Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Public Notice No. 59/2015-20 dated 12th December, 2018 to insert new Para 2.79 E of Handbook of Procedure of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 for issue of export authorization for re-export/return of imported SCOMET items to the same foreign entity or to its Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM(including agencies authorized by OEM).

Application for grant of authorization for re-export/return of imported SCOMET items to the foreign entity from which it has been originally imported or to its OEM (including agency authorized by OEM), for reasons such as obsolescence of technology of imported items; cancellation of order by the Indian buyer /end user; dead on arrival etc., shall be considered by Chairman of Inter-Ministerial Working Group (IMWG), on the following conditions-

1. The export should only be to the entity from which the item(s) has/have been originally imported or to the OEM (including agency/ies authorized by OEM);
2. No details on ‘End Use’ and ‘End Use Certificate’ would be required;
3. No export authorisation would be granted for UNSC sanctioned destinations or countries/entities of high risk, as assessed by the IMWG, from time to time;
4. The application shall be accompanied with the additional documents as enclosed in the attached Public Notice (depending on whichever is applicable/appropriate);
5. Applications for grant of authorizations for export to the entity from which it was originally imported or to the OEM (including agency authorized by OEM) shall be approved by Chairman IMWG, without any consultation with IMWG members. However, in cases of re-export/return to an entity other than the OEM (including agencies authorized by OEM), approval will be granted by Chairman, IMWG after verification of the credentials of the foreign entity to which the item(s) are to be exported.

For further details please refer the attached document.

Source: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

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