Circular No.ES/59/2016-17 August 03, 2016
To: Members of the Council
Sub: Procedure for exports through FPO, Delhi / Mumbai / Chennai using e-commerce platform under MEIS Scheme of Chapter 3 of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20).
Dear Member,
This is to inform you that the Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC) has issued Circular No. 36/2016- Customs dated 29th July, 2016 regarding procedure for exports through FPO (Foreign Post Office) under MEIS Scheme of Chapter 3 of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20).
Para 3.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 provides for export of goods through select foreign post offices as a part of e-Commerce exports. Exports of goods through FPO using e-commerce shall be permitted through the Foreign Post Offices at Delhi, Mumbai & Chennai. The exports shall be entitled for rewards under MEIS.
For the purposes of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) e-commerce shall mean the export of goods hosted on a website accessible through the internet to a purchaser. While the dispatch of goods shall be made through courier or postal mode as specified under the MEIS the payment for goods purchased on e-commerce platform shall be done through international credit/debit cards and as per the Reserve Bank of India Circular.
CBEC has prescribed the procedure for export of goods sold through e-commerce from FPOs at Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. Any exporter holding a valid Import-Export Code shall be permitted to export goods sold through e-commerce through the FPOs at Delhi, Mumbai & Chennai. The exporter shall be required to file a Postal Bill of Export (PBE) in the format given in the above Notification.
The declaration for claiming of benefit under MEIS shall be made by the exporter on the PBE. Every PBE shall be filed in duplicate and shall cover only one consignor and up to ten consignees.
In addition, the exporter shall continue to comply with the requirements under section 82 of the Customs Act, namely filing of the label or declaration as prescribed by the Postal Department.
Since e-commerce shipments are time bound express shipments, CBEC advises Principal Commissioners/Commissioners to ensure speedy clearance of the parcels and use non-intrusive examination techniques, such as, x-ray, for facilitating clearance. In the event of any specific intelligence/suspicion regarding the goods contained in the parcel, which necessitates examination, the approval of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs/Assistant Commissioner of Customs shall be obtained by the proper officer for opening and examining the same.
If there is any difficulty in implementation, do inform CBEC.
Members are requested to make note of the above.
Thanking you,
V.ANIL KUMAR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
