Utilization of duty credit earned under SFISC is not be permitted for payment of duty in case of import of vehicles
The imported goods imported are nontransferable. However, transfer of imported goods is allowed within the Group Company
The duty credit entitlement certificate shall be valid for import for a period of 24 months. Revalidation of duty credit certificate is not allowed.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
RCMC Certificate & IEC
Service exporters is registered with the Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (‘FIEO’)
Service provider has an Importer Exporter Code (IEC)
Service provider has an Importer Exporter Code (IEC)
Eneligible services/remittances
The following Foreign Exchange remittances are not eligible for entitlement.
I. Remittances related to Financial Services Sector
1. Raising of all types of foreign currency Loans
2. Export proceeds realisation of clients
3. Issuance of Foreign Equity through ADRs /GDRs or other similar instruments
4. Issuance of foreign currency Bonds
5. Sale of securities and other financial instruments
6. Other receivables not connected with the services rendered by the financial institutions
II. Other Remittances
1 Earnings through contract/regular employment abroad (e.g. labour remittances).
2 Payments received from Export Earners Foreign Currency (EEFC)
3 The foreign exchange turnover for Healthcare Institutions like equity participation, donations etc. (However remittances received on account of medical treatment, surgery, testing, consultancy and health care provided by the institution will be eligible.)
4 The foreign exchange turnover for Educational Institutions like equity participation, donations etc. (However remittances received on account of the course fees and consultancy provided by the institution will be eligible)
5 Export turnover of units operating under SEZ/EOU/EHTP/STPI/ BTP schemes or supplies made to such units or products manufactured by them and exported through DTA units. Moreover, the clubbing of turnover of services rendered from these units with DTA units is also not allowed.
I. Remittances related to Financial Services Sector
1. Raising of all types of foreign currency Loans
2. Export proceeds realisation of clients
3. Issuance of Foreign Equity through ADRs /GDRs or other similar instruments
4. Issuance of foreign currency Bonds
5. Sale of securities and other financial instruments
6. Other receivables not connected with the services rendered by the financial institutions
II. Other Remittances
1 Earnings through contract/regular employment abroad (e.g. labour remittances).
2 Payments received from Export Earners Foreign Currency (EEFC)
3 The foreign exchange turnover for Healthcare Institutions like equity participation, donations etc. (However remittances received on account of medical treatment, surgery, testing, consultancy and health care provided by the institution will be eligible.)
4 The foreign exchange turnover for Educational Institutions like equity participation, donations etc. (However remittances received on account of the course fees and consultancy provided by the institution will be eligible)
5 Export turnover of units operating under SEZ/EOU/EHTP/STPI/ BTP schemes or supplies made to such units or products manufactured by them and exported through DTA units. Moreover, the clubbing of turnover of services rendered from these units with DTA units is also not allowed.
Earnings in foreign exchange
Payment for services is received in free foreign exchange or in Indian Rupees which are otherwise considered as having been paid for in free foreign exchange by RBI. The earning in the preceding financial year or current financial year should be al least Rs 10 Lakhs.
For individuals, earnings in foreign exchange is required to be at least Rs 5 Lakhs in the preceding financial year
For individuals, earnings in foreign exchange is required to be at least Rs 5 Lakhs in the preceding financial year
List of eligible services
Following services are listed in the Appendix 10 of the Handbook of Procedure as eligible services under SFISC
LIST OF SERVICES
SECTORS AND SUB-SECTORS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
LIST OF SERVICES
SECTORS AND SUB-SECTORS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A. Professional services
a. Legal services
b. Accounting , auditing and bookkeeping services
c. Taxation services
d. Architectural services
e. Engineering services
f. Integrated engineering services
g. Urban planning and landscape architectural services
h. Medical and dental services
i. Veterinary services
j. Services provided by midwives, nurses, physiotherapists and paramedical personnel
k. Others
B. Computer and related services
a. Legal services
b. Accounting , auditing and bookkeeping services
c. Taxation services
d. Architectural services
e. Engineering services
f. Integrated engineering services
g. Urban planning and landscape architectural services
h. Medical and dental services
i. Veterinary services
j. Services provided by midwives, nurses, physiotherapists and paramedical personnel
k. Others
B. Computer and related services
a. Consultancy services related to the installation of computer hardware
b. Software Implementation services
c. Data processing services
d. Database services
e. Others
C. Research and development services
b. Software Implementation services
c. Data processing services
d. Database services
e. Others
C. Research and development services
a. R&D services on natural sciences
b. R&D services on social sciences and humanities
c. Interdisciplinary R&D services
D. Real estate services
a. Involving own or leased property
b. On a free or contract basis
E. Rental/Leasing services without operators
a. Relating to ships
b. Relating to aircraft
c. Relating to other transport equipment
d. Relating to other machinery and equipment
e. Others
F. Other business services
a. Advertising services
b. Market research and public opinion polling services
c. Management consulting service
