MANU/DGFT/0051/2019

Ministry : Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department/Board : DGFT

Public Notice No. : 84/2015-2020

Date : 03.04.2019

Amendments in the Handbook of Procedure consequent to the introduction of a procedure thereby doing away with the physical copy of MEIS/SEIS scrips issued with EDI ports

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby adds the following provisions in the para 3.08 in the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20, as amended from time to time.

"3.08

(c) However, for all MEIS/SEIS scrips issued on or after 10.04.2019 (except for MEIS/SEIS issued with port of registration as one of the Non EDI or SEZ ports), Telegraphic Release Advice (TRA) facility from EDI ports to non EDI and SEZ ports would not be available."

Effect of this Public Notice: TRA facility for scrips issued from all ports (except SEZ and non EDI ports) has been withdrawn for MEIS/SEIS scrips issued on or after 10.04.2019.

(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(Issued from File no. 01/61/180/169/AM18/PC-3)