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ELIGIBILITY:
Only those exporters who are registered as manufacturer-exporter of leather garments with the “Council for Leather Exports” are eligible for availing the duty free import facility. The eligible exporters should have valid RCMC and they should be currently on the membership roll of the Council.
ISSUANCE OF EXPORT PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC)
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Application for obtaining Export Performance Certificate (EPC) for the preceding financial year 2001-02 shall be submitted to the Council in the format given in
Annexure-I, along with required declarations etc., prescribed therein.
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The details to be furnished in the application shall pertain to the export bills realized during 2001-02.
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Applicant-exporters are required to furnish correct and complete information certifying the realization of leather garment export proceeds by the banker, supported with Chartered Accountant’s verification. The EPC shall be issued only on the basis of export realization during the year.
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Such applications shall be submitted to the respective Regional Offices of the Council. In respect of members of Southern Region, such applications may be submitted to Head Office.
Payment of ‘fee’ for issuance of Export Performance Certificate
(EPC)
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The applications should be accompanied by ‘fee’ in the form of Demand Draft or Banker’s Pay Order in favour of ‘Council for Leather Exports’ for a sum equivalent to 0.020% of the ‘bank-certified’ leather garment export performance figure during the previous year. Such ‘fee’ should be rounded off to the next higher multiple of ten Rupees. However, the minimum amount of fee payable shall be Rs.2000/- for issuance of Export Performance Certificate.
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Such ‘fee’ is required to be paid separately for obtaining EPC for each financial year.
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Upon receipt of applications together with the stipulated ‘fee’ from the eligible exporters, the Council will issue the Export Performance Certificate (EPC), duly allotting specific Serial Number, also mentioning the duty free import entitlement @3% of their leather garments export performance.
ISSUANCE OF IMPORT CERTIFICATE (IC)
For each import clearance of the permitted components under the Notification, the exporters are required to follow the following procedure.
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At the time of import, the exporter will apply to the concerned office of the Council from where the EPC has been obtained. Such applications should be submitted in the format prescribed in
Annex-II, along with the original EPC and other documents required therein.
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The Council, upon receipt of the said application, will issue the Import Certificate (IC) for being produced before the Customs at the time of import clearance of consignments to facilitate duty free imports of permitted items to avail duty free facility.
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The Council will issue the IC for the first consignment specifying the previous import as Nil.
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After obtaining the IC, the exporter should produce it before Customs to clear the consignment. The Customs will endorse on back of IC, the assessed value of the import consignment and return it back to the exporter.
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Such Original IC, duly endorsed by the Customs, should be submitted to the Council while applying for subsequent IC.
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Thereafter, for subsequent consignments, the IC will be issued duly specifying the quantity & value of imports already made against the previous ICs. Such value of import will be debited on the reverse of original EPC also.
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In respect of lining & Inter-lining material, the duty free entitlement will be restricted to 2% of the export performance. Whenever the application for issue of Import Certificate is submitted for importing Lining & Inter-lining materials an Affidavit duly notarized have to be submitted along with application. The specimen of Affidavit is enclosed at
Annexure-III.
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The exporter is required to follow the above procedure for each subsequent import consignment to avail duty free import facility.
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