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02-03-2009
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| Notification No: |
DGFT Policy Circular No 68 /2008 DT.2/03/2009
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| Issuing Authority: |
DGFT
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| Type: |
Circular
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| File No: |
File No. 01/89/180/Misc-06/AM 08/ PC-I A |
| Subject: |
Guidelines for import of Rough Blocks and Slabs of agglomerated/artificial stones for the year 2008-09.
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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 011.
Policy Circular No. 68(RE-08)/2004-2009
Dated 26th February, 2009
To
All Licensing Authorities;
All Commissioners of Customs;
Sub : Guidelines for import of Rough Blocks and Slabs of agglomerated /
artificial stones for the year 2008-09.
- Attention is invited to Policy Circular No.35(RE-08)/2004-2009 dated
10.10.2008 on the subject mentioned above.Vide the Circular, licences for
import of aforementioned items have been issued to eligible entities.
- Representations have been received from the Association of
eligible entities who received the licences for rough blocks/slabs of
agglomerated/artificial stones stating that on account of slow down in the
economy and real estate sector, demand for agglomerated/artificial stones
has temporarily come down very significantly. Accordingly, Association has
requested that for the said allotted quota, the licence holders may be
provided an option to import either the items indicated in the licence or
rough marble blocks/slabs as detailed in Policy Circular No.13
((RE-08)/2004-2009 dated 30.6.2008.
- The matter has been examined and the request of the Association has been
agreed to by the competent authority. Accordingly, it is clarified that all
licence holders of rough/ unprocessed blocks and slabs of
agglomerated/artificial stones, issued to them as per provisions of Policy
Circular No.35 dated 10.10.2008 are hereby given an option to either import
rough marble blocks/slabs (Exim Code Nos. 25151100, 25151210, 25151220,
25151290 indicated in Schedule-1 (imports) of ITC (HS) Classifications of
Export and Import Items, 2004-2009) or the items indicated in their
licenses, i.e. artificial/agglomerated stones. The import of rough marble
blocks/slabs under these licences, if any, shall be subject to all the
conditions including floor prices, among others, as applicable on import of
rough marble blocks/slabs notified by the Government. Eligible entities may
approach the RA concerned for getting an endorsement to this effect made on
their licences within a period of 15 days from date of issue of this
Circular.
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This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
(O. P. Hisaria)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trader
(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/Misc-06/AM 08/ PC-I A)
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