Details of ITC Availed during the Financial Year
March 7, 2019Maharashtra Industrial Policy 2019
March 8, 2019
Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA)
The “Transport and Marketing Assistance” (TMA) scheme is providing benefits to persons who exporting agricultural produce as listed in HSN From 1 to 24. Under this TMA Scheme benefit will be given for reducing cost of transportation. Person who is registered with export promotion council will be eligible to take benefit of scheme. Transport and Marketing Assistance period will 01.03.2019 to 31.03.2020. Department will deposit amount of benefit to exporters bank account. However where freight is not paid by India export , he will be ineligible to apply for scheme. Suitable changes will be done in Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20).Scheme given three annexure as below
- Annexure 1 : List of Goods Covered under TMA
- Annexure 2 : Countries Covered Under TMA
- Annexure 3 : Amount of Benefit under TMA
Who Can Apply For Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme
Registered Exporters with Export Promotion Council can apply for Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme benefit. Means person who exporting agricultural produce first need to get registration with export promotion council. Fees For Export Promotion Council depends on last years turnover.
Period For Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme
Period for Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme is One Year and one month . Period will start from 1st March 2019 and End on 31.03.2020. In this period benefit of TM Scheme will be given to eligible exports.
Who Cannot Apply for Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme
The following exports categories / sectors shall be ineligible under this scheme:
- Products exported from SEZs/ EOUs/ EHTPs/ STPs/ BTPs/ FTWZs
- SEZ/EOU/EHTPs/STPs/BTPs/FTWZs products exported through DTA units
- Export of imported goods covered under paragraph 2.46 of the FTP;
- Exports through trans-shipment, i.e. exports that are originating in third country but trans- shipped through India;
- Items, which are restricted or prohibited for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS), unless specifically notified.
- Export products which are subject to Minimum Export Price or export duty, unless specifically notified.
- Export of goods through courier or foreign post offices using e-Commerce
Conditions for TMA Scheme Benefits
Following conditions need to be fulfilled for making application under TMA Scheme
- Get Registration with Export Promotion Council
- Export Only From EDI Ports
- Received Foreign Funds in Free Foreign Exchange through normal banking channels
- Export Only Goods From HSN chapter 1 to 24
- TMA Available to specified countries
List of Countries Under Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Annexure 2
| Region | Country Name | |
| West Africa | Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Niger, Cape Verde, Nigeria | |
| EU | Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City | |
| Gulf | Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates | |
| North America | Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America | |
| ASEAN | Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam | |
| Russia & CIS | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan | |
| Far East | Japan, North Korea, South Korea | |
| Oceana | Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu | |
| China | PRC China, Hong Kong, Taiwan | |
| South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
TMA Rates Annexure 3
| Region | Amount Per TEU (Normal) | Amount Per TEU (Reefer) | By Air |
| West Africa | 11200 | 19600 | 840 |
| EU | 9800 | 21000 | 1120 |
| Gulf | 8400 | 14000 | 700 |
| North America | 21000 | 28700 | 2800 |
| ASEAN | 5600 | 12600 | 700 |
| Russia & CIS | 12600 | 22400 | 700 |
| Far East | 8400 | 12250 | 840 |
| Oceana | 16800 | 24500 | 2800 |
| China | 0 | 12600 | 840 |
| South America | 23800 | 31500 | 3500 |
Products Items Covered Under TMA Scheme Annexure 1
| Chapter | HS Codes | Description |
| Chapters 1, 2 & 5 | All HS Codes | – Live animals |
| – Meat and Edible Meat Offal | ||
| – Products of Animal Origin, not elsewhere specified or included | ||
| Chapter 3 | 30617 | – Other shrimps and prawns : |
| Chapter 4 | 401 | -Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
| 402 | – Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | |
| 403 | – Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa | |
| 404 | – Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included | |
| 0405 | – Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads | |
| 0406 | – Cheese and curd | |
| Chapter 7 | 703 | – Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled |
| Chapter 10 | 1001, | -Wheat AndMeslin |
| 1006 | -Rice | |
| Chapters 13 & 14 | All HS Codes | – Lac; Gums, Resins and other Vegetable Saps and Extracts |
| – Vegetable Plaiting Materials; Vegetable Products not elsewhere specified or included | ||
| Chapter 17 | 1701, | -Cane Or Beet Sugar And Chemically Pure Sucrose, In Solid Form – Raw Sugar Not Containing Added Flavouring Or Colouring Matter ; |
| 1703 | -Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar | |
| Chapters 22 and 24 | All HS Codes | – Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar |
| – Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes |
