REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 68] NEW DELHI , FRIDAY, MAY 17 , 1963 / VAISA CHA 27. 1835
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi , the 17th Mauน 1963
SUBJECT : -Import policy for April 1963 - March 1964-Grant of licences on annual
basis,
No. 45 - ITC ( PN ) /63.-Attention of the importers is invited to paragraph 15 of Section I to the Red Book for the year April 1963- March 164 , wherein it was stated that's separate announcement will be made to indicate the scope of annual licensing.
2. Als provided in para 15 of Section I of the current Red Book , all applicants whether established importers , actual users or others should submit their applica- tions on annual basis to cover their yearly entitlement / requirement for the y'ar April 1963- March 1964. In this connection , the following points should be noted for guidance:---
(1 ) In the case of established importers , the applications on yearly basis should be for the double of their half y arly entitlement .
(ii ) The actual users should submit applications for import licences for the double of their half yearly requirements for raw materials and compo- nents .
(iii) In respect of Capital Goods,Goods , H.EP , Plant and Machinery equipments and any other requirement of non - recurring nature ,ature. thethe Actus )Actus ) Users should submit their applications in respect of their actual require- ments only.
( iv) The applications for import licences "under the Export Promotion Scheme should be made on monthly / quarterly basis , as laid down in Appendix 23 to the current Red Book,
(v) The applications for replacement lirences will be entertained as and when made in terms of the relevant policy in force .
(vi) Apolications for AU licences from Central and State Government Departments , Development Projects and Central Government Con- trolled Joint Stock Combanies should be made on half yearly basis against specific release of foreign exchange .
In the case of applications for import licences on yearly basis covered by ( i ) and (ii ) above the amplication fee will be twice the amount calculated on half of the Palue of the goods specified in the application . in accordance with the scale of fee indicated in paragraph 8 of Section I of the current Red Book, read with the "Note" in the said paragraph 8. But in the case of applications covered by ( lil ) ,
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( iv) , ( v ) and ( vi ) above , the application fee as prescribed in para 8 of Section I of the current ReRed Book for six monthly licensing wimonthly licensing will be chargeable and only one licence covering the entitlement/ requirement will be issued.
3. Subject to the provisions of the above para , all applications for import licences will be made on yearly basis . It is , however , notified for the information. of the trade that annual licences will be issued during the yearly April 1963- March 1964 in respect of the undermentioned items / industries :-
A.-ACTUAL USERS
( a) In the case of scheduled industries borne on the books of the Directorate General of Technical Development , annual licensing will be done in respect of the following industries:---
( 1 ) All Engineering Industries looked after by the Engineering Directorates of the D.G.T.D. except non - ferrous metals .
(2) The following industries looked after by the Chemica's Directorates of the D.G.T.D.:-
( 1 ) Asb stos cement sheets.
(ii ) Glass.
( iii ) Ceramics.
( iv ) Enamelware.
(v) Pencils.
( vi ) Alkali and allied industries.
(vii ) Textile Auxiliaries .
(viil) Fatty acids .
( ix) Paints and allied industries .
( x) Food industries including fruit and vegetable preservation, ( xi ) Cigarettes .
( xii ) Plastics and allied industries including Photographic chemicals.
(xiii ) Aromatic chemicals and essential oils.
(xiv) Insecticides,
(xv) Drugs and Pharmaceuticals .
(xvi ) Dyestuffs .
(xvii ) Industrial explosives.
(xviii ) Inorganic acids and their salts .
( xix ) Fertilisers ( nitro- genous and phosphatic ) .
(xx) Industrial gases .
(xxi ) Miscellaneous chemicals .
(xxii ) Leather and leather goods , Tanning Extract and glue .
(xxiii ) Synthetic detergents .
(xxiv ) Paper , pulp , Board and paper -products.
(xxv) Alcohol , beer and allied products .
(b ) All Small Scale Industries.
( c ) All Actual Users other than Small Scale Industries in the non - scheduled sector .
Annual licences will be granted to Actual Users for their requirements of raw materials and components only . Annual licences will not, however, be issued for the following :-
( i ) Capital Goods /H.E.P .
(il ) Plant, machinery and other equipments or any other requirements of non - recurring nature.
( iii ) Jute machinery .
( iv) Cotton raw.
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(v ) Textile machinery,
( vi) Raw jute.
(vii ) Cashewnuts
(viii) Wool raw.
For annual licensing of cashewnuts and raw wool and wool tops , a separate announcement will be made in September , 1963 .
(d) Licences for Newsprint will be issued on an annual basis in terms of the policy announced in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Public Notice No. 25- ITC ( PN ) / 63 dated 30th March 1963 .
B-ESTABLISHED IMPORTERS
In the case of established importers , annual licences will be issued in respect of all the items for which quotas have been announced in the current Red Book,
4. Annual licences will be issued with the initial validity period i.e. 12 months or 18 months as the case may be applicable to six monthly licences as specified in para 4 of Section I to the Red Book for the year April 1963-March 1:64 . Within this initial period of validity , the first 50 per cent of the value of the licence should be utilised . In the next half year i.e. after 30th Sept mber 1963, the licence will be presented to the licensing authority for endorsement for valida tion of the second half of the licence subject to such change in value as may be decid d upon . While endorsing the licence , the licensing authority will extend the validity period of the licence by a further period of six months for utilisation only of the second half of the value of the licence .
B. In the case of annual licences issued under U.S. ( AID ) , the above mentioned conditions will not be applicable . It will also not be necessary for the licensee to present the licence for endorsement to the licensing authority and the licensee can utilise the licence issued under U.S. ( AID ) for the full value within the validity period of the licence .
D. R. SUNDARAM, Chief Controller .
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