Port of Registration for Duty Credit Scrips

[Addl. DGFT, Mumbai Trade Notice No. 8 dated 27^th March 2012]

Trade has pointed out to the Additional DGFT, Mumbai that different licencing authorities in the Western Zone are operationalising the provision of Para 3.11.3 of HBP Vol.I 2009-14 differently. The said provisions is in regard to “port of registration” for duty credit scrips of Chapter 3 in the FTP 2009-014, and reads as under:-

“Duty Credit Scrip (including splits) shall be issued with a single port of registration which shall be the port of export. After issue of Duty Credit Scrip, but before registration with Customs, the Applicant can change the port of registration from RA concerned. Before registration, authorities shall verify genuineness of Duty Credit Scrip, from RA concerned, until EDI system of message exchange is put in place.

However, applicant may use Duty Credit Scrip for imports from any other port (that includes ICD/LCS) after obtaining TRA from authorities at port of registration. The above procedure shall be applicable only in respect of EDI enabled ports. In case of exports through non-EDI ports, the port of registration shall be the port of exports.”

It is herein clarified to the Trade that the RAs/licensing authorities are herewith instructed to accept the request for change in port of registration in terms of Para 3.11.3 of HBP Vol.1 as above, subject to the following conditions:-

1) The scrip should have been issued against shipment from EDI enabled ports.

2) The said Duty Credit Scrip (under Chapter 3 of FTP 2009-14) should not have been registered with the Customs Authorities before making request to the RA/licensing authorities for changing the port of registration.

Trade is requested to take note of the above.