GOVERNMENT OF
MINISTRY OF
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
DIRECTORATE
GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
Policy Circular No. 19
(RE-2005)/2004-2009 Date:
August 5, 2005
Subject: DFCE
certificate under Served From
Attention is invited to Para
3.6.4.2 of Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09 updated as on 31.3.2005 regarding
eligibility condition to avail benefit under Served From India Scheme.
2. Representations
have been received from Trade & Industry regarding eligibility of Customs
House Agents to avail benefit under Served From India
Scheme.
3. The
merits of these representations were considered in this office and it is
clarified that Service Providers like Customs House Agents, etc. shall be
entitled for benefits under Served From India Scheme for
the services exclusively rendered by them and for which the foreign exchange
earnings are received and retained by them on this account.
4. However,
such Service Providers cannot claim benefits to the extent of free foreign exchange
simply routed through them for making payment for service charges with regard
to services rendered by other service providers like Port Trust, Cargo
Handlers, etc, who are also eligible for the Served From India Scheme benefits. Such remittances received in free foreign
exchange by Service Providers like Customs House Agents, etc. cannot be treated
as their service charges because the services are rendered by other Service
Providers like Port Trust, Cargo Handlers, etc.
5. This
issues with the approval of the Director General of Foreign Trade.
( M.K. Parimoo
)
Dy. Director General of
Foreign Trade
(F.No : 01/94/180/Policy
Circular/AM06/ PC-I)
To
All
Licensing Authorities