- 1 - 1.00
Legal Basis of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)
- 2 - 1.01
Duration of FTP
- 3 - 1.02
Amendment to FTP
- 4 - 1.03
Hand Book of Procedures (HBP) and Appendices & Aayat Niryat Forms (AANF):
- 5 - 1.04
Specific provision to prevail over the general
- 6 - 1.05
Transitional Arrangements
- 7 - 1.06
Objective
- 8 - 1.07
DGFT as a facilitator of exports/imports
- 9 - 1.08
Niryat Bandhu - Hand Holding Scheme for new export / import entrepreneurs
- 10 - 1.09
Citizen's Charter
- 11 - 1.10
Online Complaint Registration and Monitoring System
- 12 - 1.11
Issue of e-IEC (Electronic-Importer Exporter Code)
- 13 - 1.12
e-BRC
- 14 - 1.13
MoU with State Governments for sharing of e-BRC data
- 15 - 1.14
Exporter Importer Profile
- 16 - 1.15
Reduction in mandatory documents required for Export and Import
- 17 - 1.16
Facility of online filing of applications
- 18 - 1.17
Online Inter-ministerial consultation
- 19 - 1.18
Facility to upload documents by Chartered Accountant / Company Secretary / Cost Accountant
- 20 - 1.19
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- 21 - 1.20
Message Exchange with Community partners
- 22 - 1.21
Encouraging development of Third Party API
- 23 - 1.22
Forthcoming e-Governance Initiatives
- 24 - 1.23
Free passage of Export consignment
- 25 - 1.24
No seizure of export related Stock
- 26 - 1.25
24 X 7 Customs clearance
- 27 - 1.26
Single Window in Customs
- 28 - 1.27
Self-Assessment of Customs Duty
- 29 - 1.28
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme
- 30 - 1.29
Prior filing facility for Shipping Bills
- 31 - 1.30
Cutting down delay in filing of Export General Manifest (EGM) for duty drawback
- 32 - 1.31
Facility of Common Bond / LUT against authorizations issued under different EP Schemes
- 33 - 1.32
Exemption from Service Tax on Services received abroad
- 34 - 1.33
Export of perishable agricultural Products
- 35 - 1.34
Time Release Study (TRS)
- 36 - 1.35
Towns of Export Excellence (TEE)
- 37 - 1.36
Director General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Kolkata as the provider of trade data
- 38 - 2.00
Objective
- 39 - 2.01
Exports and Imports -'Free', unless regulated
- 40 - 2.02
Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) [ITC (HS)] of Exports and Imports
- 41 - 2.03
Compliance of Imports with Domestic Laws
- 42 - 2.04
Authority to specify Procedures
- 43 - 2.05
Importer-Exporter Code (IEC)
- 44 - 2.06
Mandatory documents for export/import of goods from/into India
- 45 - 2.07
Principles of Restrictions
- 46 - 2.08
Export/Import of Restricted goods/Services
- 47 - 2.09
Export of SCOMET Items
- 48 - 2.10
Actual User Condition
- 49 - 2.11
Terms and Conditions of an Authorisation
- 50 - 2.12
Application Fee
- 51 - 2.13
Clearance of Goods from Customs against Authorization
- 52 - 2.14
Authorisation - not a Right
- 53 - 2.15
Penal action and placing of an entity in Denied Entity List (DEL)
- 54 - 2.16A
Prohibitions (Country, Organisations, Groups, Individuals etc. and Product Specific)
- 55 - 2.16
Prohibition on Import and Export of 'Arms and related material' from / to Iraq
- 56 - 2.17
Prohibition on Direct or Indirect Import and Export from / to Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 57 - 2.18
Prohibition on Direct or Indirect Import and Export from/ to Iran
- 58 - 2.19
Prohibition on Import of Charcoal from Somalia
- 59 - 2.20
State Trading Enterprises (STEs)
- 60 - 2.21
Trade with neighbouring Countries
- 61 - 2.22
Transit Facility
- 62 - 2.23
Trade with Russia under Debt-Repayment Agreement
- 63 - 2.24
Import of Samples
- 64 - 2.25
Import of Gifts
- 65 - 2.26
Passenger Baggage
- 66 - 2.27
Re -import of goods repaired abroad
- 67 - 2.28
Import of goods used in projects abroad
- 68 - 2.29
Import of Prototypes
- 69 - 2.30
Import through courier service
- 70 - 2.31
Second Hand Goods
- 71 - 2.32
Import of Metallic waste and Scrap
- 72 - 2.33
