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Scale of User Charges and Process for Deposit/ Refund of Application Fee/Penalty, etc.
1. Scale of Application Fee for various services:
Sl No Particulars Scale of Fee (in Rupees)
1. Application for Importer Exporter Code Five Hundred
/Id Card
2. Application for Export License/ SCOMET One Thousand
items for restricted goods.
3. Application for import License for restricted One per thousand or part thereof subject to
item/ permission / certificate / Advance a minimum of Rs. Five Hundred and
Authorization / DFIA / EPCG Authorization maximum of Rupees one lakh on CIF
value/duty saved amount of Authorization/
license / permission.
4. Application for Duty credit scrip under One Thousand
rewards/ incentive scheme.
5. Application for grant of duplicate license/ Two Hundred
permission / certificate /scrip/ I- Card
6. Application for amendment/ correction in Two hundred
license / scrip / Authorization/ certificate
/permission etc.
6(A) Annual updation of IEC during the period Nil
April to June as per Para 2.05 of HBPi
7. Application for first revalidation of Five Hundred
Authorization / scrip/ permission /certificate/
license for SCOMET etc.
8. Application for second revalidation of One thousand
Authorization / scrip/ permission / certificate/
license for SCOMET etc.
9. Application for Enlistment as an authorized Five thousand
agency under Appendix 2E and Appendix 2I of
HBP
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10. Application for Certification Agency as per Ten thousand for applicant based in India
Appendix 2G and US$ 250 or an amount equivalent in
rupees for applicant based abroad
11. Application for seeking relaxation in Two Thousand
Policy/procedure
12. Application for review of decision of any Five thousand
committees
13. Application for enhancement of value of One per thousand for differential CIF
Authorization value/duty saved amount to be enhanced.
No additional fee is required if maximum
prescribed fee has been paid initially.
14. Issue of Preferential Certificate of Originii Rupees Six Hundred
15. Post verification of self-certified Certification i. Rupees Seven Thousand Five Hundred
of Origin under EU-GSP and verification fee for verification of single unit and
under other FTAsiii ii. Rupees Twelve Thousand for
verification of multiple units.
Agencies may charge TA and DA as per
government rates separately from the unit.
16. Application for reimbursement of benefits One Thousand.
under Transport and Marketing Assistance
(TMA)
2. Mode of Deposit of Application Fee/Penalty/Any Other Fee
The user charges/penalty/any other fee shall be deposited in the following manner: -
Online payment of the requisite user charges/Penalty/any other Fee shall be part of the online
services that are hosted on the DGFT website(s). The online service workflow when completed
shall direct the applicants to the payment gateway for online payment of the specific charges.
In case of any online/offline process where the direct online payment option is not available, the
payment is to be made online through the e-Miscellaneous Payments System(eMPS) on the DGFT
Website.
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The online payment options would include Internet Banking, debit cards, credit cards, UPI or any
other payment methods as authorized from time to time.
3. Exemption from Payment of Fees:
No fee shall be payable in respect of any application made by such class or category of applicant
as specified in Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules,1993.
4. Refund of Application Fees:
Application fee is nothing but the fee for processing of the application. Therefore, the fee once
received will not be refunded except in the following circumstances, namely: -
a. Where the fee has been deposited in excess of the specified amount of fee; or
b. Where the fee has been deposited but no Application has been made; or
c. Where the fee has been deposited in error but the applicant is exempt from payment of fee.
i. Where the applicant is eligible for refund of application fee, an application may be
submitted online using the online refund management process. The application shall be
auto-submitted to the concerned authority within whose jurisdiction the related file was
submitted/the fee was paid. In case where no file has been generated the application shall
be submitted to DGFT(HQ) by default.
ii. Any request for refund of payments made in the DGFT legacy system, which was being
maintained by NIC, shall be made as per the manual procedure notified earlier. An
application in the ANF-2G may be submitted to the licensing authority within whose
jurisdiction the fee was paid. On receipt of application, the licensing authority shall pass
refund order after verifying from the Pay and Accounts Officer concerned that the amount
in question has been credited to the relevant treasury head of Government of India.
iii. On receipt of the online application for refund, the jurisdictional authority shall verify the
details of the fees paid and grounds for refund. The same shall be duly noted and approved
on file before proposing a sanction. Respective PAO would authorise the payment to the
user on sanction.
iv. No claim for refund of application fee shall be entertained by the jurisdictional authority
after expiry of one year from the date of the payment.
v. Sanction order for refund of fees shall be valid for three months from the date of issue.
Request for revalidating the same may be considered on merits by the authority which
issued the Refund Order
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5. Adjustment of Fee:
In cases, where a new Authorization or Duty Credit Scrip is issued by RA in lieu of the earlier
Authorization/Scrip (which has been cancelled by RA, on the request of the firm, on account of
non-registration at the Customs Port), or in case the RA suggests the firm to file application under
correct scheme the application fees paid in the earlier Authorization/Scrip may be requested for
refund. Head of Office of concerned jurisdictional authority shall have the authority to propose
sanction of any such refunds. The grounds for refund shall be duly noted before proposing a
sanction.
i
PN 49/2015-20 dated 31.03.2021
ii
PN 52/2015-2020 dated 30.11.2018 iii PN 52/2015-2020 dated 30.11.2018