ANF-7(A)A

APPLICATION FOR CLAIM OF TRANSPORT AND MARKETING ASSISTANCE (TMA)

FOR SPECIFIED AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS

(Please tick whichever is applicable)

(Application shall be filed online)

Instructions/ Guidelines for the Applicants filing ANF 7(A)A

i. Kindly read Doc's Notification no. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. lV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time, as inserted in Chapter 7(A) of FTP, 2015-20 and Chapter 7(A) of HBP, 2015-20 before filing application.

ii. It is mandatory to apply online at the www dgft.gov.in portal with concerned Jurisdictional RA headed by Addl. DGFT. No document is required to be uploaded while filing the application on DGFT's website. A printout of the uploaded application alongwith the self certified copies of the requisite documents should be submitted to the concerned RA within 30 days of submission of online application.

iii. Separate applications are required to be filed for separate quarters in a Licensing year based on date of export as mentioned in Shipping Bill. The application can be filed within one year of completion of a quarter after that the application would become time barred.

iv. The scheme is available to all exporters, duly registered with relevant Export Promotion Council.

v. The assistance is available for export of all agriculture products covered in HSN chapter 1 to 24 including marine and plantation products except those mentioned in Annexure (1) of the DoC's above said notification to destinations/countries as notified in Annexure (2) of the said notification.

vi. The Assistance would be provided in cash through direct bank transfer.

vii. The level of assistance would be different for different regions as notified in Annexure (3) of the said notification.

viii. The scheme covers freight and marketing assistance for export by air as well as by sea (both normal and reefer cargo).

ix. TMA will be based on the freight paid for a full Twenty-feet Equivalent Unit (TEU) containers. A forty feet container will be treated as two TEIJs.

x. The scheme is not available for Less than Container Load (LCL); container having both eligible and ineligible category of cargo and for the cargo if shipped in bulk/break bulk mode.

xi. Assistance for products exported by air would be based on per kilogram freight charges on net weight of the export cargo, calculated on the full kilogram basis, ignoring any fraction thereof.

xii. The scheme is not available for export of products notified as ineligible in Annexure (1) of Doc's above said Notification. Similarly, the assistance is also not available for certain categories of exports notified as ineligible in para 7 of above said DoC's Notification.

xiii. FOB supplies where no freight is paid by Indian exporters are not covered under this scheme.

xiv. The scheme is admissible for the exports made through EDI ports only.

xv. The applicant need to select/feed the details of one consignment/shipping bill of export/airway bill at a time.

xvi. The Applicants are required to submit the original copies of CA Certificate (Annexure A)

Part A

Part B

5. Application Details.

(i) Name of Jurisdictional RA:

(ii) Export Quarter (pl. specify the quarter of FY in which export has been made, based on export date mentioned on the shipping bill - Such as April to June 2019-20, etc.

(iii) Date of uploading of Application on the website.

6. Details of Export: (Separate entry for each shipment should be made)

(a) For export by Sea.

(b) For export by air

(*) Please refer Annexure (2) of Doc's Notification NO. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time.

(**) Please refer Annexure (3) of Doc's Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time.

7. DECLARATION / UNDERTAKING

1. I/We hereby certify that :-

A. the entity for whom the application has been made has not been penalized under any of the following Acts (as amended from time to time):-

(i) The Customs Act, 1962,

(ii) The Central Excise Act 1944,

(iii) The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

(iv) Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992,

(v) The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999; and

(vi) The Conservation of Foreign Exchange, Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974

B. none of the Directors / Partners / Proprietor / Karta / Trustees of the company /firm /HUF/Trust, (as the case may be), is/are a Director(s) / Partner(s) / Proprietor / Karta / Trustee in any other Company/ firm / entity which is on the Denied Entity List (DEL) of DGFT;

C. neither the Registered Office of the company / Head Office of the firm / nor any of its Branch Office(s)/ Unit(s)/ Division(s) has been declared a defaulter and has otherwise been made ineligible for undertaking import / export under any of the provisions of the Policy;

2. I hereby declare that :-

i. no benefit under TMA has been earlier availed (or applied for) against Shipping Bills/Airway Bill currently included in this application.

ii. export product for which the TMA is being claimed is actually exported by me and payment is realized by me in free foreign exchange through normal banking channels.

iii. none of the consignment in respect of which claim is filed in this application is subsequently returned by the customer. In case it is returned in future, I undertake to refund the assistance granted with interest as prescribed under para of HBP.

iv. I have claimed TMA for export of eligible products to the notified markets only

v. this application does not contain any export products which are ineligible under TMA as specified in Annexure (1) of Doc's Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time.

c) Export of imported goods covered under paragraph 2.46 of the FTP;

d) Exports through trans-shipment, i.e. exports that are originating in third country but trans- shipped through India;

e) Items, which are restricted or prohibited for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS), unless specifically notified.

f) Export products which are subject to Minimum Export Price or export duty, unless specifically notified.

g) Export of goods through courier or foreign post offices using e-Commerce

vii. The claim in this application is limited to the notified rates and not greater than the actual freight paid. viii. the claim is for the shipments made on CIF basis through EDI ports only. No claim is made for shipments made on FOB basis.