Removal of Scrap/waste from SEZ
- 73 - 2.34
Import under Lease Financing
- 74 - 2.35
Execution of Legal Undertaking (LUT) / Bank Guarantee (BG)
- 75 - 2.36
Private/Public Bonded Warehouses for Imports
- 76 - 2.37
Special provision for Hides Skins and semi-finished goodsm
- 77 - 2.38
Sale on High Seas
- 78 - 2.39
Free Exports
- 79 - 2.40
Exemption / Remission of Service Tax in DTA on goods & services exported
- 80 - 2.41
Benefits for Supporting Manufacturers
- 81 - 2.42
Third Party Exports
- 82 - 2.43
Export of Samples
- 83 - 2.44
Export of Gifts
- 84 - 2.45
Export of Passenger Baggage
- 85 - 2.46
Import for export
- 86 - 2.47
Export through Courier Service
- 87 - 2.48
Export of Replacement Goods
- 88 - 2.49
Export of Repaired Goods
- 89 - 2.50
Export of Spares
- 90 - 2.51
Private Bonded Warehouses for Exports
- 91 - 2.52
Denomination of Export Contracts
- 92 - 2.53
Export to Iran -Realisations in Indian Rupees to be eligible for FTP benefits / incentives
- 93 - 2.54
Non-Realisation of Export Proceeds
- 94 - 2.55
Recognition of Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) to function as Registering Authority for issue of RCMC
- 95 - 2.56
Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC)
- 96 - 2.57
Interpretation of Policy
- 97 - 2.58
Exemption from Policy/ Procedures
- 98 - 2.59
Personal Hearing by DGFT for Grievance Redressal
- 99 - 2.60
Regularization of EO default and settlement of Customs duty and interest through Settlement Commission
- 100 - 2.61
Approved Exporter Scheme for Self Certification of Certificate of Origin
- 101 - 3.00
Objective
- 102 - 3.01
Exports from India Schemes
- 103 - 3.02
Nature of Rewards
- 104 - 3.03
Objective
- 105 - 3.04
Entitlement under MEIS
- 106 - 3.05
Export of goods through courier or foreign post offices using e-Commerce
- 107 - 3.06
Ineligible categories under MEIS
- 108 - 3.07
Objective
- 109 - 3.08
Eligibility
- 110 - 3.09
Ineligible categories under SEIS
- 111 - 3.10
Entitlement under SEIS
- 112 - 3.11
Remittances through Credit Card and other instruments for MEIS and SEIS
- 113 - 3.12
Effective date of schemes (MEIS and SEIS)
- 114 - 3.13
Special Provisions
- 115 - 3.14
Transitional Arrangement
- 116 - 3.15
CENVAT/ Drawback
- 117 - 3.16
Import under lease financing
- 118 - 3.17
Transfer of export performance
- 119 - 3.18
Facility of payment of custom duties in case of E.O. defaults and fee through duty credit scrips
- 120 - 3.19
Risk Management System
- 121 - 3.20
Status Holder
- 122 - 3.21
Status Category
- 123 - 3.22
Grant of double weightage
- 124 - 3.23
Other conditions for grant of status
- 125 - 3.24
Privileges of Status Holders
- 126 - 4.00
Objective
- 127 - 4.01
Schemes
- 128 - 4.02
Applicability of Policy & Procedures
- 129 - 4.03
Advance Authorisation
- 130 - 4.04
Advance Authorisation for Spices
- 131 - 4.04A
Special Advance Authorisation Scheme for export of Articles of Apparel and Clothing accessories
- 132 - 4.05
Eligible Applicant / Export / Supply
- 133 - 4.06
Advance Authorisation for Annual Requirement
- 134 - 4.07
Eligibility Condition to obtain Advance Authorisation for Annual Requirement
- 135 - 4.08
Value Addition
- 136 - 4.09
Minimum Value Addition
- 137 - 4.10
Import of Mandatory Spares
- 138 - 4.11
Ineligible categories of import on Self Declaration basis
- 139 - 4.12
Accounting of Input
- 140 - 4.13
Pre-import condition in certain cases
- 141 - 4.14
Details of Duties exempted
- 142 - 4.15
Admissibility of Drawback
- 143 - 4.16
Actual User Condition for Advance Authorisation
- 144 - 4.17
Validity Period for Import
- 145 - 4.18
Importability / Exportability of items that are Prohibited/Restricted/ STE
- 146 - 4.19
Free of Cost Supply by Foreign Buyer
- 147 - 4.20
Domestic Sourcing of Inputs
- 148 - 4.21
Currency for Realisation of Export Proceeds
- 149 - 4.22
Export Obligation
- 150 - 4.23
Export Obligation Period (EOP) Extension for units under BIFR/ Rehabilitation.
