Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme
Scheme Name : Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme
Implementing Agency : DGFT
Objective : provide assistance for the international component of freight and marketing of agricultural produce which is likely to mitigate disadvantage of higher cost of transportation
Period : 01.03.2019 to 31.03.2020
- Pattern of Assistance :
- Fixed amount per TEU(Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit) Container.
- Forty Feet Container will be considered as 2 units
New Policy Condition : Assistance for products exported by air would be based on per kilogram basis instead of per ton "However, for the fresh applications made on or after 28th April, 2020, in case of shipment by air, claims should be made in the multiple of Kilograms, ignoring any fraction thereof. Applications submitted before 28th April, 2020 cannot be modified from per ton basis to per kilogram basis."
Eligible Products : Chapters 1 to 24 of ITC HS classification
In Eligible Products :
|
Chapter |
HS Codes |
Description |
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Chapters 1, 2 & 5 |
All HS Codes |
- Live animals |
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- Meat and Edible Meat Offal |
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- Products of Animal Origin, not elsewhere specified or included |
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Chapter 3 |
30617 |
- Other shrimps and prawns : |
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Chapter 4 |
0401 |
-Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
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0402 |
- Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
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0403 |
- 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 |
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0404 |
- 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 |
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0405 |
- Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads |
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0406 |
- Cheese and curd |
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Chapter 7 |
0703 |
- Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled |
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Chapter 10 |
1001 |
-Wheat And Meslin |
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1006 |
-Rice |
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Chapters 13 & 14 |
All HS Codes |
- Lac; Gums, Resins and other Vegetable Saps and Extracts |
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- Vegetable Plaiting Materials; Vegetable Products not elsewhere specified or included |
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Chapter 17 |
1701 |
-Cane Or Beet Sugar And Chemically Pure Sucrose, In Solid Form - Raw Sugar Not Containing Added Flavouring Or Coloring Matter ; |
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1703 |
-Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar |
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Chapters 22 and 24 |
All HS Codes |
- Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar |
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- Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes |
Eligible Countries for Export :
|
Region |
Country Name |
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West Africa |
Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Niger, Cape Verde, Nigeria |
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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 |
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Gulf |
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
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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 |
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ASEAN |
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
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Russia & CIS |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
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Far East |
Japan, North Korea, South Korea |
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Oceana |
Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu |
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China |
PRC China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
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South America |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
Eligibility Criteria :
- Shipping Billing should be either in C&F or CIF (Not eligible for FOB SBs)
- Payment should be in FCC through normal banking channels
- E-BRCs are necessary
- Only applicable for EDI Ports
- Applicable for Normal and Reefer Containers
- Container should have only eligible products (Do not mix ineligible products)
- One Shipping bill per Container (Not applicable for Bulk/Break Bulk Cargo)
- Shipment should be done to only notified countries
- Only for Full Container Load
In Eligible Categories of Export :
- 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.
Differential rate of assistance under TMA (Amount in Indian Rupees).
|
Region |
Amount per TEU (Normal) |
Amount per TEU (Reefer) |
By Air - Amount per tonne (Existing Policy) |
By Air - Amount per KG (Revised Policy) |
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West Africa |
11200 |
19600 |
840 |
0.84 |
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East Africa |
11200 |
21000 |
840 |
0.84 |
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EU |
9800 |
21000 |
1120 |
1.12 |
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Gulf |
8400 |
14000 |
700 |
0.70 |
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North America |
21000 |
28700 |
2800 |
2.80 |
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ASEAN |
5600 |
12600 |
700 |
0.70 |
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Russia & CIS |
12600 |
22400 |
700 |
0.70 |
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Far East |
8400 |
12250 |
840 |
0.84 |
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Oceana |
16800 |
24500 |
2800 |
2.80 |
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China |
0 |
12600 |
840 |
0.84 |
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South America |
23800 |
31500 |
3500 |
3.50 |
Frequency of Application: Quarterly
Cut off date for application under this scheme
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Shipping Bill Date |
Cut off date |
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01.03.2019 to 31.03.2019 |
close |
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04.04.2019 to 30.06.2019 |
close |
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01.07.2019 to 31.09.2019 |
close |
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01.10.2019 to 31.12.2019 |
31.12.2020 |
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01.01.2020 to 31.03.2020 |
31.03.2021 |
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01.04.2020 to 30.06.2020 |
30.06.2021 |
Application Fee :-
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S.No. |
Particulars |
Scale of Fee (in Rupees.) |
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14 |
Application for reimbursement of benefits under Transport and Marketing Assistance Scheme (TMA). |
One Thousand. |
Revised Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme
Scheme Information
| Sl No | Particulars | Meanings / Definitions |
| 1 | TMA Definition | Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme |
| 2 | TMA Pupose / Objective |
To provide assistance for the international component of freight and marketing of agricultural produce which is likely to mitigate disadvantage of higher cost of transportation To promote brand recognition for Indian Agricultural products |
| 3 | Policy Period | 01-04-2021 to 31-03-2022 |
| 4 | Mode of Application | Online |
| 5 | Scheme Coverage |
Exporters, duly registered with relevant Export Promotion Council for eligible agriculture products shall be covered under this scheme. List of EPCs namely
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Eligibility Criteria
| 1 | Production of Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill with an indemnity bond. |
| 2 | An undertaking to refund the amount received as assistance in case the export does not fructify. |
| 3 | Only applicable for EDI Ports |
| 4 | Applicable for Export by Air & Sea ( Both Normal and Reefer Containers) |
| 5 | Container Should have only eligible products (Do not mix ineligible products) |
| 6 | Fixed amount per TEU (Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit) Container. |
| 7 | Forty Feet Container will be considered as 2 units |
| 8 | Shipment should be done to only notified countries as listed in Annexure - 2 of the notification |
| 9 | Amount as listed in Annexure - 3 of the notification |
| 10 | One Shipping bill per Container (Not applicable for Bulk / Break Bulk Cargo) |
| 11 | Only for Full Container Load (Not applicable for Less than Container Load (LCL)) |
Benefit
| 1 | Assistance for products exported by air would be based on per kilogram freight charges on net weight of the export cargo, calculated on full kilogram basis, ignoring any fraction thereof. |
Pattern of Assistance
| 1 | TMA would be provided in cash through direct bank transfer as part reimbursement of freight paid. |
When to Apply
| 1 | One application per Quarter |
| 2 | Online TMA Application claims should be filed within a period of one year from the completion of the quarter in which exports have been made. |
Compliance
| 1 | Manual (Physical) submission of ANF-7A(A) alongwith prescribed documents shall be submitted to DGFT RA within 30 days after filing online application. |
Eligible Products
| 1 | Chapters 1 to 24 of ITC (HS) classification incl Marine and Plantation Products |
Ineligible Products
| 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 7 | 0703 | Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled |
| Chapter 10 | 1001 | Wheat And Meslin |
| 1006 | Rice | |
| Chapter 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 | |
| Chapter 22 & 24 | All HS Codes | Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar |
| Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes |
In Eligible Categories of Export
| 1 | Export of imported goods covered under paragraph 2.46 of the FTP; |
| 2 | Exports through trans-shipment, i.e. exports that are originating in third country but trans-shipped through India; |
| 3 | Items, which are restricted or prohibited for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS), unless specifically notified. |
| 4 | Export products which are subject to Minimum Export Price or export duty, unless specifically notified. |
| 5 | Export of goods through courier or foreign post offices using e-Commerce |
| 6 | FOB supplies, where no freight is paid by Indian exporters, are not covered under this scheme |
Eligible Countries for Export
| Sl No | Region | Country Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Africa | Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo,Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal and Sierra Leone. |
| 2 | East Africa | Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia. |
| 3 | Europe | 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. |
| 4 | Gulf | Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | ASEAN | Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. |
| 7 | Russia & CIS | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. |
| 8 | Far East | Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia. |
| 9 | Oceania | Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. |
| 10 | China | PRC China, Hong Kong, Taiwan. |
| 11 | South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. |
Rate of Assistance
| Sl No | Region | TEU Normal | TEU Reefer | By Air per Kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Africa | 16800 | 29400 | 1.68 |
| 2 | East Africa | 16800 | 31500 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Europe | 14700 | 31500 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Gulf | 12600 | 21000 | 1.40 |
| 5 | North America | 31500 | 43050 | 5.60 |
| 6 | ASEAN | 8400 | 18900 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Russia & CIS | 18900 | 33600 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Far East | 12600 | 18375 | 1.68 |
| 9 | Oceania | 25200 | 36750 | 5.60 |
| 10 | China | 0 | 18900 | 1.68 |
| 11 | South America | 35700 | 47250 | 7.00 |
Challenging Grounds / Critical Stages in TMA Scheme
| 1 | Condonation for late filing of TMA Application |
| 2 | Condonation for delay in submission of hardcopy of TMA Application |
| 3 | Condonation of procedural lapse in incorrect feeding of freight amount in TMA Applications |
| 4 | Relaxation of Late cut provisions |
| 5 | TMA Procedural Lapses |
Documents Required
| 1 | Import Export Code (IEC Code) |
| 2 | Registration-Cum-Membership-Certificate (RCMC) |
| 3 | Self certified copy of shipping bill(s) in case of Shipment by Sea / Airway bill(s) in case of Shipment by Air |
| 4 | Bank Realisation Certificate (e-BRC) |
| 5 | Commercial Invoice |
| 6 | On board of Bill of Lading, in case of Shipment by Sea |
| 7 | TMA Application Form- ANF- 7 (Part- A & Part- B) |
| 8 | Certificate of Chartered Accountant (CA) / Cost and Works Accountant (ICWA) / Company Secretary (CS) as per Annexure A to ANF- 7(A)A |
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