APPENDIX - 34

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PROCEDURE FOR DEPOSIT/ REFUND OF IMPORT APPLICATION FEE AND OTHER FEE

1.  EVIDENCE OF   	1. Two copies of the Bank Receipt in original in the form  as given  in  Appendix  6   from  
    PAYMENT  OF	the  authorised  branches  of Central  Bank  of India indicating the deposit or a  Bank  
    FEE		Draft from any bank or through running deposit account with the concerned RLA in 
		accordance with the fee prescribed below:- 
   
2. SCALE OF 	S.No 	PARTICULARS					Amount of fee 
    APPLIATION								  (in rupees)
     FEE
		1. 	Application for import licence  where the CIF value of 	Two hundred
			goods specified in the application does not exceed 
			Rupees Fifty thousand.
   		
    		2.	Application for import licence where the CIF value of	Two per thousand or part  
			the goods specified in the application exceeds Rupees 	thereof subject to a mini-
			Fifty thousand,					mum of Two hundred and 
 									maximum of One lakh  
									and fifty thousand.

		3.	Application for import licence filed  by SSI units 	Two Hundred
			where the CIF value goods specified in application does 
			not exceed Rupees Two lakhs	
	
		4.	Application for grant of duplicate licence including Duty 	Two hundred
			Entitlement Pass Book.		

		5.	Application for issue of certificate of Importer -Exporter	One thousand 
			Code Number (IEC).	
	
		6.	Application for duplicate copy of IEC No.    		Two hundred

		7.	Application for issue of an Identity Card   		Two hundred

		8.	Application for issue of duplicate Identity Card.            	One hundred

		9.	Application for revalidation of an import licence 		Two hundred

		10.	Application for grant of split-up licences		One thousand per split-up 
									licence.

		11.	Application for Duty Entitlement passbook (DEPB) 	Five per thousand subject 
									to a minimum of Rupees 
									Two hundred

3. MODE OF        	The  application  fee  shall be deposited in  the  following
    DEPOSIT        	manner :-                                                   
                         
		(1)	Deposit in an authorised Branch of Central Bank of India as given Appendix 35 
			indicating the "Head of Accounts 1453 Foreign Trade and Export Promotion- 
			Minor Head 102-Import Licence application fee". The Bank receipt must show 
			the name of the department viz. "Directorate General of Foreign Trade". The 
			Bank Receipt drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Officer (Foreign Trade),indicating 
			the station of the Pay & Accounts Officer concerned. Such fees can also be 
			deposited with Indian Missions abroad.
						
							OR

		(2)	Crossed Demand Draft on a Scheduled Bank for the requisite amount should be 
			made in favour of the concerned licensing authority where the application is filed.

							OR

		(3)	Through running deposit account maintained with concerned RLA in the following
			 manner:-The applicants may deposit the anticipated amount as per their needs 
			for six months with the concerned Regional Licensing Authority through cheque/DD 
			in the name of concerned Pay & Accounts Officer (Commerce). Initially, this 
			amount will be credited into public accounts under Major Head 8443-Civil Deposits, 
			114-Export Trade Deposits adjustable against Licence Application Fees. The licensing 
			authority at the time of admitting the application fee will carry out an adjustment in 
			“Broad Sheet of Export Trade Deposits” and debit the value of application fee from 
			the Head “Export Trade Deposits” by contra credit to Revenue Head Head-1453-
			Foreign Trade & Export Promotion, 103-Export Licensing Application Fees”. The 
			licensing Authority may furnish the details of all such transactions (like the amount 
		           transferred from Public Accounts to Revenue Account etc.) to the Pay and Accounts
			Officer concerned who may carry out adjustment entry in the monthly compilation 
			of accounts. A copy of the transactions may also be forwarded to the concerned 
			firm for the purpose of reconciliation.

			Note:    The firms who want to resort to this mode of payment should be established
				and regular applicants having at least 25 applications/ transactions during 
				the last licensing year. The minimum deposit under the scheme will not be 
				less than Rs.1,00,000/-. All subsequent payment in replenishment of the 
				deposit will be made through Pay order in favour of the concerned office 
				of CPAO. No licence application will be entertained/ considered so long as 
				the firms have a deposit balance in their account. All the charges in 
				connection with the depositor transaction with DGFT including 
				undercharges detected subsequently in course of audit will be debited from 
				the Depositor amounts. Likewise, any excess payment or wrong payment 
				of fee will be refunded as per the procedure mentioned in this appendix.

4.  EXEMPTION  	 :No fee shall be payable in respect of any application made by such class or category of 
     FROM PAYMENT  applicant as specified in Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993.
     OF FEES

5.  WHERE BANK  	:	The applicant should file an affidavit on a Stamp Paper to the effect that one copy/ 
     RECEIPT ISLost		both copies of Bank Receipt, in question, have been lost or misplaced and have not 
			been utilised in any other manner. Further, the applicant should also certify that if 
			the said copy/ or both the copies of Bank Receipt are found subsequently they shall 
			be returned to the licensing authority concerned and shall not be utilised in any 
			other manner. The particulars of the Bank Receipt i.e.  licensing period, the amount 
			remitted, the date of payment etc. should also be stated in the affidavit. In addition
			the applicant shall produce a certificate from the bank or the Pay and Accounts 
			Office to the effect that the amount was deposited.

6.  REFUND OF		(1)	The fee once received will not be refunded except in the following 
     APPLICATION			circumstances, namely:-
      FEES		 		(a)	Where the fee has been deposited in excess of the specified 
					amount of fee; or
    				(b)	Where  the fee has  been deposited but noApplication has been 
					made; or
				(c)	Where the fee has been deposited in error but the applicant is 
					exempt from payment of fee.

			(2)	Where  the applicant is  eligible for refund of application fee, an application
				in the prescribed form given in  Appendix 5  may be submitted to the 
				licensing authority within whose jurisdiction the fee was paid enclosing 
				alongwith both the copies of Bank Receipt.  In cases, where the said 
				copies of Bank Receipt have been enclosed with the application for the 
				licence, the third copy of the Bank Receipt may be furnished.  In all such 
				cases, number and date of the Bank Receipt and the name and address 
				of the Bank where the fee was deposited should be given.

			(3)	Where the amount had been deposited by means of a Bank Draft,the 
				applicant should furnish alongwith the application:
				(i)	Demand Draft No. and date of issue.
				(ii)	Name of Bank and address of branch which issued the Demand 
					Draft
				(iii)	The Bank and its branch on which the Demand Draft was made
					payable
				(iv)	The name of the licensing authority in whose favour the Demand
					Draft was made payable.

			(4)	On receipt of application, the licensing authority shall pass refund after 
				they have verified from the Pay and Accounts Officer concerned that the
				amount in question has been credited to the Government of India.

			(5)	No claim for refund of application fee shall be entertained by the licensing
				authority after expiry of one year from the date of Bank Receipt/ Demand
				Draft However, on merits, for reasons to be recorded in Writing, the 
				licensing authority may condone the delay but in no case shall an 
				application for refund of fees be entertained after the expiry of three 
				years from the date of Bank Receipt/ Demand Draft.

			(6)	In cases, where the applicant has lost the original Bank Receipt the 
				licensing authority may accept a certificate from the Bank or Pay and 
				Accounts Officer  (Imports & Exports) in support of the fact that the 
				amount was deposited. In such cases, where the original receipt is not
				available the applicant will be required to file an affidavit containing 
				same particulars as mentioned above.

			(7)	Refund Order of fees will be valid for three months from the date of 
				issue. Request for revalidating the same may be considered on merits 
				by the authority which issued the Refund Order.