1. EVIDENCE OF 1. Two copies of the Bank Receipt in original in the
PAYMENT OF form as given in
Appendix 6 dated 13-12-2000)
from the
FEE authorised branches of Central Bank of India
indicating the deposit or a Bank Draft from any
bank or through running deposit account with concerned RLA
in accordance with the fee prescribed below:-
(Above Paragraph is amended vide
Public Notice No. 47(RE-00)/1997-2002, dated 13-12-2000)
2. SCALE OF
APPLICATION FEE
Serial
No. Particulars Amount of Fee
(in Rupees)
1. Application for import licence Two hundred
where the CIF value of goods
specified in the application
does not exceed Rupees Fifty
thousand.
2. Application for import licence Two per thousand
where the CIF value of the goods or part thereof
specified in the application subject to a
exceeds Rupees Fifty thousand, minimum of Two
hundred and maximum
of One lakh and
fifty thousand.
3. Application for import licence Two Hundred
filed by SSI units where the
CIF value goods specified in
application does not exceed
Rupees Two lakhs
4. Application for grant of Two Hundred
duplicate licence including
Duty Entitlement Pass Book.
5. Application for issue of One thousand
certificate of Importer -
Exporter Code Number (IEC).
6. Application for duplicate Two hundred
copy of IEC No.
7. Application for issue of an Two hundred
Identity Card Two hundred
8. Application for issue of One hundred
duplicate Identity Card.
9. Application for revalidation Two hundred
of an import licence
10. Application for grant of One thousand per
split-up licences licence. split-up licence.
11. Application of Duty Entitlement Five per thousand
Pass Book(DEPB) subject to a minimum
of Rupees Two hundred
3. MODE OF
DEPOSIT
The application fee shall be deposited in the following manner :-
(1) Deposit in an authorised Branch of Central Bank of India as given
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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 requi site 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 license 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.
(Above Paragraph is amended vide
Public Notice No. 47(RE-00)/1997-2002, dated 13-12-2000)
4. EXEMPTION FROM
PAYMENT OF FEES :
No fee shall be payable in respect of any application
made by such class or category of applicant as specified
in Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993.
5. WHERE BANK
RECEIPT IS LOST :
The applicant should file an affidavit on a Stamp Paper to
the effect that one copy/ 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
APPLICATION FEES
(1) The fee once received will not be refunded except
in the following circumstances, namely:-
(i) Where the fee has been deposited in excess of the specified amount of fee; or
(ii) Where the fee has been deposited but no application has been made; or
(iii) 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 dated 13-12-2000)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.