CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council
(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)
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Date: 18-09-2020 |
Capturing additional details for Certificate of Origin (COO) as per Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 in Bill of Entry
And Lists of Peruvian importers in various Chemical productsDistributor of Chemical Products in Peru looking for opportunities to source various chemicals from India
And Lists of Peruvian importers in various Chemical products
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To
All Members of the Counci
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
This in continuation of our recent circulars dated 24th August 2020 and 14th Sept 2020, respectively, informing you about DOR, MOF Notification No. 81/2020–Customs (N.T.) dated 21st August, 2020 regarding Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 dated 21st August, 2020, Circular No. 38/2020-Customs dated 21st August 2020 and JNCH Public Notice No 114/2020 dated 10th September 2020 regarding Guidelines pertaining to implementation of section 28DA of the Customs Act, 1962 and CAROTAR, 2020 in respect of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements (FTA/PTA/CECA/CEPA) and verification of Certificates of Origin
In continuation of the same, O/o Commissioner of Customs (NS-I), Appraising Main (Import), JNCH has now issued Public Notice No 120/2020 dated 17th September 2020 pertaining to Capturing additional details for Certificate of Origin (COO) as per Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 in Bill of Entry.
As you are aware, these Regulations apply to import of goods into India where the importer makes claim of preferential rate of duty in terms of a trade agreement. In terms of the Regulations, to claim preferential rate of duty under a trade agreement, the importer or his agent shall be required to file certain declarations at the time of filing Bill of Entry.
In line with the same, following changes (as mentioned in JNCH PN) will come into effect in ICES w.e.f 21.09.2020:
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Additional details in the Bill of Entry for capturing mandatory declarations while claiming PTA/FTA notifications for any item: Whenever an FTA/PTA Notification is claimed, it will be mandatory to declare the item wise details as per the BE_SW_INFO_TYPE table of the Bill of Entry, as mentioned in the Annexure 1. These additional declarations capture the requirement stipulated in the aforesaid Regulations.
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Further, for each such item, in respect of which a PTA/FTA Notification is claimed, following things will be mandatory:
Ø The relevant document pertaining to Certificate of Origin (hereinafter referred to as COO) under that PTA/FTA will have to be mandatorily uploaded on eSanchit and the IRN should be declared in the supporting document table for that specific item. Details of PTA/FTA Notifications and corresponding COO document code mapping along with description have been given in the Annexure 2.
Ø If imported goods are transported directly from the country of origin and not through another country, then the COO code itself can be given in Transit Country field. In case of transport through different country, the country code of that country should be indicated in Transit country field.
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As per the requirement of the above Regulations, for these items, a self-declaration will have to be made by the importer in the Bill of Entry as –
“I/We declare that these goods qualify as originating goods for preferential rate of duty under the Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 notified vide Customs Notification No. 81/2020 - Customs (N.T.) dated 21.08.2020”.
This declaration is codified as CUF02 in ICES. This declaration can be filed in BE_STATEMENT table for every item where FTA/PTA Notification is claimed.
Mandatory defacing of documents before out of charge: Further, the COO should be mandatorily defaced before the Out of Charge (OOC) at the port of import. An option is already available in the TSK and SUP roles for confirming defacement of supporting documents in System, wherever required. With effect from 21.09.2020, marking defacement of each COO uploaded for a Bill of Entry will be mandatory, without which Out of Charge would not be allowed to be given in system.
The above changes will come into effect from 21.09.2020.
Members may take note of the same and are advised to refer to the new BE message format for filing the Bills of Entry w.e.f. 21.09.2020. For further details, you may refer to JNCH PN No. 120 for details of Annexure- 1 & II using below links-
http://www.jawaharcustoms.gov.in/pdf/PN-2020/PN-120-2020.pdf
RULES OF ORIGIN - CAROTAR
Difficulty, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Addl. /Joint Commissioner (Appraising Main (Import)) through email at appraisingmain.jnch@gov.in .
Feedbacks, if any, may be sent to us on email id's: ed@chemexcil.gov.in, deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in, pwdd@chemexcil.gov.in & info@chemexcil.gov.in for records/ examination.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
(S. G. BHARADI)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHEMEXCIL
Prafulla Walhe
Deputy Director
S G Bharadi
Executive Director
As we all understand, CBIC is committed to delivering superior trade experience by efficient service delivery. In this regard, CBIC seeks your valuable feedback/suggestions to improvise on their services.
Kindly take part in the survey using below links-
Survey link
https://www.icegate.gov.in/icegate-feedback/
Members are requested to take note and may spare their valuable 5 minutes to complete the survey which will help authorities to improve their services, wherever required.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
(S. G. BHARADI)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHEMEXCIL
As per updates on www.icegate.gov.in, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has invited Trade Community to participate in MANTHAN (Survey).
As we all understand, CBIC is committed to delivering superior trade experience by efficient service delivery. In this regard, CBIC seeks your valuable feedback/suggestions to improvise on their services.
Kindly take part in the survey using below links-
Survey link
https://www.icegate.gov.in/icegate-feedback/
Members are requested to take note and may spare their valuable 5 minutes to complete the survey which will help authorities to improve their services, wherever required.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
(S. G. BHARADI)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHEMEXCIL
As you might be aware, Government has recently announced “Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme" to provide liquidity to the MSMEs in the wake of COVID-19 related economic stress.
Under the Scheme, 100% guarantee coverage to be provided by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) for additional funding of up to Rs. three lakh crore to eligible MSMEs and interested MUDRA. borrowers, in the form of a Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility.
Details/ Salient Features of the Scheme
The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) has been formulated as a specific response to the unprecedented situation caused by COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown, which has severely impacted manufacturing and other activities in the MSME sector.
