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In case where EP copy of the Shipping Bill has been lost, the DEPB/DFRC claim can be considered subject to submission of the following documents:-

(1)A duplicate/certified copy of the Shipping Bill issued by the Customs authority in lieu of original;

(2)An application fee equivalent to 10% of the DEPB entitlement or 3.5% of the DFRC entitlement (as the case may be) in respect of the lost Shipping Bills. However, no fee shall be charged when the Shipping Bill is lost by the Government agencies and a documentary proof to this effect is submitted;

(In S.No. 2 Bold sentence has been amended vide PN. No. 37(RE-01), Dt. 17/9/2001.)

(3)All the other prescribed documents in original.

(4)An affidavit by the exporter about the loss of Shipping Bills and an undertaking to surrender it immediately to the concerned licencing authorities, in case the same is found subsequently.

(5)An indemnity bond is to be executed by the exporter to the effect that he would indemnify the Government for the financial loss if any on account of DEPB/DFRC issued against lost Shipping Bills.

(6) The Customs authority, before allowing clearance , shall ensure that no DEPB/DFRC benefit has been availed against the same shipping bill.

The claim against the lost Shipping Bill shall be made within a period of six months from the date of issuance of the duplicate copy of the shipping bill and any application received thereafter shall be rejected. Provided however that if a provisionally assessed DEPB shipping bill is lost, the time period for filing of application for DEPB would be 6 months from the date of release / final assessment of the shipping bill.

(This amendment primarily extends the time period for the filing of application for DEPB/ DFRC in the case of lost EP copy of the shipping bill from “six months of the date of export” to “six months from the date of issuance of the duplicate copy of the shipping bill”)

(Above para (Last) has been amended vide PN. No. 57(RE-01), Dt. 21/12/2001)

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The claim against the lost Shipping Bill shall be preferred within a period of six months from the date of export and application received thereafter will be rejected.

Provided however that if a provisionally assessed DEPB shipping bill is lost , the time period for filing of application for DEPB would be 180 days from the date of release/ final assessment of the shipping bill.

(Above para has been added vide PN. No. 44(RE-01), Dt. 31/10/2001, pertaining to the “time period for filing of application in the case of loss of a DEPB shipping bill”)]