MANU/DGFT/0093/2023

Ministry : Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department/Board : DGFT

Public Notice No. : 17/2023

Date of Public Notice : 22.06.2023

Date of Publication : 22.06.2023

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Public Notice No. 9 /2002-2007 dated 30th April, 2002 MANU/DGFT/0107/2002;Notification No. 9/2003-Customs dated 15th January, 2003 MANU/CUST/0059/2003

Citing Reference:
Public Notice No. 9 /2002-2007 dated 30th April, 2002 MANU/DGFT/0107/2002  Referred

Notification No. 9/2003-Customs dated 15th January, 2003 MANU/CUST/0059/2003  Referred

Amendment in procedure for import of Copper products and Zinc Oxide under the Revised India Nepal Treaty of Trade

F. No. 01/89/180/Misc-37/AM-07/PC-2[A]/Part-V/E-25648.--In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), hereby amends the procedure in continuation to Public Notice No. 9 /2002-2007 dated 30th April, 2002 as amended time to time in sync with Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 9/2003-Customs dated 15th January, 2003, for import of items under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under India Nepal Treaty in terms of Para 2.92 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP), 2023, as under:

i. DGFT(Hqrs) shall be the designated authority for allocation and monitoring of all TRQ items under Revised India-Nepal Treaty;

ii. Accordingly, the DGFT is authorised for allocation and monitoring of 10,000 MT of TRQ of Copper products under Chapter 74 and HS code 8544 of ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 1 (Import Policy) and 2500 MT of Zinc Oxide from Nepal;

iii. The quota so allocated to each manufacturer/ exporter on a quarterly basis would be communicated by the designated authority of Nepal (Department of Commerce) to DGFT, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India over email at policy2-dgft@gov.in;

iv. Imports will be permitted through the Land Customs Stations (LCS) at: Kakarbhitta/Naxalbari, Biratnagar/Jogbani, Birganj/Raxaul, Nepalgunj/Nepalgunj Road and Mahendranagar/Banbasa;

v. The Indian importer shall file online application for TRQ certificate on the DGFT Website (www.dgft.gov.in) by navigating to Home page →Services → Import Management System → Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) → 'Apply for TRQ';

vi. The importer shall mandatorily upload/provide reference to the TRQ issued to the Nepalese Exporter by the competent authority in Nepal;

vii. The TRQ issued shall contain the name and address of the importer, Importer -Exporter Code (IEC), Customs notification number, tariff item as applicable, quantity and validity period of th........