- 151 - 4.24
Re-import of exported goods under Duty Exemption / Remission Scheme
- 152 - 4.25
DFIA Scheme
- 153 - 4.26
Duties Exempted and Admissibility of Cenvat and Drawback
- 154 - 4.27
Eligibility
- 155 - 4.28
Minimum Value Addition
- 156 - 4.29
Validity & Transferability of DFIA
- 157 - 4.30
Sensitive Items under Duty Free Import Authorisation
- 158 - 4.31
Import of Input
- 159 - 4.32
Items of Export
- 160 - 4.33
Schemes
- 161 - 4.34
Advance Procurement/ Replenishment of Precious Metals from Nominated Agencies
- 162 - 4.35
Replenishment Authorisation for Gems
- 163 - 4.36
Replenishment Authorisation for Consumables
- 164 - 4.37
Advance Authorisation for Precious Metals
- 165 - 4.38
Value Addition
- 166 - 4.39
Wastage Norms
- 167 - 4.40
DFIA not available
- 168 - 4.41
Nominated Agencies
- 169 - 4.42
Import of Diamonds for Certification / Grading & Re- export
- 170 - 4.43
Export of Cut & Polished Diamonds for Certification/ Grading & Re-import
- 171 - 4.44
Export of Cut & Polished Diamonds with Re-import Facility at Zero Duty
- 172 - 4.45
Export against Supply by Foreign Buyer
- 173 - 4.46
Export Promotion Tours/ Export of Branded Jewellery
- 174 - 4.47
Personal Carriage of Export / Import Parcels
- 175 - 4.48
Export by Post
- 176 - 4.49
Private / Public Bonded Warehouse
- 177 - 4.49A
Special Notified Zone
- 178 - 4.50
Diamond & Jewellery Dollar Accounts
- 179 - 4.51
Export of cut & polished precious and semi- precious stones for treatment and re-import
- 180 - 4.52
Re-import of rejected Jewellery
- 181 - 4.53
Export and import on consignment basis
- 182 - 5.00
Objective
- 183 - 5.01
EPCG Scheme
- 184 - 5.02
Coverage
- 185 - 5.03
Actual User Condition
- 186 - 5.04
Export Obligation (EO)
- 187 - 5.05
Provision for units under BIFR /Rehabilitation
- 188 - 5.06
LUT/Bond/BG in case of Agro units
- 189 - 5.07
Indigenous Sourcing of Capital Goods and benefits to Domestic Supplier
- 190 - 5.08
Calculation of Export Obligation
- 191 - 5.09
Incentive for early EO fulfilment
- 192 - 5.10
Reduced EO for Green Technology Products
- 193 - 5.11
Reduced EO for North East Region and Jammu & Kashmirb
- 194 - 5.12
Post Export EPCG Duty Credit Scrip(s)
- 195 - 6.00
Introduction and Objective
- 196 - 6.01
Export and Import of Goods
- 197 - 6.02
Secondhand Capital goods
- 198 - 6.03
Leasing of Capital Goods
- 199 - 6.04
Net Foreign Exchange Earnings
- 200 - 6.05
Letter of Permission / Letter of Intent and Legal Undertaking
- 201 - 6.06
Investment Criteria
- 202 - 6.07
Applications & Approvals
- 203 - 6.08
DTA Sale of Finished Products / Rejects / Waste/ Scrap / Remnants and By-products
- 204 - 6.09
Other Supplies
- 205 - 6.10
Export through others
- 206 - 6.11
Entitlement for Supplies from the DTA
- 207 - 6.12
Other Entitlements
- 208 - 6.13
Inter Unit Transfer
- 209 - 6.14
Sub -Contracting
- 210 - 6.15
Sale of Unutilized Material
- 211 - 6.16
Reconditioning / Repair and Re - engineering
- 212 - 6.17
Replacement / Repair of Imported / Indigenous Goods
- 213 - 6.18
Exit from EOU Scheme
- 214 - 6.19
Conversion
- 215 - 6.20
Monitoring of NFE
