Entitlement

3.7.3

The entitlement under this scheme would be contingent on the minimum percentage incremental growth of 20% in FOB value of exports in the current licensing year over the previous licensing year, and the rate of entitlement shall be 5% of the incremental growth.

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The entitlement under this scheme would be contingent on the percentage incremental growth in FOB value of exports in the current licensing year over the previous licensing year, as under: ]

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Percentage incremental growth	Duty Credit Entitlement (as a % of the incremental growth)
20% and above but below 25%	5%
25% or above but below 100%	10%
100% and above	15% (of 100%)

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(First sentence of the above para has been replaced & table below has been deleted vide NTF. No. 08/2006, DT. 12/06/2006 will take effect for exports from 01/04/2005)

Note:

(1) Incremental growth beyond 100% will not qualify for computation of duty credit entitlement.

(2) For the purpose of this scheme, the export performance shall not be transferred to or transferred from any other exporter. In the case of third party exports, the name of the supporting manufacturer/ manufacturer exporter shall be declared.

(3) Exporters shall have the option to apply for benefit either under the Target Plus Scheme or under the Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana, but not both in respect of the same exported product/s. Provided that in calculating the entitlement under Para 3.7.3 the total eligible exports shall be taken into account for computing the percentage incremental growth but the duty credit entitlement shall be arrived at on the eligible exports reduced by the amount on which the benefit is claimed under para 3.8.2.

(4) All exports including exports under free shipping bill verified and authenticated by Customs [DELETED- and Gems & Jewellery shipping bills ] but excluding exports specified under para 3.7.5, shall be eligible for benefits under the Target Plus Scheme.

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(5) In respect of export of Cut & Polished diamonds only those shipments would be taken into account for computation of eligible exports under the scheme where a minimum of 10% value addition has been achieved.]

(In note 4 the words "and Gems & Jewellery Shipping Bills" & Note 5 has been deleted vide NTF. NO. 48/2005, DT. 20/02/2006 - Effect for exports from 01/04/2005)

(Para 3.7.3 - Deleted w.e.f.1.4.2006 vide NTF. NO.57/2005, DT. 31/03/2006)