In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends the Appendix 3E notified vide Public notice No.07/2015-20 dated 4th May 2016 as per annexure to this Public Notice ..

2. The amendments to Appendix 3E vide this Public Notice shall be effective for services rendered w.e. f 0 1.11 .2017

3. Effect of this Public Notice: List of services where payment has been received in Indian Rupees which can be treated as receipt in Deemed Foreign Exchange as per guidelines of Reserve Bank of India in terms of Para 3.08(c) of FTP 2015-20has been expanded to include Ground Handling Services.

Director Gener Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft(q)'nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/61/180/68/AMI7/PC-3(pt))
 

Payments which have been received in foreign exchange or which would have been otherwise received in foreign exchange, but paid in Indian Rupees(INR), including through its agents in India out of the amount remittable to the overseas principal, or out of remittances to be sent by the overseas buyer, for services rendered in Customs Notified Areas to a foreign liner ( or procured by a foreign entity in case of services included in rental of vessels with crew) as listed below would be considered as deemed to be received in foreign exchange and deemed to be earned in foreign exchange and shall be eligible for issuing rewards under the Services Exports From India Scheme.

However services provided in respect of 'vessel related charges for coastal and inland vessels' and 'cargo related charges' in respect of coastal cargo, coastal containers and coastal empty containers are to be excluded.

In respect of Ground Handling Service specified at SI.No.(B)(c) under Airtransport services below, only those payments which are approved by RBI as deemed to be received in foreign exchange and deemed to be earned in foreign exchange shall be eligible for issuing rewards under the Services Exports From India Scheme

TRANSPORT SERVICES

(A) Maritime Transport Services.

c. Rental of vessels with crew

(I) Time Charter/Voyage Charter/Bare Boat Charter Services.

(II) Offshore Support Vessel Services

d. Maintenance & repair of vessels.

Services provided for ship repair, dry dock and maintenance by ship repair service provider.

e. Pushing & towing services.

(I)Pilotage Services.

(II) Shifting of vessels.

(III) Warping Services.

(IV) Charges for detention of pilot.

(V) Towing Services.

(VI) Cold movement Services.

(VII) Pullback tug Services for Single Point Mooring (SPM) operations.

(VIII) Tug Services.

(IX) Pilot cancellation Charges.

f. Supporting services for maritime transport.

(1) Port dues for entry of vessels.

(II)Service Charges for Supply of water/fresh water to vessels.

(III) Berth hire Services.

(IV) Anchorage Services for stay of vessels at Anchorage.

(V)Tug hire for miscellaneous services to carry pilots and other crew from and to the shore, supply ship stores etc.

(VI) Hire of launch for special jobs.

(VII) Hire of Fire Float / Fire tender

(VIII) Hire of Diving services.

(IX) Services for providing pneumatic fender (including to and fro transportation of fenders at Dock! Oil Jetties/ Barge Jetties/ IW AI Jetty/ Any other Jetty or Anchorage point)

(X) Supply of skilled man-power for marine services.

(XI) Pilot attendance Services at SPM.

(XII) Reefer Container Charges.

(XIII)Storage Services, shutout charges.

(XIV) Terminal Handling Services.

(XV)Stevedoring Services.

(XVI) Cargo Dispatch Services.

(XVII) Cargo Storage Services.

(XVIII) Bunker Supply Services.

(XIX) Garbage Collection Services.

(XX) Slop Collection/ Disposal Services.

(XXI) Tank Washing Services.

(XXII) Internal Transportation Services.

(XXIII) Warehousing Services.

(XXIV) Inter-carting Services.

(XXV) Packing Services.

(XXVI) Survey & Inspection Services

(XXVII) Barge Charges

(XXVIII) Ship chandling Services

(XXIX) Shore Crane Hire Services

(XXX) Equipment Hire Services viz Forklift, Excavator, Payloader, Reach Stacker, Empty Handler, Hydra, Screening Net, Gangway, Grab, Hydra Cranes, Generator, Power supply, etc.

(XXXI) Gangway hire Services

(XXXII) Security Services for providing security guards

(XXXIII) Cargo consolidation charges for export cargo

(XXXIV) Dispatch Services

(XXXV) Handling Services not specified elsewhere.

(XXXVI) Phytosanitary Services

(XXXVII) Lighterage Charges

(XXXVIII) Gas freeing certificate charges

(XXXIX) Shifting and Weighment Services

(XL) Wagon Handling Services

(XLI) Grab transportation Services

(XLII) Hot work Permit Services

(XLIII) Refloating Services.

(XLIV) Cargo Brokering charges for export cargo

(B) Air Transport Services

C Ground Handling

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