DGFT Notifies Revised Process for Online Refund for both Online
Payments and Offline Payments
[Public Notice No. 19/2015-2020 dated 30 July 2021]
Effect of
this Public Notice: With this
Public Notice the revised process for online refund of user charges/penalty/other
application fees is notified. The process for e-miscellaneous payments for any
online/offline process where the direct online payment option is not available,
is also notified.
Subject: Amendments in Appendix 2K of the Foreign
Trade Policy.
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 read with Paragraph
2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy
2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General
of Foreign Trade amends Appendix-2K of the Foreign Trade Policy as enclosed herewith.
[Issued from
File No. 01/93/180/66/AM-21/P.C.II(B)/e- 28655]
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APPENDIX
-2K Scale of User Charges and Process for Deposit/ Refund of Application Fee/Penalty,
etc. 1. Scale of Application Fee for various services: |
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Sl No |
Particulars |
Scale of Fee (in Rupees) |
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I. |
Application for Importer Exporter Code /Id Card |
Five Hundred |
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2. |
Application for Export License/ SCOMET items for
restricted goods. |
One Thousand |
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3. |
Application for import License for restricted
item/permission/certificate/ Advance Authorization / DFIA / EPCG
Authorization |
One per thousand or part thereof subject to a
minimum of Rs. Five Hundred and maximum of Rupees
one lakh on CIF value/duty saved amount of Authorization/ license /
permission. |
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4. |
Application for Duty credit scrip under rewards/
incentive scheme. |
One Thousand |
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5. |
Application for grant of duplicate license/
permission / certificate /scrip/ I- Card |
Two Hundred |
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6. |
Application for amendment/ correction in
license/scrip/ Authorization/ certificate /permission etc. |
Two hundred |
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6(A) |
Annual updation of IEC
during the period April to June as per Para 2.05 of HBP i |
Nil |
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7. |
Application for first revalidation of Authorization
/ scrip/ permission /certificate/ license for SCOMET etc. |
Five Hundred |
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8. |
Application for second revalidation of Authorization
/ scrip/ permission / certificate/ license for SCOMET etc. |
One thousand |
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9. |
Application for Enlistment as an authorized agency
under Appendix 2E and Appendix 21 of HBP |
Five thousand |
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10. |
Application for Certification Agency as per Appendix
2G |
Ten thousand for applicant based in India and US$
250 or an amount equivalent in rupees for applicant based abroad |
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11. |
Application for seeking relaxation in
Policy/procedure |
Two Thousand |
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12. |
Application for review of decision of any Five
committees |
thousand |
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13. |
Application for enhancement of value of
Authorization |
One per thousand for differential CIF value/duty
saved amount to be enhanced. No additional fee is required if maximum
prescribed fee has been paid initially. |
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14. |
Issue of Preferential Certificate of Origin.ii |
Rupees Six Hundred |
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15. |
Post verification of self-certified Certification of
Origin under EU-GSP and verification fee under other FTAs iii |
i.
Rupees Seven Thousand Five Hundred for verification of single unit and
ii.
Rupees
Twelve Thousand for verification of multiple units. Agencies may charge TA and DA as per government
rates separately from the unit. |
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16. |
Application for reimbursement of benefits under
Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) |
One Thousand. |
2. Mode
of Deposit of Application Fee/Penalty/Any Other Fee
The user charges/penalty/any other fee shall be deposited in the following
manner: –
Online payment of the requisite user charges/Penalty/any other Fee shall
be part of the online services that are hosted on the DGFT website(s). The online
service workflow when completed shall direct the applicants to the payment gateway
for online payment of the specific charges.
In case of any online/offline process where the direct online payment option
is not available, the payment is to be made online through the e-Miscellaneous Payments
System(eMPS) on the DGFT Website.
The online payment options would include Internet Banking, debit cards, credit
cards, UPI or any other payment methods as authorized from time to time.
3. Exemption from Payment of Fees:
No fee shall be payable in respect of any application made by such class
or category of applicant as specified in Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules,1993.
4. Refund of Application Fees:
Application fee is nothing but the fee for processing of the application.
Therefore, the fee once received will not be refunded except in the following circumstances,
namely: –
a. Where the fee
has been deposited in excess of the specified amount of fee; or
b. Where the fee
has been deposited but no Application has been made; or
c. Where the fee
has been deposited in error but the applicant is exempt from payment of fee.
i. Where the applicant is eligible for refund of
application fee, an application may be submitted online using the online refund
management process. The application shall be auto-submitted to the concerned authority
within whose jurisdiction the related file was submitted/the fee was paid. In case
where no file has been generated the application shall be submitted to DGFT(HQ) by default.
ii. Any request
for refund of payments made in the DGFT legacy system, which was being maintained
by NIC, shall be made as per the manual procedure notified earlier. An application
in the ANF-2G may be submitted to the licensing authority within whose jurisdiction
the fee was paid. On receipt of application, the licensing authority shall pass
refund order after verifying from the Pay and Accounts Officer concerned that the
amount in question has been credited to the relevant treasury head of Government
of India.
iii. On receipt
of the online application for refund, the jurisdictional authority shall verify
the details of the fees paid and grounds for refund. The same shall be duly noted
and approved on file before proposing a sanction. Respective PAO would authorise the payment to the user on sanction.
iv. No claim for
refund of application fee shall be entertained by the jurisdictional authority after
expiry of one year from the date of the payment.
v. Sanction order
for refund of fees shall be valid for three months from the date of issue. Request
for revalidating the same may be considered on merits by the authority which issued
the Refund Order
5. Adjustment of Fee:
In cases, where a new Authorization or Duty Credit Scrip is issued by RA
in lieu of the earlier Authorization/Scrip (which has been cancelled by RA, on the
request of the firm, on account of non-registration at the Customs Port), or in
case the RA suggests the firm to file application under correct scheme the application
fees paid in the earlier Authorization/Scrip may be requested for refund. Head of
Office of concerned jurisdictional authority shall have the authority to propose
sanction of any such refunds. The grounds for refund shall be duly noted before
proposing a sanction.
i. PN 49/2015-20
dated 31.03.2021
ii. PN 52/2015-2020
dated 30.11.2018
iii. PN 52/2015-2020
dated 30.11.2018