Late cut for MEIS applications for exports made in the Financial Year 2019-20

Last updated: 10 April 2021

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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced an extension for submitting MEIS applications for exports made during the financial year 2019-20. Applications for shipping bills with a 'Let Export' date between 1st April 2019 and 31st March 2020 can now be submitted without any late cut until 30th September 2021. Any applications submitted after this date will be subject to the standard late cut provisions.

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

Public Notice No. 53/2015-2020-DGFT

Dated the 9th April 2021.

Subject: Late cut for MEIS applications for exports made in the Financial Year 2019-20

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (20152020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby inserts in the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20 at the end of para 3.15 (a) as below:

“Further, MEIS applications for Shipping bills with Let Export date from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2020 can be submitted without any late cut upto 30.09.2021. However any such application submitted after 30.09.2021, the last date for submitting applications shall be as per para 3.15 (a) (i) above and late cut applied accordingly. “

Effect of this Public Notice: A relaxation in the late cut provisions have been provided for Shipping bill (s) of the period 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2020 , so that if such shipping bills are submitted on or before 30.09.2021, for an MEIS claim, no late cut would be applicable.

(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in

[Issued from File no. 01/61/180/288/AM20/PC-3 (Part 1)]

FAQ :

The deadline for submitting MEIS applications for exports made in the financial year 2019-20, with a 'Let Export' date between 01.04.2019 and 31.03.2020, is 30.09.2021 to avoid any late cut.

This extension covers shipping bills with a 'Let Export' date from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2020.

Yes, if you submit your MEIS application after 30.09.2021, the standard late cut provisions as per para 3.15 (a) (i) of the Handbook of Procedures will be applied.

This Public Notice was issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) of the Government of India.

Notification No : Public Notice No. 53/2015-2020-DGFT
Source : https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/c3fc5456-d2e4-4a9e-8fbb-86ed294063fb/Public%20Notice%20No%2053%20dt%209%204%2021%20-English.pdf

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