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Note 2: Licences for export of items in this List for display or exhibition abroad aresubject to a condition of re-import within a period not exceeding six months.Exporters are entitled to apply for an export licence for such items exhibited abroad ifexhibitor intends to offer that item for sale during exhibition abroad. Such sale shallnot take place without a valid licence.Note 3: Export of items in Category 2 of this list may also be controlled by otherapplicable guidelines issued from time-to-timeNote 4: Exporters are entitled to apply for a ‘destination licence’ for countries and/orgroupings of countries for export to which only re-transfer conditions need beimposed.Note 5. Exporters are entitled to request that only such conditions need be imposedas are subject of government-to-government instruments of accord over export ofitems on SCOMET List.Note 6. ‘Technology’ (see also entry ‘Technology’ in glossary in Appendix 3 toSchedule 2 of ITC (HS): Approval of export of an item on the SCOMET List alsoauthorizes the export to same end-user of minimum ‘technology’ required forinstallation, operation, maintenance and repair of the item.DGFT in association with Administrative Ministries/Departments and TradeAssociations will organize Industry Outreach Programme on regular basis for aneffective awareness among the exporters/importers dealing with trade, in particular, inSCOMET items.5. Advice to ExportersAttention of exporters is drawn to the following important provisions ofPolicy/Procedures:-(i) Export of SCOMET items is permitted only against a licence, in accordance withthe policy contained in Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of ITC (HS). It is not permittedunder an Advance Authorization or any other licence issued (under a duty exemptionor remission scheme) by the DGFT.In this connection, attention is drawn to para 4.1.13 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14:“….prohibited items of exports mentioned in ITC (HS) shall not be exportedunder Advance Authorization/DFIA scheme. Export of restricted items shallbe subject to all conditionalities or requirements of Export Authorization orpermission, as may be required, under Schedule II of ITC (HS).”It has been clarified vide Policy Circular No. 99(RE-08)/2004-2009 dated 11 th
August, 2009 that in case of applications for Advance Authorization where exportitem is a SCOMET item, and where the applicant so requests, Advance Authorizationmay be issued prior to issue of SCOMET licence, subject to the following condition:-“ In case SCOMET licence is not granted within four (4) months of the issueof the Advance Authorization, then the exporter would pay customs duty andapplicable interest on the imported goods and thereafter close the AdvanceAuthorization. This condition would be incorporated in the AdvanceAuthorization. The applicant would also give an LUT in this regard.”(ii) Exporters are required to submit to the DGFT (SCOMET Division), UdyogBhawan, New Delhi, copies of Bills of entry into the importing country within 30 daysof the shipment of SCOMET items as given in Appendix 3 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS).(iii) Category 1 (of SCOMET List) Chemicals : Exporters must go through theprovisions very carefully before undertaking to export chemicals under Category 1.Export of Category 1A chemical is prohibited. The list of State Parties to theChemicals Weapons Convention (CWC) and countries which are not State Parties isavailable on the OPCW website http://www.opcw.org.GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE FILING OF APPLICATION (ANF 2E)FOR EXPORT OF SCOMET ITEMS1. A detailed step by step guide for filling the online SCOMET application isavailable on the DGFT website (dgft.gov.in) under the ‘Help’ option which can beaccessed as follows:-Go to DGFT website.Click on ‘Help’.Click on option ‘SCOMET Help’.Screen by screen help will open.Go through this entire guide before proceeding to fill in the application.(A link to the ‘Help’ guide has also been provided at the end of theseguidelines).2. On the DGFT website, application form ANF 2E is available under the icon‘ECOM Application’ and can be accessed as follows:Click on ‘ECOM Application’.Sign in with IEC and Digital Signature.Click on ‘SCOMET Online’.Main screen ‘SCOMET’ will open.
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