Export promotion & facilitation

Circular No.ES/396/2018-19                                              February 27, 2019

To: Members of the Council

Sub.: Export promotion & facilitation

Dear Member,

We are pleased to inform you that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs  (CBIC) has constituted a Working Group on Export Promotion & Facilitation under the chairmanship of Shri O.P Dadhich, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Delhi Zone, New Delhi.

The Working Group will cover the following aspects of the issues faced by exporters –

• Customs procedures & facilitation.

• Export related issues.

• Quality/ cost of services provided by various intermediaries in the Customs environment like Customs Brokers, Shipping lines, Forwarders, Custodians etc.

• Impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by India.

• Tariff concessions vis-à-vis non-tariff barriers faced by exporters in export markets.

• Need for non-preferential rules of origin and their structure.

• Manufacture–in-bond under Section 65 of the Customs Act.

In this connection, the Council has received a communication from the Ministry of Finance vide dated 27^th February, 2019 seeking inputs/ suggestions on the issues faced by exporters.

Members are requested to kindly make a note of the above and send us your inputs/ suggestions on the issues faced by you on the above issues (as per the format given below) at ed@srtepc.in, mr@srtepc.in & es@srtepc.in latest by 1^st March, 2019 (Friday) to enable the Council to send the same to the Ministry of Finance.

Format for sending your issues & suggestions:

Members may kindly make a note of the above and do the needful at the earliest.

Thanking you,          

Yours faithfully,

S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR