GENERAL NOTE FOR FUEL
Duty free import of fuel shall be allowed as per the quantity indicated in the relevant
Standard Input Output Norms (SION). However, in cases where fuel has not been specifically included in the SION, duty free imports of fuel shall also be allowed under Actual User Advance Licence subject to the condition given in the EXIM Policy/Handbook of Procedures as per percentage rate indicated against each product as under:
| Sl. No. | Product Group | Value of fuel to be permitted as percentage FOB value of exports. |
| 1. | Bulk Drug and Drug Intermediates | 5% |
| 2. | Dye and Dye Intermediates | 4% |
| 3. | Glass | 5% |
| 4. | Ceramic Products | 5% |
| 5. | Paper made from wood pulp/waste paper | 5% |
| 6. | Pesticides (Technical)/ Pesticides formulation from Basic Stage | 5% |
| 7. | Refractory items of the following types:- | |
| a. Shaped and Fired | 7%
|
| b. Shaped and Tempered | 3%
|
| c. Others | 2% |
| (Sl. No. 7. has been amended vide PN No. 54(RE-02), Dt. 03/01/2002 |
| [OLD- 7. | Refractory items | 7% ] |
| 8. | Ferrous engineering products manufactured through forging/castings process | 7% |
| 9. | Non-ferrous basic metals (including down-stream products of aluminium)
[OLD -Non ferrous basic metal] | 4% |
(Description of the product group against Sl. No. 9 has been amended vide PN No. 52/2002-07, Dt. 05/12/2002)
|
| 10. | Plastic and plastic products from Basic/Monomer Stage | 5% |
| 11. | Fibre to yarn | 4% |
| 12. | Yarn to fabric/ Made-ups / Garments | 3% |
| 13. | Fibre to fabric / made-ups / Garments | 7% |
| 14. | Organic Chemicals | 4% |
| 15. | Inorganic Chemicals | 3% |
| 16. | Glass Artwares | 3% |
(In above table Sl. No. 14,15 & 16 has been added vide
PN No. 15(RE-02), Dt. 04/06/2002)
For the purpose of import of fuel under Actual User Advance Licence, the applicant shall indicate the name of the specific fuel sought for import in their
application. Import of fuel however shall not be permitted against DFRC or under para 7.5 of Handbook of Procedures or against Ad hoc Norms. Also, for the calculation of DEPB rates, the cost of the fuel shall not be taken into account.
Note: In any case, as per above General Note, the fuel shall not be allowed more than 7% of FOB value of exports.
(Above Note has been added vide
PN No. 20/2002, Dt. 01/07/2002)