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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade amends the Handbook of Procedures, 2023, to enable the automatic and system-generated issuance of electronic Status Holder Certificates. Exporters receive the certification without filing an application, based on merchandise export data available with DGCI&S. Exporters may still file an online application in ANF 1B with a CA certificate where necessary. The change applies to exporters seeking status recognition to promote trade facilitation and ease of doing business.
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To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I)
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade VanijyaBhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No: 32/2023 New Delhi, the $9^{\text{th}}$ October 2023
Subject: Automatic System based issue of Status Holder Certificate (e-SHC) with no requirement of filing any application by the exporter - reg
S.O.(E): In exercise of power conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 as amended from time to time, and in furtherance of the e-Governance initiative of DGFT as envisaged in Para 1.04 (d) of Handbook of Procedures 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures, 2023:
| Para No. | Text of Existing Para | Text of Revised Para |
|---|---|---|
| 1.08
Status Holder: Application for grant of Status Certificate | (a) Exporters shall be required to
file an application online for
recognition of status under the
Policy in ANF 1B along with
prescribed documents.
(b) Online Application for status certificate shall be filed with jurisdictional RA as determined by the location of Registered Office in the case of Company and of Head Office in the case of others as per Appendix 1A. | (a) In the interest of trade facilitation,
endeavor has been to recognize and
grant system-generated electronic
Status Holder Certification, based on
merchandise export data available with
DGCI&S without the need for filing
any application by the exporter.
(b) Wherever required, exporters may also file an application online for recognition of Status under the Policy in ANF 1B along with CA Certificate. Online Application for Status certificate shall be filed with regional jurisdictional offices (RA) of DGFT as determined by the location of Registered Office in the case of Company and of Head Office in the case of others as per Appendix 1A. |
Effect of this Notification: The Status Holder Certificate is being electronically generated based on export data available in DGCI&S database with no requirement by the exporter to file any kind of application in most cases. This will further the ease of doing business by doing away with the application process & file examination and use of existing data elements available within the Government for export certification.
[Image omitted. See the official document.] (Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India E-mail:dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/61/180/086/AM24/PC-3]