- 216 - 6.21
Export through Exhibitions / Export Promotion Tours / Showrooms Abroad / Duty Free Shops
- 217 - 6.22
Personal Carriage of Import / Export Parcels including through Foreign Bound Passengers
- 218 - 6.23
Export / Import by Post / Courier
- 219 - 6.24
Administration of EOUs / Powers of DC
- 220 - 6.25
Revival of Sick Units
- 221 - 6.26
Approval of EHTP / STP
- 222 - 6.27
Approval of BTP
- 223 - 6.28
Warehousing Facilities
- 224 - 7.00
Objective
- 225 - 7.01
Deemed Exports
- 226 - 7.02
Categories of Supply
- 227 - 7.03
Benefits for Deemed Exports
- 228 - 7.04
Benefits to the Supplier /Recipient
- 229 - 7.05
Conditions for refund of terminal excise duty
- 230 - 7.06
Conditions for refund of deemed export drawback
- 231 - 7.07
Common conditions for deemed export benefits
- 232 - 7.08
Benefits on specified supplies
- 233 - 7.09
Liability of Interest
- 234 - 7.10
Risk Management and Internal Audit mechanism
- 235 - 7.11
Penal Action
- 236 - 8.00
Objective
- 237 - 8.01
Quality Complaints/ Trade disputes
- 238 - 8.02
Obligation on the part of importer/ exporter
- 239 - 8.03
Provisions in FT (D&R) Act & FT (Regulation) Rules for necessary action against erring exporters/ importers
- 240 - 8.04
Mechanism for handling of Complaints/ Disputes
- 241 - 8.05
Proceedings under CQCTD
- 242 - 8.06
Procedures to deal with complaints and trade disputes
- 243 - 8.07
Corrective Measures
- 244 - 8.08
Nodal Officer
- 245 - 9.00
DEFINITIONS
- 246 - 9.01
DEFINITIONS
- 247 - 9.02
DEFINITIONS
- 248 - 9.03
DEFINITIONS
- 249 - 9.04
DEFINITIONS
- 250 - 9.05
DEFINITIONS
- 251 - 9.06
DEFINITIONS
- 252 - 9.07
DEFINITIONS
- 253 - 9.08
DEFINITIONS
- 254 - 9.09
DEFINITIONS
- 255 - 9.10
DEFINITIONS
- 256 - 9.11
DEFINITIONS
- 257 - 9.12
DEFINITIONS
- 258 - 9.13
DEFINITIONS
- 259 - 9.14
DEFINITIONS
- 260 - 9.15
DEFINITIONS
- 261 - 9.16
DEFINITIONS
- 262 - 9.17
DEFINITIONS
- 263 - 9.17A
Definition of e-commerce
- 264 - 9.18
DEFINITIONS
- 265 - 9.19
DEFINITIONS
- 266 - 9.20
DEFINITIONS
- 267 - 9.21
DEFINITIONS
- 268 - 9.22
DEFINITIONS
- 269 - 9.23
DEFINITIONS
- 270 - 9.24
DEFINITIONS
- 271 - 9.25
DEFINITIONS
- 272 - 9.26
DEFINITIONS
- 273 - 9.27
DEFINITIONS
- 274 - 9.28
DEFINITIONS
- 275 - 9.29
DEFINITIONS
- 276 - 9.30
DEFINITIONS
- 277 - 9.31
DEFINITIONS
- 278 - 9.32
DEFINITIONS
- 279 - 9.33
DEFINITIONS
- 280 - 9.34
DEFINITIONS
- 281 - 9.35
DEFINITIONS
- 282 - 9.36
DEFINITIONS
- 283 - 9.37
DEFINITIONS
- 284 - 9.38
DEFINITIONS
- 285 - 9.39
DEFINITIONS
- 286 - 9.40
DEFINITIONS
- 287 - 9.41
DEFINITIONS
- 288 - 9.42
DEFINITIONS
- 289 - 9.43
DEFINITIONS
- 290 - 9.44
DEFINITIONS
- 291 - 9.45
DEFINITIONS
- 292 - 9.46
DEFINITIONS
- 293 - 9.47
DEFINITIONS
- 294 - 9.48
DEFINITIONS
- 295 - 9.49
DEFINITIONS
- 296 - 9.50
DEFINITIONS
- 297 - 9.51
DEFINITIONS
- 298 - 9.52
DEFINITIONS
- 299 - 9.53
DEFINITIONS
- 300 - 9.54
DEFINITIONS
- 301 - 9.55
DEFINITIONS
- 302 - 9.56
DEFINITIONS
- 303 - 9.57
DEFINITIONS
- 304 - 9.58
DEFINITIONS
- 305 - 9.59
DEFINITIONS
- 306 - 9.60
DEFINITIONS
- 307 - 9.61
DEFINITIONS
- 308 - 9.62
DEFINITIONS
- 309 - GLOSSARY (ACRONYMS)