Marble Policy for 2011-12
·
Quota Raised to
Five Lakh from Three Lakh Tonne with an MIP of US$ 325 per MT for 2011-12
·
Quota Opened to
Actual Users with Gang Saw Machine in Operation for Five Years and Minimum
Turnover of Rs. 5 crores
[Ref: DGFT Notification 64(RE) dated 4 August 2011]
Sub.: Policy for issue of
import licenses of Rough Marble Blocks for the Financial
year 2011-12.
In exercise of powers
conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation)
Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the
Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Schedule-I
(Imports) to the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items:
2. Import Licensing
Note No. (2) inserted at the end of Chapter 25, will
be amended to read as :
“Import of rough marble
blocks will be subject to conditions laid down in Notification No. 64 dated 4th
August, 2011.”
3. Conditions for import of marble.
(A) The
following Policy provisions will be applicable for import of Rough Marble
Blocks for the financial year 2011-12. This will supersede earlier Policy
/Guidelines for issue of import licenses of Rough Marble Blocks.
(B) Attention
is invited to EXIM Code Nos. 25151100 and 25151210 indicated in Schedule-1 (Imports)
of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items. As per the provisions
contained therein, import of Marble and Travertine - Crude or Roughly trimmed
and merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks of a rectangular (including
square) shape is restricted and subject to import licensing procedures.
(C) The
applications for import license for import of rough marble blocks under the
above mentioned EXIM Codes will be considered in the following manner: -
I. Eligibility
of the units will be decided based on the following three criteria:
(a) Units who have installed marble gangsaw machine (except 100% EOUs and units in SEZ) on or
prior to 31.3.2011. The marble gangsaw machine shall
be in the name of the applicant only. No gangsaw on
“Lease Basis” shall be considered for the purpose of allocation of import
entitlement.
(b) The
Units should have been in operation for 5 years on or prior to 31.3.2011.
(c) All
eligible units as per (a) above should have cumulative turnover of atleast Rupees Five crores ( Rs 5 Crores) during the 5 years
period 2005-06 to 2009-10 irrespective of whether it is from domestic or
foreign sources in respect of processed marble slabs/tiles only.
II. Floor
Price-
Licenses
for import of crude or roughly trimmed marble blocks or merely cut, by sawing
or otherwise into blocks of a rectangular (including square) shape shall be
subject to a floor price of US$ 325 per Metric Tonne
(MT), which shall be endorsed on all licenses.
III. Entitlement:
The total import of Rough
Marble Blocks under EXIM Code Nos. 25151100 and 25151210 will be subject to a
ceiling of 5 lakh MT for the whole of the licensing year, 2011-12. Eligible
units will be entitled for an import license on the basis of cumulative
turnover ( indigenous or foreign) of atleast Rupees 5
crores of processed marble slabs/tiles only, over the
previous five financial years 2005-06 to 2009-10. The quantity so calculated
will however be subject to the overall ceiling of 3000 MT for the first gang
saw and 1500 MT for every subsequent gang saw.
IV.
Actual User Condition:
All licenses shall be
subject to actual user condition. Modalities for submitting
hard copies of the applications is attached as Annexure 1 to this notification.
V.
Monthly Return
License holders shall file
monthly returns regarding imports made by them, to the concerned Regional
Authority of DGFT.
4. The eligible applicants shall send an
e-mail at marbleimport2011-dgft@nic.in in the format given as
Annexure 2 to this notification indicating their intent to import on the basis
of which initial allocation will be made.
5. Effect of this notification:
Import policy of rough
marble blocks for the year 2011-12 has increased the import quota from 3 lakh
MT to 5 lakh MT with an MIP of US$ 325 per MT.
Annexure-1 to Notification No: 64
(RE-2010)/2009-14 Dated 4th August 2011
Modalities for submitting applications for grant of
quota for import of rough marble blocks
1. Applications declaring
intent to import rough marble blocks for the financial year 2011-12 from the
eligible applicants will be sent to marbleimport2011-dgft@nic.in. Format in which the
e-mail is to be sent is at Annexure 2 to this notification. Calendar of events
is attached as Annexure 3 to this Notification.
2. Thereafter applicants
will submit hard copies of their application, in the relevant Aayaat Niryaat Form, along with
the documents prescribed to concerned RA. The following conditions would need
to be followed and documentary proof submitted to concerned
RA:-
(a) The
Marble gangsaw in the Unit should be in the name of
the Unit and established on or prior to 31.3.2011, as certified by State
Industry Department (District Industry Centre). The gang saw should not be ‘on
Lease’ from any other party. The marble gangsaw
machine should have linear movement and should have minimum 60 steel blades
impregnated with diamond segments and be used only for cutting marble blocks
into slabs;
(b) SSI/SIA
Registration Certificate should show the Unit being in operation on or prior to
31.3.2006;
(c) The list
of equipments / capital goods (other than Marble gangsaw) set up by the applicant in the Unit for processing
marble slabs / tiles should be prior to 31.3.2006, as per Balance Sheet as on
31.3.2006, duly certified by a Chartered Accountant;
(d) Income
Tax Return for the financial year 2005-06 indicating processing of marble by
the Unit duly certified by a Chartered Accountant;
(e) CA
Certificate indicating domestic/foreign sales turnover of marble slabs / tiles
of years 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10; and
(f) A copy of
Chartered Accountant certified statement of accounts, filed along with Balance
Sheet to Income Tax authorities for each of the years i.e. 2005-06, 2006-07,
2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 (in order to prove cumulative turnover from
domestic or foreign sources) of marble slabs / tiles of atleast
Rs. 5 crore in the last 5
years).
