New Delhi, Feb 22 (KNN) The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has sought information on details of shipping bills in cases where exporters who have inadvertently ticked "N' (for No) instead of "Y' (for Yes) in "Reward" column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) in the shipping bill.

DGFT said, “Representations have been received in this Directorate seeking extension of benefit of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) to such cases/ shipping bills where exporters have inadvertently ticked "N' (for No) instead of "Y' (for Yes) in the "Reward" column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) on the shipping bills.”

In order to gauge the problem and the financial implications, DGFT said in a notififcation, “the exporters who have shipping bills which got ticked "N' (for No) instead of "Y' (for Yes) in "Reward" column of shipping bills while filing the EDI shipping bills, but have declared the intent in the affirmative (in wordings) on the shipping bills may send the details in excel format as in the table below by 31.03.2018 at the mail address: lokesh.hd@nic.in.

DGFT further said that while sending the details it may please be noted that the shipping bills which had a Let Export date from 01.10.2015 to 31.03.2016 only should be included.

The Directorate, however, said that this issues with the approval of the competent authority. (KNN Bureau)