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or electronic form for a period of five years from
the date of import or export as the case may be.
A modified format for end use cum end user
certificate required for obtaining export license for
SCOMET items has also been specified.
Impact on Industry
Despite the DFGT publicising these changes and
holding periodic workshops for the industry,
exporters appear to have very little information or
knowledge about these changes and their impact.
Exporters are facing challenges of determining
the extent of coverage of their goods and related
technology / software under the newly introduced
categories. The encryption related criteria,
complex technical language and exclusions are
resulting in ambiguity in certain cases. For MNCs,
the challenge is to align their approach with that of
the group subsidiaries and associate companies
located abroad.
Given the wide coverage of some of SCOMET
categories, there is a need for exporters to
undertake steps to map all exports made,
especially activities which constitute exports of
13. NOW, COMPANIES CAN APPLY ONLINE TO SET UP INLAND
CONTAINER DEPOT
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In a bid to ensure
speedier and more transparent approval pro-
cess for the setting up of Inland Container Depot
(ICD)/Container Freight Station (CFS)/Air Freight
Station (AFS), the companies can now move their
applications and track their progress online, the
government said on Friday.
“The improved procedure is aimed at ensuring a
speedier and more transparent approval process.
Companies can now submit applications online
and view their progress/update online, without
visiting any government office. This is a pioneer
attempt as a major inter-ministerial IT application
rather than a mere intra-ministerial IT initiative,”
the Commerce Ministry said in a statement.
August-September-2017
technology / software, analyse the coverage of
exported items under the SCOMET list and ensure
compliance with the Export Control regulations.
The 30-day license processing period means that
adequate planning will be required for analysing
in advance as to whether items are covered under
the SCOMET list and making timely applications
for export licenses or seeking clarifications.
There may also exist scope for making suitable
suggestions to the DGFT for rationalization of the
regime and ensure that ease of doing business is
not impacted.
Exporters should not shy away from compliance
with the export control regime. Although there
are stringent penalty and imprisonment related
consequences for non-compliance but wide-
compliance will result in India being globally
acknowledged as an export control compliant
nation. Ultimately, Indian exports will get a
competitive edge due to compliance with export
control regulations.
(Source: https://www.thedollarbusiness.com/news/indian-
export-control-regime-revamped-overhaul-of-scomet-
list/51030 )
There have been frequent complaints from
applicants that the manual process is very
cumbersome and not only does it result in loss
of documents in transit but also leads to lack of
transparency regarding status of clearances by
various agencies/departments. There have been
persistent demands from various stakeholders to
streamline the processes.
Now, the back-end process will also be online and
the applicant can see various stages of processing
of his/her application in various ministries/
departments online.
“Apart from saving reams of paper, the process also
brings about greater transparency by disclosing
the application status. This includes sending out
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