Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

Public Notice No. 07/2015-2020

New Delhi, Dated the 04th May, 2016

Subject: Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) –Appendix 3E notified

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), as amended from time to time the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies Appendix 3E as Annexure to this Public Notice.

2. This Public Notice will be effective on services rendered with effect from April 1, 2015.

3. Effect of this Public Notice: List of services where payment has been received in Indian Rupees which can be treated as receipt in Deemed Foreign Exchange as per guidelines of Reserve Bank of India in terms of Para 3.08(c) of FTP 2015-20 is notified.

(Anup Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-Mail: [email protected]
[F. No. 01/61/180/75/AM16/PC3]

Annexure to Public Notice No. 7, Dated 4th May 2016

APPENDIX 3E (Please read Para 3.08(c) of FTP and
Public Notice No.3 dated 01.04.2015

Payments which have been received in foreign exchange or which would have been otherwise received in foreign exchange, but paid in Indian Rupees(INR), including through its agents in India out of the amount remittable to the overseas principal, or out of remittances to be sent by the overseas buyer, for services rendered in Customs Notified Areas to a foreign liner ( or procured by a foreign entity in case of services included in rental of vessels with crew)as listed below would be considered as deemed to be received in foreign exchange and deemed to be earned in foreign exchange and shall be eligible for issuing rewards under the Services Exports From India Scheme.

However services provided in respect of ‘vessel related charges for coastal and inland vessels’ and ‘cargo related charges’ in respect of coastal cargo, coastal containers and coastal
empty containers are to be excluded.