Vide Policy Circular Nos. 48 dated 10th February 2006 the system of remitting licence fee through the EFT mode was made optional till 31.03.2006 for certain categories of applications.

2. It has now been decided that all applications for Advance Licence (excluding Para 4.7 and DFRC applications), Advance Licence for Annual Requirement, EPCG Licence and DEPB Licence (for EDI shipping bills from notified EDI Ports w.e.f. 01.10.2005) and Duty Free Import Authorisation scheme will have to be submitted with digital signature on the DGFT website dgft.gov.in (as is being done now) and payment of licence fee will also have to be made through the EFT payment gateway of the DGFT designated banks on the DGFT website dgft.gov.in compulsorily from 01 May 2006.

3. In case of third party exports in case of DEPB claims based on EDI DEPB shipping bills, the applications will also need to be filed through the ECOM mode only on the DGFT website and no manual DEPB applications will be allowed. Regional Licensing Authority will however need to check on the admissibility of the third party claims from the documents submitted by the third party claimants in this behalf before passing such claims.

This issues with the approval of the DGFT.
 

(Anil Aggarwal)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

(Issued from File No 01/02/31/AM06/ EDI)