Relaxation of Rules of Clubbing in Advance Authorization

Relaxation of Rules of Clubbing in Advance Authorization

Public Notice No. 40/2023
Dated: 12^th February, 2024

Subject: Amendments in Para 4.36 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023.

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in the provision of Para 4.36 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023:

Existing para 4.36	Amended para 4.36
(vi) Only such authorisations shall be	(vi) Only such authorisations shall be
clubbed which have been issued within 18	clubbed which have been issued within 24
months from the date of issue of earliest	months from the date of issue of earliest
authorisation that is sought to be clubbed, whether such authorisations are valid or	authorisation that is sought to be clubbed, whether such authorisations are valid or
not. This is further subject to condition that	not. This is further subject to condition
upon clubbing only imports made within 30	that upon clubbing only imports made
months from the date of issue of earliest	within 30 months from the date of issue of
authorisation shall be considered. Any	earliest authorisation shall be considered.
imports made beyond 30 months of earliest	Any imports made beyond 30 months of
authorisation shall be regularized under	earliest authorisation shall be regularized
Para 4.49 of the HBP.	under Para 4.49 of the HBP. This is further subject to condition that upon clubbing only exports made within 48 months from the date of issue of earliest authorisation shall be considered. Any exports made beyond 48 months of earliest authorisation shall not be acceptable for clubbing.

Effect of the Public Notice: Para 4.36 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023 has been amended, to ease the clubbing provisions in respect of Advance Authorization Scheme, for ease of doing business.