Government of India
Ministry of Commerce Industry
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
                                           
Policy Circular No. 60 (RE-2010)/2009-14, Dated the, 30^th April, 2012

 Sub:- Online transmission of DES (Advance Authorization),  DFIA  and  EPCG at ICD CONCOR , Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamilnadu ( IN TVT 6 )    w.e.f.  08.05.2012 - regarding.

As and when Customs (CBEC) have conveyed their readiness to implement on-line message exchange between Customs and DGFT, Policy Circulars have been issued from time to time by DGFT indicating  the names and Port Codes of such Customs Ports where EDI facility would be available.   Such Policy Circulars issued in past are listed below:

(i)      Policy Circular No. 28 (RE-2005)/2004-2009, dated 6^th October, 2005.
(ii)     Policy Circular No .44 (RE-2005)/2004-2009, dated 10^th January, 2006.
(iii)    Policy Circular No. 32 (RE-2010)/2009-2014, dated 14^th May, 2010.
(iv)   Policy Circular No. 37/2009-2014, dated 7^th July, 2010.
(v)    Policy Circular No. 26   (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 21st March, 2011.
(vi)   Policy Circular No. 36   (RE-2010)/2009-14 - dated 5^th August, 2011
(vii)  Policy Circular No. 40   (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 9^th September, 2011
(viii)  Policy Circular No. 49 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 22^nd December, 2011

2.         Now it has been decided to add the following one new location to 85 existing locations for on-line transmission of DES (Advance Authorization), DFIA and EPCG:

Sl.No	Name of new ICES Location	LOCODE  (Customs Port Codes )	State
1	ICD CONCOR, Tondiarpet, Chennai	IN TVT 6	Tamilnadu

3.          Accordingly, with effect from 8^th May, 2012 following shall be mandatory:

(a)   All Shipping Bills issued after 08.05.2012 related to various Foreign Trade Policy Schemes from this port will be transmitted through EDI mode to DGFT.

(b)    All authorizations for DES (Advance authorization), DFIA and EPCG in respect of this port issued on or after 08.05.2012 by Regional Authorities would be communicated to Customs on-line.

4.        This issues with the approval of the DGFT. 

(Rajiv Arora)
                                                                                       Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
                                                                                                                               Tel: 23061573
                                                                                                          E-mail – rajiv.arora@nic.in

(Issued from File No.01/02/31/AM-06/EDI)