Provision for claiming additional benefits under MEIS for HS Codes for which rates were enhanced with a retrospective effect.

Circular No.ES/109/2019-20 August 9, 2019

To: Members of the Council

Sub.: Provision for claiming additional benefits under MEIS for HS Codes for which rates were enhanced with a retrospective effect.

Dear Member,

As you are aware, DGFT had made amendments in Para 9.03 of Hand Book of Procedures related to supplementary claims vide Public Notice No.16 dated 28^th June, 2018.

Now DGFT has issued Public Notice No. 23/2015-2020 dated 5^th August, 2019 by making further amendments in Appendix 3B, Table 2 which was notified vide Public Notice No. 2 dated 1^st April, 2015-20. As per the Public Notice DGFT has incorporated a provision enabling issue of additional benefits under MEIS for HS Codes, for which enhanced rates under MEIS were notified with a retrospective effect, in the Handbook of Procedures 2015-20.

The amended Public Notice is given here–below:

Existing Para 9.03 of HBP 2015-20

(as amended vide Public notice 16 dated 28.06.2018)

Amended Para 9.03 of HBP 2015-20 Supplementary Claims

9.03 Supplementary Claims

Wherever any application for supplementary claim is received, within specified time limits, such application may also be considered after imposing a cut @2% on the entitlement. However, no supplementary claims for scrips under chapter 3 of the FTP 2015-20 would be admissible.

9.03 Supplementary Claims

Wherever any application for supplementary claim is received, within specified time limits, such application may also be considered after imposing a cut @2% on the entitlement.

Supplementary claims would be admissible under MEIS, only for certain HS Codes, for which rates under MEIS have been enhanced with a retrospective effect based on guidelines issued in this regard. In such cases, the supplementary cut @2% as in 9.03 (i) above shall not be applied.