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Public Notice under paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 amending paragraph 1.08 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023 to introduce automatic, system-generated electronic Status Holder Certificates based on DGCI&S export data, eliminating the need for exporters to file an application in most cases.

Detailed Summary

Issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Public Notice No. 32/2023, dated 9 October 2023, F.No. 01/61/180/086/AM24/PC-3), this notice, made in exercise of powers under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, and in furtherance of the e-Governance initiative envisaged in paragraph 1.04(d) of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023, amends paragraph 1.08 ("Status Holder: Application for grant of Status Certificate") of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023, replacing the earlier requirement that exporters file an online application in ANF 1B with prescribed documents with a system whereby the Status Holder Certificate is automatically generated electronically based on merchandise export data available in the DGCI&S database, without any application needed from the exporter in most cases; exporters who wish may still, where required, file an online application for recognition or up-gradation of status under ANF 1B along with a CA Certificate with the jurisdictional Regional Authority (RA) determined by the location of the Registered Office (for companies) or Head Office (for others) as per Appendix 1A; the stated effect of the notification is to further ease of doing business by eliminating the application process and file examination for export certification through use of existing government data; the notice is signed by Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary.

Full Text

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