The Scheme aims at mitigating the economic distress being faced by MSMEs by providing them additional funding of up to Rs. 3 lakh crore in the form of a fully guaranteed emergency credit line.
The main objective of the Scheme is to provide an incentive to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs), i.e., Banks, Financial Institutions (FIs) and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to increase access to, and enable availability of additional funding facility to MSME borrowers, in view of the economic distress caused by the COVID-19 crisis, by providing them 100 per cent guarantee for any losses suffered by them due to non-repayment of the GECL funding by borrowers.
The salient features of the Scheme include –
i. All MSME borrower accounts with outstanding credit of up to Rs. 25 crore as on 29.2.2020 which were less than or equal to 60 days past due as on that date, i.e., regular, SMA0 and SMA 1 accounts, and with an annual turnover of up to Rs. 100 crore would be eligible for GECL funding under the Scheme.
ii. The amount of GECL funding to eligible MSME borrowers either in the form of additional working capital term loans (in case of banks and FIs), or additional term loans (in case of NBFCs) would be up to 20% of their entire outstanding credit up to Rs. 25 crore as on 29th February, 2020.
iii. The entire funding provided under GECL shall be provided with a 100% credit guarantee by NCGTC to MLIs under ECLGS.
iv. Tenor of loan under Scheme shall be four years with moratorium period of one year on the principal amount.
v. No Guarantee Fee shall be charged by NCGTC from the Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) under the Scheme.
vi. Interest rates under the Scheme shall be capped at 9.25% for banks and FIs, and at 14% for NBFCs.
Implementation schedule:
The Scheme would be applicable to all loans sanctioned under GECL during the period from the date of announcement of the Scheme to 31.10.2020, or till an amount of Rs three lakh crore is sanctioned under the GECL, whichever is earlier.
Members are requested to take note of above features of the ECLGS Scheme and may avail, if applicable.
For operational guidelines and FAQs, please use below links on NCGTC site-
https://www.eclgs.com/documents/ECLGS%20-%20Operational%20Guidelines-Updated%20-%2002.06.2020.pdf
https://www.eclgs.com/documents/FAQs_on_ECLGS-Updated_as_on_06.06.2020.pdf
Please note that above information is being provided only as a service to the members in good faith. For further details/ queries, Please contact your bank and financial institutions.
You may also send your feedback to the council on info@chemexcil.gov.in .
Thanks and Regards,
S G Bharadi
Executive Director
This is with reference in view of the disruption in supply chains due to the Corona virus. As you aware that Coronavirus epidemic is a matter of grave concern for the entire world, it is incumbent on larger economies like India to fill up the gaps in the global market. Countries which had been depending on China have learnt a lesson they should have an alternative market for sourcing and India was expected to be their preferred destination. So in the coming few months can provide our exporters greater market access in the absence of usually aggressive and competitive Chinese suppliers.
As a part of special measures under the national emergency to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Peru, has announced a zero per cent import duty on 65 products which include organic and inorganic chemicals, medicament, medical appliances, articles of vulcanised rubber, super absorbent polymers, etc. this is to overcome the likely supply chain disruption. Though a temporary measure intended for 90 days with effect from 13 March, it is likely to be extended for a longer period. Peru currently imports these items from China, USA, and EU countries, with which it has Free Trade Agreements, while imports from India attract 6% duty. According to Lima Chamber of Commerce (LCC) and the Association of National Pharmaceutical Industries, the measure (to remove duty) would incentivize Peruvian importers to source these products from other markets such as India.
In this context on our request we have received tremendous support from the High Commission of India in Peru and we have received information from them that President of Anders Peru S.A.C., Mr. Peter Anders – which has major presence in Peru as distributor of chemicals and intermediate products in different industrial sectors, has expressed interest in establishing contacts with potential suppliers in India. Mr. Anders approached the Embassy for support and guidance for sourcing chemicals and ingredients in the following sectors:
• Coatings and adhesives
• Plastics
• Flexo painting
• Home and personal care (cosmetics and perfumes)
• Industrial and institutional hygiene
• Electroplating
• Textiles
• Paper industry
• Food additives
Mr. Anders has stated that they are currently importing dyes from India for the paper industry, and that they are keen to build and expand company’s trade relations with Indian suppliers.
Anders Group is a well reputed Peruvian company in the chemicals sector and it is a regional South American distributor of specialty chemicals, ingredients and industrial equipment. It was founded in 1964 and has 56 years of market experience. Its headquarters is located in Lima, Peru. The group with more than 150 employees and a turnover of over US$ 60 million, has commercial offices and warehouses in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Colombia. The group company presentation is attached herewith for your ready reference. Mr. Anders also informed that he would like to use company’s distribution centre in Lima as a hub for supplies to countries in the region.
Mr. Anders’ proposal offers a good opportunity to tap into the Peruvian market, especially when exports of organic chemicals from a major supplier to Peru has dropped by 17% and those of inorganic chemicals by 13% during the period January – April 2020.
We may request to our members to contact directly with Anders Peru S.A.C to expand business in Peruvian market. The details are mentioned below
Mr. Peter Anders
President of the Board
Anders Peru S.A.C.
E.mail: peter.anders@qanders.com
Further, as desired, please find attached Lists of potential importers in Peru under Chapters 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, and 38.
We may request to our member exporters to take advantage of this opportunity and export to Peru.
Members may also send their comments / feed-back on our e-mail id’s: ed@chemexcil.gov.in; adreach@chemexcil.gov.in; deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in; rokolkata@chemexcil.gov.in & robengaluru@chemexcil.gov.in
Thanks and best regards,
S G BHARADI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHEMEXCIL
BASIC CHEMICALS, COSMETICS & DYES EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
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