13 January 2014
An advance licence is granted for the import of inputs without payment of basic customs duty. Such licences shall be issued in accordance with the policy and procedure in force on the date of issue of the licence and shall be subject to the fulfillment of a time-bound export obligation
must noted that:
All exporters who have an export turnover (physical exports) of Rs 5 crores in current or preceding financial year and having a good track record of three years of exports does not require the BG -Nil
Manufacturer exporters registered with Central Excise, who have paid central excise duty of Rs.1 crore or more during the preceding financial yeaR - NIL
UNITS Public Sector Undertaking,Star Export House, Manufacturer exporters registered with Central Excise, who have been exporting during the previous two financial years and have minimum export of Rs. 1 crore or more during the preceding financial year
Manufacturer exporters who under above -Bank Guarantee will be paid @ registration of epcg licences in customs.
for more information must read Circular No.58/2004-Cus21st October, 2004
must see: http://dgftcom.nic.in/exim/2000/policy/chap-04.htm