Time Period 4.46 Application for obtaining credit shall be filed within a period <strong>of</strong>twelve months from the date <strong>of</strong> exports or the date <strong>of</strong> up linking<strong>of</strong> EDI shipping bill details in the DGFT website, or within sixmonths from the date <strong>of</strong> realisation, or within three months fromthe date <strong>of</strong> printing / release <strong>of</strong> shipping bill, whichever is later, inrespect <strong>of</strong> shipments for which claim has been filed.Application for obtaining credit shall be filed within a period <strong>of</strong>twelve months from the date <strong>of</strong> exports, or within six months fromthe date <strong>of</strong> realization, or within three months from the date <strong>of</strong>printing / release <strong>of</strong> shipping bill, whichever is later, in respect <strong>of</strong>shipments for which claim has been filed.4.47 Wherever provisional shipment has been allowed by customsauthorities, DEPB against such exports shall be issued only afterrelease <strong>of</strong> shipping bill by Customs. In such cases, application forDEPB shall be filed within six months from date <strong>of</strong> release <strong>of</strong> suchshipping bill, or six months from date <strong>of</strong> realisation, whichever islater.Frequency <strong>of</strong> Application 4.48 All shipping bills in any one application must relate to exportsmade from one Custom House only. There is no limit on number<strong>of</strong> shipping bills which can be filed through EDI mode in a singleapplication.Verification by Customs 4.49 In case <strong>of</strong> EDI shipping bills before 1.10.2005 and non-EDIshipping bills, RA shall ensure that while issuing DEPB, ShippingBill No(s) and date(s), FOB value in Indian Rupees as per ShippingBill(s) and description <strong>of</strong> export product are endorsed on DEPB.Before allowing imports against such DEPB, Customs shall verifythat details <strong>of</strong> exports, as given on DEPB, are as per their records.However, in case <strong>of</strong> EDI shipping bills issued on or after 1-10-2005 from EDI ports which are being transmitted electronicallyby Customs to DGFT, DEPBs issued shall be sent to Customs atport <strong>of</strong> registration through an electronic message exchangesystem, and DEPB shall be registered at port <strong>of</strong> registrationelectronically. No verification <strong>of</strong> shipping bills against which suchDEPBs have been issued, will be required before allowing importsagainst these DEPBs.Revalidation 4.50 No revalidation shall be granted beyond original period <strong>of</strong> validity<strong>of</strong> DEPB, unless it expires in custody <strong>of</strong> Regional / CustomsAuthorities as per paragraph 2.13 <strong>of</strong> HBP v1.Re-export <strong>of</strong> goods 4.51 Goods imported under DEPB scheme, which are found defectiveimported underor unfit for use, may be re-exported, as per guidelines given inDEPB Scheme paragraph 3.23.6 <strong>of</strong> HBP v1.74
Issuance <strong>of</strong> DEPB and 4.52 In case where EP copy <strong>of</strong> Shipping Bill has been lost, DEPB andother duty creditother duty credit certificates’ claim can be considered, subject tocertificates against lostsubmission <strong>of</strong> following documents:-EP copy <strong>of</strong> theShipping Billsa) A duplicate / certified copy <strong>of</strong> Shipping Bill issued byCustoms authority in lieu <strong>of</strong> original;b) An application fee equivalent to 2% <strong>of</strong> the DEPB or otherduty credit entitlement in respect <strong>of</strong> lost Shipping Bills.However, no fee shall be charged when Shipping Bill islost by Government agencies and a documentary pro<strong>of</strong> tothis effect is submitted;c) An affidavit by exporter about loss <strong>of</strong> Shipping Bills andan undertaking to surrender it immediately to concernedRA, if found subsequently; andd) An indemnity bond by exporter to the effect that he wouldindemnify Government for financial loss, if any, on account<strong>of</strong> DEPB or other duty credit certificate issued againstlost Shipping Bills.Customs authority, before allowing clearance, shall ensure that noDEPB benefit has been availed against same shipping bill.4.52.1 Claim against lost Shipping Bill shall be preferred within a period<strong>of</strong> six months from date <strong>of</strong> release <strong>of</strong> duplicate copy <strong>of</strong> shippingbill and any application received thereafter will be rejected. Thisis subject to the condition that the request for duplicate copy <strong>of</strong>Shipping Bill to Customs Authority was filed within the time periodsimilar to that mentioned in paragraph 4.46 above. However, if aprovisionally assessed DEPB shipping bill is lost, time period forfiling an application for DEPB would be six months from the date<strong>of</strong> release <strong>of</strong> the finally assessed shipping bill.Loss Of Original 4.53 In such cases where original Bank Realisation Certificate (BRC)Bank Certificatehas been lost, the DEPB claim can be considered subject tosubmission <strong>of</strong> following documents:a) A duplicate copy <strong>of</strong> BRC issued by bank authority in lieu<strong>of</strong> original loss;b) An application fee equivalent to 2% <strong>of</strong> the DEPBentitlement in respect <strong>of</strong> lost BRC;75