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1.
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All handicrafts exports at present entitled to 5% duty credit scrip=
on
exports under Focus Product Scheme shall be entitled to additional bene=
fit
of 2% of bonus over and above the existing benefit of 5%
. The benefit shall be available on exports w.e.f.
01.04.2010. All handicraft mea=
ns 67
items under Table 2 and 44 items under Table 5 of Appendix 37D of Hand =
Book
of Procedure Vol -1 of 2009-14 (Excerpts of the pu=
blic
notice no.2/(RE2010)/ 2009-14 )
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2.
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Barmer (Rajasthan) has been added<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> in the list of Town of Export Excellence (TEE) und=
er
Appendix 7 of Hand Book of Procedure Vol-1
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3.
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The facility of Duty Free Import of tools under Duty
Free Import Scrip (nonfunctional at present due to non –issue of custom=
notification
on the subject) shall be made operational.
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4.
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DEPB scheme valid up to 31.12.2010 has been extended=
up
to 30.06.2011.
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5.
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Zero Duty EPCG scheme, introduced in August 2009 and
valid for only two years upto 31.03.2011, h=
as
been extended by one more year till 31.03.2012.
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6.
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EPCG scheme has been allowed on annual basis also.
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7.
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Status Holder incentives scheme valid on exports up =
to
31.03.2011 been extended by one more year for 2011-12 exports
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8.
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A number of measures for procedural simplification a=
nd
reduction of transactional cost were announced as detailed in “highlights” .
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9.
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A number of EDI initiative as detailed in the “highlights”
were announced.
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