REGISTERED NO. D. (D)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
N o. 71] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1976/CHAITRA 11, 1898
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE
EXPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi, the 31st March 1976
SUBJECT,—Export visa and certification system JOT Indian Cotton mill-made and handloom textile products and "India items" for export to the U.S.A.
No. 11-ETC(PN)/7G— Attention is invited to Public Notice No. 32-ETC(PN)/ 74, dated the 13th September, 1974 and Public Notice No. 45-ETC(PN)/74, dated the 24th December, 1974 on the above subject. In terms of the Arrangement of January, 1976 reached with the Government of the United States of America under the Indo-US Cotton Textile Agreement of August, 1974 the revised Export Visa and Certification System for Indian cotton mill-made and handloom textile products and 'India items' for export to the USA effective from 1st April, 1976 will be as follows:—
(1) All items of mlllmade cotton textiles including readymade garments of millmade fabrics will require a Visa for export to the USA. The Visa will be in the form of an endorsement which will be made on the Special Customs Invoice Form 5515, successor document, or Commercial Invoice when form is used, each visa will include the visa number and the signature and the title of the official authorised to issue the visa as well as the visa date.
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380 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC 11(ii) The visa Issuing authorities will be the Cotton Textiles Export Pro- motion Council or its up country representatives.
(lii) All items of handmade cottage industry products made of handloomed fabrics of the cottage industry excluding apparels, and all items of traditional Indian folklore products (India items) which are exempt . from levels of Indo-US Cotton Textile Agreement of August, 1974 will require a certification for export to the USA. This certifica- tion will be in the form of an endorsement on the Special Customs Invoice Form 5515, successor document or commercial invoice when such, form is used. Each certification will include the signature and title of the official authorised to issue the certification, identify the items exempted, indicate the date the certification was signed and certified and carry the certification number. In the space marked 'description" on the certification stamp the certifying official will indicate that the shipment is either a "Handmade Cottage Industry Product of Handloomed fabric of the Cottage Industry" or name of , the particular Indian traditional folklore product.
(iv) Apparel products made of handloomed fabrics of the cottage industry will require a second type of certification which again will be in the form of an endorsement on the Special Customs invoice Form 5515, successor document or commercial invoice when such form Is used. This certification will include the signature and title of the official authorised to issue the certification, identify the items, indicate the date the certification was signed and the certificate number, (v) The certification issuing authority will be the Textile Committee In respect of handmade cottage industry products made of handloomed fabrics of the cottage Industry Including apparel products of the handloomed fabrics anH the Textilo^ Committee and 01- the All India Handicrafts Board in respect of "India items".
2. Shippers are requested to note thpt all shipments of cotton textiles exported to the USA on or after 1st April 1976 and which are not accompanied by an export visa or certifications as detailed above will h? denied entry by the USA Government. The Customs Authorities at Indian Port" will not also permit shipments of consignments without relevant visa or certifications.
3. It is necessary for the shippers to have a separate Invoice for Items covered by each of the sub-paragraohs (i), (III) and (iv) of para 1 above. Otherwise, the consignments may be denied entry by the U.S.A.
P. K. KAUL,
Chief Controller of Imports & Exports.
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