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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-17042025-262490
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 121]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025/CHAITRA 25, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 15th April, 2025
No. 02/2025-26
Subject: Amendment in Appendix 2K (Scale of User Charges and Process for Deposit/ Refund of Application
Fee/Penalty, etc) of FTP 2023
F. No. 01/93/180/49/AM-17/PC-2(B)/E-1729.—In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 read
with 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade
hereby amends Appendix 2K (Scale of User Charges and Process for Deposit/ Refund of Application Fee/Penalty,
etc) of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms(ANF) as Annexed herewith (changes made are in bold letters).
2. Effect of this Public Notice:
Appendix 2K of FTP, 2023 has been revised to provide the provision of ‘Registration Fee' for various Import
Monitoring Systems (SIMS/CIMS/NFMIMS/PIMS etc.) under Implementation, with immediate effect.
SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI, Director General of Foreign Trade, Ex-officio Addl. Secy.
APPENDIX -2K
[Refer Para 2.11 of FTP 2023]
Scale of Application Fee/User Charges and Process for Deposit/ Refund of Application Fee/Penalty etc.
1. Scale of Application Fee for various services:
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Sl.No.| Particulars | Scale of Fee (in INR) |
+=======+=====================================================+=============================================================================================================+
| 1. | Application for Importer Exporter Code | Five Hundred |
| | /Id Card | |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Application for Export License/ SCOMET items for | One Thousand |
| | restricted goods. | |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Application for Advance Authorization / DFIA/ | CIF value/duty saved Total Fee |
| | EPCG Authorization for MSMEs | amount |
| | | Up to Rs. 1 Crore 100 |
| | | Above Rs. 1 Crore 5000 |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Application for Advance Authorization / DFIA / | One per thousand or part thereof. on CIF value/duty |
| | EPCG Authorization for Non-MSMES | saved amount of Authorization/ license / permission, |
| | | subject to a minimum of Rs. Five Hundred and |
| | | maximum of One Lakh. |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Application for import License for restricted item/ | One per thousand or part thereof. on CIF value/duty |
| | permission / certificate | saved amount of Authorization/ license / permission, |
| | | subject to a minimum of Rs. Five Hundred and |
| | | maximum of One Lakh. |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | Application for Duty credit scrip under rewards/ | One Thousand |
| | incentive scheme. | |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Application for grant of duplicate license/ permission | Two Hundred |
| | / certificate /scrip/ I- Card | |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | Application for amendment/ correction in license / scrip | Two hundred |
| | / Authorization/ certificate | |
| | /permission etc. | |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7(A) | Annual updation of IEC during the period April to June | Nil |
| | as per Para 2.05 of HBP | |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7(B) | Annual updation of IEC as per Para 2.05 of | Two hundred |
| | HBP after the stipulated period | |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Application for first re-validation of Authorization / | Five Hundred |
| | scrip/ permission /certificate/ license for SCOMET etc.| |
+-------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Application for second revalidation of Authorization /| One thousand |
| | scrip/permission / certificate/ license for SCOMET etc.| |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10. | Application for Enlistment as an authorized agency | Five thousand |
| | under Appendix 2E and Appendix 2I of HBP | |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 11. | Application for Certification Agency as per Appendix | Ten thousand for applicant based in India and US$ |
| | 2G | 250 or an amount equivalent in rupees for applicant |
| | | based abroad |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 12. | Application for seeking relaxation in Policy/procedure| Two Thousand |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 13. | Application for review of decision of any committees | Five thousand |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 14. | 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. |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 15. | Issue of Preferential Certificate of Origin | Rupees Six Hundred |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 16. | Post verification of self-certified Certification under | i. Rupees Seven Thousand Five Hundred for |
| | EU-GSP and verification fee under FTAs | 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. |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 17. | Application for reimbursement of benefits under | One Thousand. |
| | Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) | |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 18. | Issuance of Automatic Registration Number under | Five Hundred |
| | Import Monitoring Systems(IMS) | |
| | (SIMS/CIMS/NFMIMS/PIMS etc.) | |
+-------+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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.
d. 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.
5. Procedure:
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. Sanction order for refund of fees shall be valid for three months from the date of issue. Request for re
validating the same may be considered on merits by the authority which issued the Refund Order.
6. 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 was 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