GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO.11
(RE-2006) / 2004-2009
NEW DELHI, DATED 14th June, 2006
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers
conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act,
1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy,
2004-09 as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the
following amendments:
1. The sub paragraph of Para 5.1 after
the sub paragraph “Second hand capital goods without any restriction on age may
also be imported under the EPCG scheme” of Para 5.1 will be amended to read as
follows:
“However, import of motor cars,
sports utility vehicles/all purpose vehicles shall be allowed only to hotels,
travel agents, tour operators or tour transport operators and companies
owning/operating golf resorts subject to the condition that :
(i)
the total foreign exchange earning from the hotel, travel & tourism and
golf tourism sectors in the current and preceding three licensing years is Rs
1.5 crores or more.
(ii)
the
‘duty saved’ amount on all EPCG Authorisations issued in a licensing year for import of
motor cars, sports utility vehicles/all purpose vehicles shall not exceed 50%
of the average foreign exchange earnings from the hotel, travel & tourism
and golf tourism sectors in the preceding three licensing years.
(iii)
the vehicles imported under this scheme shall be registered either as a
tourist vehicle or shall have an appropriate registration specific to a
particular state enabling the vehicle to be used for tourist purpose. A copy of
the Registration certificate should be submitted to the concerned Licensing
Authority as a confirmation of the vehicle having been imported and capital
good installed.
However, the parts of motor cars,
sports utility vehicles/ all purpose vehicles such as chassis etc. cannot be
imported under the EPCG Scheme.”
This issues
in public interest.
Sd/-
(K.T. Chacko)
Director General of Foreign Trade
And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of
India
(Issued from File No.01/94/162/46/AM06/PC-1)