Application for Grant of Export Licence/ Certificate/ Permission

2.50

An application for grant of Export licence/ certificate/ permission in respect of items mentioned in Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) may be made in the form given in Appendix-16 or 16A, as the case may be, to the Director General of Foreign Trade and shall be accompanied by the documents prescribed therein. The Foreign Trade Facilitation Committee shall consider applications on merits for issue of export licence/certificate/permissions.

An Inter-Ministerial Working Group in DGFT shall consider applications for export of Special Chemicals, Organism, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) as specified in Schedule 2, Appendix-3 of ITC(HS) on the basis of guidelines issued in this regard from time to time.

DGFT may also issue, on application, Free Sale Certificate as per guidelines in force on medical and surgical equipments.

DGFT in association with the Administrative Ministries/Departments and the Trade Associations will organize Industry Outreach Programme on regular basis for an effective awareness among the exporters/importers dealing with the trade, in particular, in SCOMET items.

(Above third sub-paragraph has been added vide PN NO. 45/2004, DT. 14/01/2005)