Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Sub: Exports from Inland Container Depots (ICDs) - regarding.

Attention is invited to Customs Notification No.84/2003 dated 27.5.2003 . Through the said notification, the following notifications relating to various Export Promotion Schemes were amended:-

1. 30/97-CUSTOMS,dated the 1 st April, 1997,

2. 31/97-CUSTOMS,dated the 1 st April, 1997,

3. 34/97-CUSTOMS,dated the 7 th April, 1997,

4. 36/97-CUSTOMS,dated the 11th April, 1997,

5. 77/98-CUSTOMS,dated the 16thOctober, 1988,

6. 48/99-CUSTOMS,dated the 29thApril, 1999,

7. 48/00-CUSTOMS,dated the 25thApril, 2000,

8. 50/00-CUSTOMS,dated the 27thApril, 2000,

9. 51/00-CUSTOMS,dated the 27thApril, 2000,

10. 43/02-CUSTOMS,dated the 19thApril, 2002,

11. 45/02-CUSTOMS,dated the 22 nd April, 2002,

12. 46/02-CUSTOMS,dated the 22 nd April, 2002,

13. 47/02-CUSTOMS,dated the 22 nd April, 2002,

14. 55/03-CUSTOMS,dated the 1 st April, 2003 and

15. 56/03-CUSTOMS,dated the 1 st April, 2003.

2. The amendments stipulated that in those cases where the goods are delivered for exports though any Inland Container Depot specified in those notifications, such exports would be permitted through the Sea-ports at Mumbai, Nhava Sheva, Kandla, Chennai or Kolkata.

3. Representations have, however, been received from the trade that the above mentioned stipulation is causing serious difficulties to the exporters who are exporting through ICDs.

4. The issue has been examined in the Board. It has been decided that in view of the problems being faced by the exporters, this stipulation should be removed. Accordingly, an amending Customs notification No.97/2003 dated 25.6.2003 has been issued whereby the provisos containing this stipulation in the various notifications introduced vide Customs notification no.84/2003 shall be omitted. Henceforth, the export goods received from Inland Container Depots shall be allowed to be shipped from any of the notified Sea-ports.

5. Suitable public notices for information of the Trade and standing orders for guidance of the staff may kindly be issued accordingly.

6. The receipt of this Circular may kindly be acknowledged.

S.S. Renjhen

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Telefax No. 23341079.