for benefits under
Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana for physical exports made by them at par with such
exports made by DTA units, in respect of items appearing in Appendix – 37A of
Handbook of Procedures 2004-09. It is further clarified that EOUs shall file their applications for claiming benefits
under Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana with the jurisdictional Regional Licensing
Authority concerned as per territorial jurisdiction prescribed at Sl.No.2 to 33
of Appendix – 1 of Handbook of Procedures 2004-09.
3. This issues
with the approval of the Director General of Foreign
Trade.
Sd/-
( M.K. Parimoo )
Dy. Director General of Foreign
Trade
(F.No : 01/94/180/Policy
Circular/AM06/ PC-I)
To
All Licensing
Authorities