Ix. The claim is made only for Full Container Loads (FCLs) Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) containers or forty feet containers equivalent of two TEUs in case of shipment by sea and in the multiple of kilograms (ignoring any fraction thereof) in case of shipment by air.

x. no claim is made against export of cargo shipped in bulk/break bulk mode. This is not a xi. supplementary application for the quarter for which TMA claim has already been made.

3. l/We undertake to abide by the provisions of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended from time to time, the Rules and Orders framed there under, the Foreign Trade Policy, the Handbook of Procedures.

4. l/We undertake to abide by the provisions of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended from time to time, the Rules and Orders framed there under, the Foreign Trade Policy, the Handbook of Procedures.

5. I hereby certify that I am authorized to verify and sign this declaration as per Paragraph 9.06 of the Foreign Trade Policy.

6. I fully understand that RA or any other agency, at any time, may ask me to provide documents on the basis of which assistance was granted and which are not submitted in original. I undertake to provide any such details/documents without any delay on my part. In case, I am not able to provide such documentary evidence, I undertake to refund the amount of assistance in cash with interest at the prescribed rate from the date of such assistance and shall also be liable for penal action as per FTDR act.

Annexure (A) to ANF 7(A)A - Original To be submitted

CERTIFICATE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT (CA) / COST AND WORKS ACCOUNTANT (ICWA)/ COMPANY SECRETARY (CS)

I have examined prescribed registers and also relevant records of Mis........................ having IEC Number in respect of their claim under Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products for the period from ............. To.............. for Rs-------------- and certify that

1. Bills, Invoices, Forward Inward Remittance Certificates (FIRCs), Bank Realization Certificates, Certificate from international credit card companies, and evidences of foreign exchange earnings have been examined and verified by me.

2. The claim is in accordance with exports of specified goods/category listed in TMA for eligible products and for export made to the markets notified at Annexure (2) of Doc's Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time, at rate notified in Annexure (3) of the said Notification. The claim is in accordance with conditions prescribed in the said notification and in para 7(A).03 of HBP.

3. I hereby declare that ,-

i. no benefit under TMA has been earlier availed (or applied for) against Shipping Bills/Airway Bills currently included in this certificate.

ii. export product for which the TMA is being claimed is actually exported by the applicant and payment is realized by it in free foreign exchange through normal banking channels.

iii. none of the consignment in respect of which claim is certified herewith is subsequently returned by the customer.

iv. the claim of made for export of eligible agriculture products to the notified markets only under the scheme.

v. the claim does not contain any export products which are ineligible under TMA as specified in Annexure (1) of Doc's Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time.

c) Export of imported goods covered under paragraph 2.46 of the FTP;

d) Exports through trans-shipment, i.e. exports that are originating in third country but trans- shipped through India;

e) Items, which are restricted or prohibited for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS), unless specifically notified.

f) Export products which are subject to Minimum Export Price or export duty, unless specifically notified.

g) Export of goods through courier or foreign post offices using e-Commerce

vii. the claim is limited to the notified rates and not greater than the actual freight paid.

viii. the claim is for the shipments made on CIF basis through EDI ports only. No claim is made for shipments made on FOB basis.

xii. The claim is made only for Full Container Loads (FCLs) Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) containers or forty feet containers equivalent of two TEUs in case of shipment by sea and in the multiple of kilograms (ignoring any fraction thereof) in case of shipment by air.

Xiii. no claim is made against export of cargo shipped in bulk/break bulk mode.

xiv. this is not a supplementary application for the quarter for which T MA claim has already been made

4. Neither l, nor any of my / our partners is a partner, director, or an employee of above-named entity, its Group companies or its associated concerns

7. The details of exports contained in the application are certified as under

6. Details of Export: (Separate entry for each shipment should be made.)

(a) For export by Sea:

(b) For export by air

(*) Please refer Annexure (2) of Doc's Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time. (**) Please refer Annexure (3) of Doc's Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time.

Pre-receipt

An amount of Rs. ____________ has been received by me in my bank account (details as given in the application) towards Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products as per DoC's Notification No. 1713/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated 27.2.2019, as amended from time to time, against the application submitted vide ECOM No.-------------- for the export made by me in the quarter (___________) for Financial Year

(Signature of the Applicant)