Government of India Ministry
of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 04/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated the 29th April, 2016
Subject: Status Holder-Amendment in Para 3.20(b) of ForeignTrade
Policy 2015-20
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade
(Development and
Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2015-2020, the
Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Foreign Trade
Policy (FTP) 2015-
2020 with immediate effect:
Existing Paragraph 3.20(b) of FTP 2015-20:
All exporters of goods, services and technology having an import-export code
(IEC) number shall be
eligible for recognition as a status holder. Status recognition depends upon
export performance. An
applicant shall be categorized as status holder upon achieving export
performance during current and
previous two financial years, as indicated in paragraph 3.21 of Foreign Trade
Policy. The export
performance will be counted on the basis of FOB value of export earnings in free
foreign exchange.
Amended Paragraph 3.20(b) of FTP 2015-20:
All exporters of goods, services and technology having an import-export code
(IEC) number shall be
eligible for recognition as a status holder. Status recognition will dependon
export performance. An
applicant shall be categorized as status holder on achieving export performance
during the current and
previous three financial years (for Gems& Jewellery Sector the performance
during the current and
previous two financial years shall be considered for recognition as status
holder) as indicated in paragraph
3.21 of Foreign Trade Policy. The export performance will be counted on the
basis of FOB of export
earning in free foreign exchange.
Effect of this Notification: The criteria for recognition as status holder has
been changed w.e.f
01.04.2016 to the exports in the current and previous three financial years from
the existing criteria of
current and previous two financial years. Forthe Gems and Jewellery Sectors the
existing criteria of
export performance in the current and previous two years shall continue.
(AnupWadhawan )
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
( Issued from File No.01/61/180/179/AM16/PC-3)
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