You might be aware that,  issuance of Free Sale and Commerce Certificate (FSC) is governed by Para 2.37 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.

 

However, due to the prevailing COVID-19 related lockdown, RAs are working with skeletal staff leading to delays in issuance of Free Sale and Commerce Certificates.

 

 

In this regard, we draw your attention to   Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Trade Notice No. 7/2020-2021 dated  28th April, 2020 regarding  Clarification with respect to application for Free Sale and Commerce certificate.

 

 

We understand that as a trade facilitation measure,   exporters are  advised to send their applications for grant of Free Sale and Commerce Certificate at the official email ID of the concerned RA as per the format given in ANF 2H. The fee payment needs to be done through the e-MPS system.   

 

DGFT RAs shall take cognizance of the applications for Free Sale and Commerce Certificate received on their official email ID without asking for the hard copy of the applications and issue the certificate through email.  Any deficiency letter may also be sent through email.

 

Members are requested to take of this trade facilitation measure and do the needful accordingly.

 

The said TN is available for reference using below link-

 

https://dgft.gov.in/sites/default/files/TN%207.pdf

 

In case of any persistent issues, you may also  write to the council on -  ed@chemexcil.gov.in and deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in for examination/ taking it further for resolution.