d. Services related to management consulting
e. Technical testing and analysis services
f. Services incidental to agricultural, hunting and forestry
g. Services incidental to fishing
h. Services incidental to mining
i. Services incidental to manufacturing
j. Services incidental to energy distribution
k. Placement and supply services of personnel
l. Investigation and security
m. Related scientific and technical consulting services
n. Maintenance and repair of equipment (not including maritime vessels, aircraft or other Transport equipment)
o. Building- cleaning services
p. Photographic services
q. Packaging services
r. Printing, publishing
s. Convention services
t. Others
2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES
A. Postal services
B. Courier services
C. Telecommunication services
a. Voice telephone services
b. Packet-switched data transmission services
c. Circuit-switched data transmission services
d. Telex services
e. Telegraph services
f. Facsimile services
g. Private leased circuit services
h. Electronic mail
i. Voice mail
j. On-line information and data base retrieval
k. Electronic data interchange (EDI)
l. Enhanced/value-added facsimile services including store and forward, store and retrieve
m. Code and protocol conversion
n. On-line information and/or data processing (including transaction processing)
o. Others
D. Audiovisual services
a. Motion picture and video tape production and distribution service
b. Motion picture projection service
c. Radio and television services
d. Radio and television transmission services
e. Sound recording
f. Others
E. Others
3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES
A. General Construction work for building
B. General Construction work for Civil Engineering
C. Installation and assembly work
D. Building completion and finishing work
E. Others
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
A. Commission agents’ services
B. Wholesale trade services
C. Retailing services
D. Franchising
E. Others
5. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
b. R&D services on social sciences and humanities
c. Interdisciplinary R&D services
D. Real estate services
a. Involving own or leased property
b. On a free or contract basis
E. Rental/Leasing services without operators
a. Relating to ships
b. Relating to aircraft
c. Relating to other transport equipment
d. Relating to other machinery and equipment
e. Others
F. Other business services
a. Advertising services
b. Market research and public opinion polling services
c. Management consulting service
d. Services related to management consulting
e. Technical testing and analysis services
f. Services incidental to agricultural, hunting and forestry
g. Services incidental to fishing
h. Services incidental to mining
i. Services incidental to manufacturing
j. Services incidental to energy distribution
k. Placement and supply services of personnel
l. Investigation and security
m. Related scientific and technical consulting services
n. Maintenance and repair of equipment (not including maritime vessels, aircraft or other Transport equipment)
o. Building- cleaning services
p. Photographic services
q. Packaging services
r. Printing, publishing
s. Convention services
t. Others
2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES
A. Postal services
B. Courier services
C. Telecommunication services
a. Voice telephone services
b. Packet-switched data transmission services
c. Circuit-switched data transmission services
d. Telex services
e. Telegraph services
f. Facsimile services
g. Private leased circuit services
h. Electronic mail
i. Voice mail
j. On-line information and data base retrieval
k. Electronic data interchange (EDI)
l. Enhanced/value-added facsimile services including store and forward, store and retrieve
m. Code and protocol conversion
n. On-line information and/or data processing (including transaction processing)
o. Others
D. Audiovisual services
a. Motion picture and video tape production and distribution service
b. Motion picture projection service
c. Radio and television services
d. Radio and television transmission services
e. Sound recording
f. Others
E. Others
3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES
A. General Construction work for building
B. General Construction work for Civil Engineering
C. Installation and assembly work
D. Building completion and finishing work
E. Others
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
A. Commission agents’ services
B. Wholesale trade services
C. Retailing services
D. Franchising
E. Others
5. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
A. Primary education services
B. Secondary education services
C. Higher education services
D. Adult education
E. Other educational services
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
B. Secondary education services
C. Higher education services
D. Adult education
E. Other educational services
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
A. Sewage services
B. Refuse disposal services
C. Sanitation and similar services
D. Others
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. All Insurance and Insurance-related services
B. Refuse disposal services
C. Sanitation and similar services
D. Others
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. All Insurance and Insurance-related services
a. Life, accident and health insurance services
b. Non-life insurance services
c. Reinsurance and retrocession
d. Services auxiliary to insurance (including brokering and agency services)
B. Banking and other Financial Services (excluding insurance)
a. Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public
b. Lending of all types, including consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial transaction
c. Financial leasing
d. All payment and money transmission services
e. Guarantees and commitments
f. Trading for own account or for account of consumer, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following:
- money market instruments(cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.)
- derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options
- exchange rate and interest rate instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc. transferable securities
- other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion
g. Participation in issue of all kinds of securities, including under writing and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of service related to such issues
h. Money binding
i. Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and trust services
j. Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, derivative products and other negotiable instruments
k. Advisory and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in article 1B of MTN.TNC/W/50, including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advise, on acquisitions and own corporate restructuring and strategy
l. Provision and transfer of financial information and financial data processing and related software by providers of other financial services
C. Other
8. HEALTH-RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES (OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED UNDER 1.A.h-j.)
A. Hospital services
B. Other human health services
C. Social services
D. Other
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL-RELATED SERVICES
A. Hotels and Restaurants (including catering)
B. Travel agencies and tour operators services
C. Tourist guides services
D. Others
10. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES (Other than audiovisual services)
A. Entertainment services (including theatre, live bands and circus services)
B. New agency services
C. Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural services
D. Sporting and other recreational services
E. Others
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport Services
b. Non-life insurance services
c. Reinsurance and retrocession
d. Services auxiliary to insurance (including brokering and agency services)
B. Banking and other Financial Services (excluding insurance)
a. Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public
b. Lending of all types, including consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial transaction
c. Financial leasing
d. All payment and money transmission services
e. Guarantees and commitments
f. Trading for own account or for account of consumer, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following:
- money market instruments(cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.)
- derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options
- exchange rate and interest rate instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc. transferable securities
- other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion
g. Participation in issue of all kinds of securities, including under writing and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of service related to such issues
h. Money binding
i. Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and trust services
j. Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, derivative products and other negotiable instruments
k. Advisory and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in article 1B of MTN.TNC/W/50, including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advise, on acquisitions and own corporate restructuring and strategy
l. Provision and transfer of financial information and financial data processing and related software by providers of other financial services
C. Other
8. HEALTH-RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES (OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED UNDER 1.A.h-j.)
A. Hospital services
B. Other human health services
C. Social services
D. Other
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL-RELATED SERVICES
A. Hotels and Restaurants (including catering)
B. Travel agencies and tour operators services
C. Tourist guides services
D. Others
10. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES (Other than audiovisual services)
A. Entertainment services (including theatre, live bands and circus services)
B. New agency services
C. Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural services
D. Sporting and other recreational services
E. Others
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport Services
a. Passenger transportation
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of vessels with crew
d. Maintenance and repair of vessels
e. Pushing and towing services
f. Supporting services for maritime transport
B. Internal waterways transport
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of vessels with crew
d. Maintenance and repair of vessels
e. Pushing and towing services
f. Supporting services for maritime transport
B. Internal waterways transport
a. Passenger transportation
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of vessels with crew
d. Maintenance and towing services
e. Supporting services for internal waterways transport
C. Air transport services
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of vessels with crew
d. Maintenance and towing services
e. Supporting services for internal waterways transport
C. Air transport services
a. Passenger transportation
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of aircraft with crew
d. Maintenance and repair of aircraft
e. Supporting services for air transport
D. Space Transport
E. Rail Transport Services
a. Passenger transportation
b. Freight transportation
c. Pushing and towing services
d. Maintenance and repair of rail transport equipment
e. Supporting services for rail transport services
F. Road Transport Services
a. Passenger transportation
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of Commercial vehicles with operator
d. Maintenance and repair of road transport equipment
e. Supporting services for road transport services
G. Pipeline Transport
a. Transportation of fuels
b. Transportation of other goods
H. Services Auxiliary To All Modes Of Transport
a. Cargo-handling services
b. Storage and warehouse services
c. Freight transport agency services
d. Others
12. OTHER SERVICES NOT INCLUDED ELSEWHERE
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of aircraft with crew
d. Maintenance and repair of aircraft
e. Supporting services for air transport
D. Space Transport
E. Rail Transport Services
a. Passenger transportation
b. Freight transportation
c. Pushing and towing services
d. Maintenance and repair of rail transport equipment
e. Supporting services for rail transport services
F. Road Transport Services
a. Passenger transportation
b. Freight transportation
c. Rental of Commercial vehicles with operator
d. Maintenance and repair of road transport equipment
e. Supporting services for road transport services
G. Pipeline Transport
a. Transportation of fuels
b. Transportation of other goods
H. Services Auxiliary To All Modes Of Transport
a. Cargo-handling services
b. Storage and warehouse services
c. Freight transport agency services
d. Others
12. OTHER SERVICES NOT INCLUDED ELSEWHERE
Eligibility
Services should be one of the 161 tradable services covered under the General Agreement on Trade in Services.
Entitlement
10% of the earnings in foreign exchange from eligible service except for hotels (one star or above), entitlement is restricted to 5% of earnings in foreign exchange
Benefits
Service provider can import capital goods, office equipment, professional equipment, office furniture and consumables required to provide service free of customs duty against Served from India Scheme Certificate (‘SFISC’). Goods can be procured from private/public bonded warehouse also. - Notification No. 92/2004 dated 10 Sep 2004
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