MEIS Rates Raised to 10% from 5% and 7% for 40 Items

·         Fresh Milk; Cream

·         Milk Powder; Yogurt; Butter Milk

·         Whey; Butter; Dairy Spread; Butter Oil; Ghee

·         Cheese; Oil Cake of Soyabean; Casein

[Public Notice 23/2015-2020 dated 13 July 2018]

Effect of this Public Notice: The MEIS benefit for certain items have been enhanced for a certain period and some new items have been included in the MEIS Schedule, Appendix 3B.

Subject: Amendments in the Appendix 38 of the Merchandise Exports from Indi a Scheme (MEIS)

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (20 15-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Appendix 3B Table 2, last amended v ide PN 13 dated 12.06.201 8.

2.  The following products are added in the MEIS Append i x 3B, Table 2 at the rate I 0% for exports made with effect from 13.07.2018 to 1 2.01 .2019

MEIS Sl no.

HS Code

Description

(I)

(2)

(3)

8022

0401 10 00

Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding I %

8023

0401 20 00

Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding I % but not exceeding 6%

8024

0401 40 00

Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6% but not exceeding I 0%

8025

0401 50 00

Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding I 0%

8026

0402 10 10

Skimmed Milk

8027

0402 10 20

Mil k food for babies

8028

0402 10 90

Other

8029

0402 21 00

Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matte

8030

0402 29 10

Whole mi l k

8031

0402 29 20

Milk for babies

8032

0402 29 90

t her

8033

0402 91 1 0

Condensed milk

8034

0402 91 90

Other

8035

0402 99 1 0

Whole Mil k

8036

0402 99 20

Condensed Milk

8037

0402 99 90

Other

8038

0403 10 00

Yogurt

8039

0403 90 10

Butter milk

8040

0403 90 90

Other

8041

0404 10 10

Whey, concentrated, evaporated or condensed, liquid or semi-solid

8042

0404 10 20

Whey, dry, blocks and powdered

8043

0404 10 90

Other

8044

0404 90 00

Other

8045

0405 20 00

Dairy Spreads

8046

0405 90 10

Butter Oil

8047

0405 90 90

Other

8048

0406 10 00

Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese and curd

8049

0406 20 00

Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds

8050

0406 40 00

Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti

8051

3501 10 00

Casein

8052

3501 90 00

Other

3.  The rates for the following nine products/HS Codes in the Appendix 3B, Table 2 are enhanced as per the date and the rate mentioned in the table below:

MEIS Sl no.

HS Code

Current rate in %

Enhanced Rate in %

Period for Enhanced rate as in Column (4)

(I)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

164

0703 10 10

0

5

13.07.2018 to 12.01.2019

111

0405 10 00

7

10

13.07.2018 to 12.01.2019

112

0405 90 20

7

10

13.07.2018 to 12.01.2019

113

0406 30 00

7

10

13.07.2018 to 12.01.2019

114

0406 90 00

7

10

13.07.2018 to 12.01.2019

733

2304 00 10

7

10

13.07.2018 to 31.03.2019

734

230 400 20

7

10

13.07.2018 to 31.03.2019

735

2304 00 30

7

10

13.07.2018 to 31.03.2019

736

2304 00 90

7

10

13.07.2018 to 31.03.2019