Eximkey - India Export Import Policy 2004 2013 Exim Policy

6.06

Conditions of Import


Import of goods by EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP units shall be subject to following conditions:

(a) Goods shall be imported into EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP premises. However, agriculture and allied sectors and granite sector units in EOU may supply / transfer capital goods and inputs in farm / fields / quarries with prior intimation to jurisdictional Customs authorities, provided ownership of goods rests with EOUs. Granite sector would also be allowed to take spares upto 5% of value of Capital Goods to quarry site.

(b) Procedure as prescribed under Customs/Central Excise rules for EOUs and units in EHTP / STP / BTP will be followed, and appropriate bond executed with Customs/Central Excise Authorities.

(c) (i) The period of utilisation of goods, including capital goods, shall be co-terminus with the validity of LoP.

(ii) However, imported tea shall be utilized within a period of 6 months from date of import. Similarly, export obligation against import of items {covered by Chapter 9 of ITC(HS)} and coconut oil shall be fulfilled within a period of 90 days from the date on which first import consignment is cleared by Customs Authorities.

In case the export obligation period expires during 18t March 2020 to 30th June 2020, it would deem to be valid upto 30th September, 2020.

(Above sentence has been added vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 67/2019, DT. 31/03/2020)

(iii) Further, in case of import of spices for VA purpose like crushing / grinding / sterilization or for manufacture of oils and oleoresins of pepper, cardamom and chillies (and not for simple cleaning, grading, re-packing etc.), EO shall be fulfilled within 120 days from the date of importation of first consignment. In case of import of spices (other than pepper, cardamom and chillies) for manufacture of spice oils and oleoresins, EO shall be fulfilled within 12 months.

(d) Goods already imported / shipped / arrived before issue of LoP / LoI are also eligible for clearance as provided under para 6.01 (d) (ii) of FTP 2015-20 under EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP scheme without payment of duty and/or taxes as applicable, provided, the said duties and/or taxes has not been paid and goods have not been cleared from Customs.

(e) Consumption of inputs by the EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit shall be based on the Standard Input Output Norms (SION) provided that:

(i) where no SION have been notified, generation of waste, scrap and remnants upto 2% of input quantity shall be allowed;

(ii) where additional items other than those given in SION are required as inputs or where generation of waste, scrap and remnants is beyond 2% of input quantity, use of such inputs shall be allowed by the jurisdictional DC within a period of three months from the date of and based on self declared norms, with the unit undertaking to adjust self-declared / ad hoc norms in accordance with norms as finally fixed by Norms Committee in DGFT;

(iii) in case of any difficulty in fixation of SION as above, BOA in consultation with Norms Committee in DGFT, will decide on a case to case basis.
 

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