DGFT Allows RODTEP to All Exports of Steel Screws, Removes
Limitation to Only Mobile Phone Screws
·
Alignment with Customs Tariff:
o Description of HS Code 73181500 is revised to
match the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 classification.
o Ensures uniformity between export incentive
schedule and tariff law.
·
Change in Product Scope:
o Earlier: Limited to “Screws for use in manufacture of
cellular mobile phones”.
o Now: Expanded to “Other screws and bolts, whether or not
with nuts or washers”.
o → Wider product coverage
under this HS code.
·
Impact on Exporters:
o More exporters dealing
in general screws and
bolts become eligible under the relevant RoDTEP schedule entries.
o Removes ambiguity and
product-specific restriction.
·
RoDTEP Benefit
Rationalisation:
o Prevents misclassification or incorrect claims.
o Ensures benefits are
aligned with actual HS
classification rather than end-use.
·
Retrospective Effect:
o Applicable from 15 December 2022.
o Exporters may need to review past claims and
ensure compliance.
·
Operational Clarity:
o Simplifies compliance
for exporters, customs authorities, and DGFT.
o Reduces disputes
related to product
description mismatch.
·
Legal Basis:
o Issued under Foreign Trade (Development &
Regulation) Act, 1992 and FTP 2023.
[DGFT Notification No. 06/2026-27 dated 9 April,
2026]
Effect of this Notification:
The description against HS Code 73181500 in Appendix-4R and Append ix- 4RE of
the H BP is aligned with the corresponding Customs Tariff description, with
effect from December 15, 2022.
Subject
: Amendment in description against HS Code
73181500 in Appendix-4R and Appendix-4RE of the RoDTEP Schedule.
S.O.(E): In exercise of the powers conferred
by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, read with
Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time,
the Central Government hereby notifies the following amendment by way of correction in Appendix-4R and Appendix-4RE
of the Hand book of Procedures (HBP) relating to the Remission of Duties and Taxes
on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme.
The description against HS Code 73181500
appearing in Appendix-4R and Appendix-4RE shall be corrected and read as under:
|
HS
Code |
Existing
Description |
Revised
Description |
|
73181500 |
Screw for use in manufacture of cellular
mobile phone |
Other screws and bolts, whether or not
with their nuts or washers |
This amendment is being carried out to align
the description with the corresponding HS classification as per the First Schedule
to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
The above amendment shall be effective from
December 15, 2022.
This is issued with the approval of the Minister
of Commerce and Industry.
(Issued from File No. O l /94/ 180/ 120/AM26/PC-4)