3.11.8

Declaration of Intent on Free Shipping Bills

Export shipments filed under the Free Shipping Bill category, would need the following declaration on the Shipping Bills in order to be eligible for claiming chapter 3 benefits of FTP :

"We intend to claim chapter 3 benefits."

This declaration shall not be required for export shipments under any of the schemes of Chapter 4 (including drawback), Chapter 5 or Chapter 6 of FTP.

If there is a decision during the year to include any new product or new market to avail such benefit, then:

(i) For exports of such products/ export to such markets, a grace period of one month from the date of decision/ notification/public notice will be allowed for making this declaration of intent on free shipping bills.

(ii) After the grace period of one month, all exports (of such products or to such markets) would have to include the declaration of intent on the free shipping bills.

(iii) For exports made prior to date of decision/notification/public notice of products/markets, such a declaration will not be required since such exports would have already taken place.

(Above para 3.11.8 has been amended vide PN. NO. 53/2010, DT. 03/06/2011 with immediate effect)

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For export shipments filed under Free Shipping Bill category, for exports of products / to markets eligible under Chapter 3 of FTP (Appendix 37A, 37C, 37D), the exporter shall state the intention to claim benefits under Chapter 3 of FTP by declaring on the Free Shipping Bills as under:

‘I/We, hereby, declare that I/We shall claim the benefits, as admissible, under Chapter 3 of FTP’.

This declaration shall not be required for export shipments under any of the schemes of Chapter 4 (including drawback) or Chapter 5 of FTP.

Further for products, markets notified during the year, this declaration shall be necessary for exports under Free Shipping Bills, only after a grace period of one month from the date of relevant public notice.

Moreover for exports made prior to date of notification of products / markets, such a declaration will not be required, since export shipments under Free Shipping Bills have already taken place.

For exports made w.e.f 1st January 2011, the above Paragraph shall be replaced as under:

‘For products/markets listed in Appendix 37A, 37C, 37D that are eligible for benefit under Chapter 3 of FTP, exporters shall declare their intention to claim benefit by stating in all categories of Shipping Bills as under:

‘I/We, hereby, declare that I/We shall claim the benefits, as admissible, under Chapter 3 of FTP’.

This declaration shall also be required on export shipments under any of the Schemes of Chapter 4 or Chapter 5 or Chapter 6 of FTP as well as on Bills of Exports filed for Supply to SEZ. No claim under Chapter 3 shall be admissible without this declaration. However, Schemes names are not required to be mentioned in the declaration of intent.

Further, for products / markets notified during the year, the declaration of intent shall be necessary for exports under all categories of Shipping Bills only after a grace period of one month from the date of relevant Public Notice which notifies such product / market. For exports made prior to date of notification (i.e. the date of the relevant Public Notice which notified such product / market), such a declaration will not be required since export shipments have already taken place.’]