Adding additional categories in the list of exports not eligible under Focus Market Scheme and Incremental Export Incentive Scheme

Seeks to amend notification no. 06/2013-ST dated 18.04.2013 for adding additional categories in the list of exports not eligible under Focus Market Scheme and Incremental Export Incentive Scheme

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAODINARY, PART –II

SECTION 3, SUB - SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 17/2013-Service Tax

New Delhi, dated the 26th December, 2013.

G.S.R. 792  (E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 6/2013-Service Tax, dated the 18th April, 2013 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II, Section 3, subsection(i), vide number G.S.R. 254 (E), dated 18th April, 2013, namely:-

In the said notification, in paragraph 3, in condition (a),-

(a)           in the first proviso, after serial number (xv) and the entry relating thereto,  the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely,-

 “(xvi)   Export of Meat and Meat Products;

  (xvii)  Export of Cotton;

  (xviii) Export of Cotton Yarn;

  (xix)   Export which are subject to Minimum Export Price or Export Duty:”;

(b)           in the second proviso, after serial number (xvii) and the entry relating thereto,  the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely,-

 “(xviii) Cotton (for the paragraph 3.14.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy);

(xix)   Cotton Yarn (for the paragraph 3.14.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy);

(xx)    Export which are subject to Minimum Export Price or Export Duty (for the paragraph 3.14.5 of the Foreign 

          Trade Policy);”.

 [F.No. 605/10/2013-DBK]

(Sanjay Kumar)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: The Principal notification number 6/2013-Service Tax, dated 18th April, 2013 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 254(E), dated the 18th April, 2013 and was last amended by notification no. 11/2013 –Service Tax dated the 13th June, 2013 vide number G.S.R. 373 (E), dated the 13th June, 2013.