(g) The sale
against Form H and other relevant Forms, job work income earned by any unit
sawing marble blocks of third parties in to slabs/tiles and the amount of
excise duty, service tax and sales tax/VAT paid on such indigenous sales
turnover of marble slabs/tiles may also be included for calculating indigenous
sales turnover of the applicant. An applicant would need to submit certified
copies of VAT/Sales Tax returns filed by the applicant for each of the 5 years
indicating the indigenous sales turnover of marble slabs/tiles alongwith the income tax returns for the same period.
(h) With
regard to calculation of indigenous sales turnover, it is further clarified
that the turnover will include the net sales after deducting the sales returns
from the gross sales. It is also clarified that the turnover of the applicant
only shall be taken into consideration and the turnover of group concerns/
sister concerns/ subsidiaries etc. shall not be counted for calculating the turnover.
(i) The
applicant must not be on DEL (Denied Entities List).
(j) In case
any applicant/ firm is found to have furnished wrong/ false information or made
any misrepresentation, then it shall be debarred from the allocation for import
of marble and also liable for penal action under the provisions of FTD&R
Act 1992,as amended.
3. The last date for receipt of hard copy of
application with complete documents with RA shall be 30th August,
2011.
Annexure-2
to
Notification No:64 (RE-2010)/2009-14 Dated : 4th
August.2011
Sample
Format for Sending Application by E-mail to
“marbleimport2011-dgft@nic.in”
Subject
header of E-mail:
Name of RA where import license to be obtained- IE Code- Name of the
Firm/Applicant
(Example: Jaipur-
0500030001-ABC Exports)(Fill this in the “Subject” field)
Message
Body (Content of E-mail)
Line
1: IE Code (Example: 0500030001)
Line
2: Name (Example: ABC Exports)
Line
3: ITC(HS)
Code (Example : 25151100 or 25151210)
Line
4: Number of installed and
functional gangsaws before 31.3.2011(Example: 2)
Line 5-10: Individual
and Cumulative turnover(domestic or foreign) during 5
years:(2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10)
Line
5: 2005-06: Example Rs 2.4 Crores
Line
6: 2006-07: Example Rs 1.5 Crores
Line
7: 2007-08: Example Rs 2.5 Crores
Line
8: 2008-09: Example Rs 1.8Crores
Line
9: 2009-10: Example Rs 2.8 Crores
Line
10: Cumulative total (Line5+6+7+8+9)
Example: Total Rs 11 Crores
Line 11: Whether SSI/SIA Registration Certificate
shows the Unit being in operation on or prior to 31.3.2006. (Example: Yes/No)
Line
12: Whether the established Marble gangsaw is in the name of the Unit on or prior to
31.3.2011, as certified by State Industry Department (District Industry Centre.
(Example: Yes/No)
Lines
13-23: Details of Applicant
Line
13: Name of the Applicant (in whose
name IEC has been issued)
(Example: ABC Exports)
Line
14: l Exact Postal Address
Line
15: l (Example: D-402, 1st
Floor,
Line
16: l Karim
Nagar, New Delhi- 110010)
Line
17: Phone Number(s) with STD Code
(Example: 011-23456789)
Line
18: Fax Number (Example:
011-23456793)
Line
19: E-mail (Example:
abcexports@yahoo.com)
Line
20: Alternative E-mail (Example:
ashokbhalla@gmail.com)
(Application must be from one
of these two E-mails)
Line
21: Name of the authorised
person sending the application
(Example: Ashok Bhalla)
Line
22: E-mail of the authorised
person (Example: ashokbhalla@gmail.com)
Line 23: Phone No of the authorized person
(Landline & Cell phone)
_____________________ End
of E-mail ___________________
Note: Any misdeclaration/false information furnished by applicants in
the e-mail above will debar them from allocation and also make them liable for
penal action under the provisions of FT(D&R) Act,
1992, as amended.
Annexure -3 to Notification No: 64
(RE-2010)/2009-14 Dated; 4th August 2011
Calendar of Events
|
1. |
Notification
to be issued on |
4th
August 2011 |
|
2 |
Receipt
of Application by E-mail Start
Date: Close
Date: |
1200
hours, Saturday, 6th August 2011 1700
hours, Wednesday, 10th August 2011 |
|
3 |
Compilation
Work |
11th
to 16th August 2011 (13, 14 & 15 August, 2011 are holidays) |
|
4 |
Declaration
of Allocation |
Wednesday
, 17th August 2011 |
|
5 |
Document
submission, Scrutiny & Issue of Import Licenses (with
the respective Regional
Authorities) Start
Date: Close
Date: |
1000
hours, 18thAugust, 2011 1700
hours, 30th August 2011 |