An application for grant of an Authorisation for import of items mentioned as ‘Restricted’ in ITC (HS) may be made to RA, with a copy to DGFT Hqrs in ANF 2M along with documents prescribed therein.
Original application along with Treasury Receipt (TR) / Demand Draft shall be submitted to RA concerned and self-attested copy of same shall be submitted to DGFT in duplicate along with proof of submission of application to concerned RA.
3. What Is Import??
The term import is derived
from the conceptual meaning
as to bring in the goods and
services into the port of a
country.
The buyer of such goods and
services is referred to an
"importer"
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5. 4.Application For Grant of import license
for certain categories
An application for grant of an Authorisation for import of
items mentioned as ‘Restricted’ in ITC (HS) may be made
to RA, with a copy to DGFT Hqrs in ANF 2M along with
documents prescribed therein.
Original application along with Treasury Receipt (TR) /
Demand Draft shall be submitted to RA concerned and
self-attested copy of same shall be submitted to DGFT in
duplicate along with proof of submission of application to
concerned RA.
• ANF-2M Form 5
6. 5.Territorial Jurisdiction of import licensing
Authorities
Territorial jurisdiction is the court's power to
bind the parties to the action. This law
determines the scope of federal and state court
power
Every application, unless otherwise specified,
shall be submitted to the licensing authority
concerned, as per the territorial jurisdiction of
the licensing authorities indicated in Appendix-
27.
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7. 6.Licensing Period, Conditions And
Validity Of Import License
Import licensing period for
import a goods its differ for
every goods under differ
Authorities rustication.
There are also differ time
period for the deemed and
exempted products of import.
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8. Sr. No Type of Authorisation Validity Period
1 Import Export Authorisation for
restricted (Non SCOMET) goods
12 months (However, EFC may decide to
issue Export Authorisation for a longer
duration in case of R&D
studies based on recommendation of
technical authority)
2 Import Export Authorisation for
SCOMET items
24 months
3 Import Authorisations for
restricted items and CCP
18 months
4 IEPCG Authorisation 18 months
5 Advance Authorisations (AA)
for Deemed import
Coterminous with contracted duration of
project execution or 12 months,
whichever is more.
6 AA {except (v) above},
DFIA, Replenishment
Authorisation for Gems &
Jewellery as per Chapter 4 of FTP.
12 months from issue date.
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9. Conditions of Licensing Period
Where an Authorisation expires during the month, such
Authorization shall be deemed to be valid until last day of
concerned month.
This provision would be applicable even for a revalidated
Authorization.
Validity of an import Authorization is decided with
reference to date of shipment / dispatch of goods from
supplying country as given in Paragraph 9.11 A of HBP v1
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10. Provisions shall not be applicable to DEPB, Service
Providers under SFIS, VKGUY and duty credit scrip's issued
under FMS and FPS, which are duty credit entitlements and
must be valid on date on which actual debit of duty is
made.
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