(To be published in the gazette of
India extraordinary part-1 section-1)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No.13/2015-2020
New Delhi, dated :12th june, 2018
Subject: Eligibility of Indian Mackerel under Table 2 of Appendix 3B of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20.
In exercise of powers conferred
under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General
of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Appendix 3B of
MEIS, issued earlier by this Directorate, and amended from time to time.
2. The following items are incorporated in the Appendix 3B, Table 2
MEIS No. | HS Code | Description | MEIS Rate W.e.f 01.07.2018 |
8019 | 03024900 | Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger Kanagurta) | 7% |
8020 | 03035900 | Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger Kanagurta) | 7% |
3. These two MEIS SI Nos. are also added in the Annexure to the Public Notice 62
dated 16.02.2018 w.e.f. 01.07.2018. The benefits would be granted under MEIS
only if the description of these export items in the Shipping Bill is as per the
description in Table 2 to Appendix 3B.
4. Indian Mackerel (species Rastrelliger Kanagurta) exported under any HS Code
in Chapter 03 of the ITC HS 2012 / 2017 is eligible for MEIS incentive at the
rate of 5% (for exports during the period 01.04.2015 to 31.10.2017) and 7% (for
exports during the period 01.11.2017 to 30.06.2018).
Effect of Public Notice: Indian Mackerel export under any HS Code of 2012/2017
is eligible for MEIS benefit for exports made during the period 01.04.2015 to
30.06.2018. For exports made on or after 01.07.2018, Indian mackerel is eligible
for MEIS benefits only under Serial no. 8019 and 8020 of the Table 2 of Appendix
3B-MEIS Schedule.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. NO.
01/61/180/227/AM17/PC-3)