(To be Published in the
Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
Public Notice No. 34 /2015-20
New Delhi, Dated the 4 September, 2018
Subject:- Inclusion of
Paragraph 2.79 D in the Handbook of Procedures of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)
2015-20 to notify the procedure for export of SCOMET items for
display/exhibition/tenders/RFP/RFQ/NIT purposes.
In exercise of the powers conferred
under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20, the Director
General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby makes amendment to the Handbook of
Procedures (HBP) of FTP 2015-20 for inclusion of Paragraph 2.79 D, with
immediate effect.
2. The para 2.79 D relating to export of SCOMET items for
display/exhibition/tenders/ RFP/RFQ/NIT will read as under:
"Para 2.79 D Issue of export authorizations for
display/exhibition/tenders/RFP/RFQ/NIT of SCOMET items
Authorizations for export of items in SCOMET List (other than those under
Category 0, 1, 2 and 6 or 'Technology' or 'Software' in any category) solely for
purposes of (a) Display (b) Exhibition (c) Tenders/RFP/RFQ/NIT shall be
considered by Chairman IMWG, on the following conditions:
(a) Such cases would be considered purely on temporary export basis for a
specified time period;
(b) No end user certificate would be insisted upon in such cases;
(c) There shall not be any commercial transaction in the form of
selling/buying/renting/leasing;
(d) The number of items should be commensurate with the nature of export items
and the purpose for which the application is being made;
(e) There shall not be any exchange/disclosure of information which could lead
to transfer of technology;
(f) No export authorisation would be granted for UNSC sanctioned destinations or
countries/entities of high risk, as assessed by the IMWG, from time to time;
(g) The application is accompanied with the following additional documents
(depending on whichever is applicable):
(i) Proof of event (Exhibition/Display/ Tenders/RFP/RFQ/NIT]
Invitation letter / Advertisement/Notice for RFP/RFQ/NIT or any other document
to authenticate (i) the event or purpose of participation (ii) schedule (in case
dates not decided, probable time period) (iii) specific location of event
[venue, city, country etc.];
(ii) Proof of participation :
Documents confirming participation of applicant in the event (exhibition/
display/tender/RFP/RFQ/NIT);
(iii) An undertaking from the applicant firm:
An Undertaking on the letter head of the firm duly signed and stamped by the
authorized signatory stating:
a. that the exported items will be in the custody of the
exporter during the entire period of export;
b. that the exported items shall be brought back to India
within 90 days after the event gets over or within the extended time, as allowed
by DGFT;
c. that the Bill of Entry confirming the return back of the
exported items to India shall be submitted to DGFT;
(h) Applications for grant of authorizations shall be approved by Chairman, IMWG
after verifying the credentials of the event/organizer;
(i) All such authorizations shall be brought before IMWG in its subsequent
meeting for confirmation of approval, on ex-post facto basis."
Note:-
• RFP refers to Request for Proposal
• RFQ refers to Request for Quotation
• NIT refers to Notice Inviting Tender
3. Effect of this Public Notice:
Paragraph 2.79 D has been included in the Handbook of Procedures of FTP 2015- 20
to lay down the procedure for export of SCOMET items for
display/exhibition/tenders/RFP/ RFQ/NIT purposes.
(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from
F.No.01/91/180/18/AM-17/EC)