Cases where exporters who have inadvertently ticked “N’ (for No) instead of “Y’ (for Yes) in “Reward” column
No. CLE-HO/POL/DGFT/17-18
March 9, 2018
Members of the Council
Subject: MERCHANDISE EXPORTS FROM INDIA SCHEME (MEIS) BENEFIT – Information on details of shipping bills in cases where exporters who have inadvertently ticked “N’ (for No) instead of “Y’ (for Yes) in “Reward” column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) in the shipping bill
Dear Member
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has issued a Trade Notice No. 24/2018 dated 21st February 2018 (copy enclosed) stating the following.
- Representations have been received in this Directorate seeking extension of benefit of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) to such cases/ shipping bills where exporters have inadvertently ticked “N’ (for No) instead of “Y’ (for Yes) in the “Reward” column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) on the shipping In order to gauge the problem and the financial implications, following information is being asked for considering the matter.
- It is requested that the exporters who have shipping bills which got ticked “N’ (for No) instead of “Y’ (for Yes) in “Reward” column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) on the shipping bills may send the details in excel format as in the table below by 03.2018 at the mail address: lokesh.hd@nic.in. While sending the details it may please be noted that the shipping bills which had a Let Export date from 01.10.2015 to 31.03.2016 only should be included. Also, shipping bills in which declaration of intent has been allowed by customs authorities later, by manual amendment or otherwise should be excluded from the table below.
Name of the Firm | IEC | Shipping Bill
Number |
Let Export date | Port of Export | FOB value as per shipping bill |
Members may hence kindly do the needful and the send the details of shipping bills to lokesh.hd@nic.in (The shipping bills which had a Let Export date from 01.10.2015 to 31.03.2016 and wherein “N” was marked in Reward Column instead of “Y” and also where the declaration of Intent “ We intend to claim reward under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)” was given )
Thanks and regards
R. Ramesh Kumar
Executive Director