Bank certificate requirement for export realisation mandates bank verification for status certification and extends related DEPB filing eligibility.
A mandatory Bank Certificate of Export Realisation/Deemed Exports (Appendix 17 B) is required for non-service provider status certificate applications, with prescribed bank verification and branch-level submission duties; service exports are excluded. Declarations and professional certificates are amended to base recognition on foreign exchange earnings or export performance over the preceding three licensing years or the current year, including certification of export realisation thresholds and disclosure of outstanding proceeds. Port of Registration entries are updated and the filing deadline for DEPB applications for shipments meeting the stated temporal condition is extended.

Third party exports permitted under export promotion schemes when manufacturer and exporter are named on the shipping bill, enabling duty remission.
Third party exports qualify for benefits under all Export Promotion Schemes where the manufacturer and the third party are both named on the shipping bill; the third party functions as the merchant exporter enabling duty remission or exemption on inputs, and past cases may be regularised on submission of supporting documentation to the Licensing Authority.

Exchange rate determination for unlisted hard currencies: use authorised dealer-certified rate on the transaction's relevant date.
Exchange rate for hard currencies not listed in Revenue notifications shall be the rate certified by authorised dealers (including banks) on the shipping bill(s) or bill(s) of entry as applicable on the relevant Policy date; for example, for DEPB exports the authorised dealer's certified rate on the date of the let export order applies.

Standard Input-Output Norms amendment updates import substitution and net-to-net allowances, adding product-specific input norms and corrections.
Director General of Foreign Trade issues administrative amendments to the Standard Input Output Norms in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol. II, effecting substitutions, restorations, deletions, corrections and additions. The notice adds new SION entries for chemicals, engineering, plastics and sports goods via annexures, specifies alternative import inputs and net to net accountability, sets packing-policy and CIF-value limits where applicable, and amends the General Note for Fuel to include non ferrous basic metals and downstream aluminium products.

Fuel import entitlement under advance licences expanded with captive power and deemed export conditions applied.
Amendments permit direct negotiation of export documents with RBI permission and require FIRC and shipping details for export benefits. Newcomers must furnish bank guarantees to cover customs duty plus interest unless qualifying as status holders, PSUs, or registered manufacturer-exporters with requisite export and compliance records; small manufacturers registered with sales tax authorities face reduced guarantees and certification requirements. Duty-free import of fuel under Advance Licence is allowed for manufacturers with captive power plants subject to actual-user licence conditions, applicable SION or general/ad-hoc norms, exclusion of fuel from DEPB fixation, and procedural filings to the Advance Licensing Committee. Realisation of proceeds is dispensed with for shipments under confirmed irrevocable inland letters of credit when certified; certain districts are added to Agri Export Zones and an additional agency is authorised to issue non-preferential Certificates of Origin.

Paperless transactions via digital signatures and EDI linkages will reduce exporter compliance burdens and cut processing time.
The Mumbai DGFT office reports full online licence application intake and same day issuance, institutionalised Facilitation Committees and a Help Desk, and a growing public website. It announces forthcoming paperless transactions using digital signatures and EDI linkages with Customs and banks to reduce transaction time and verification burdens, and proposes a "Knowledge Centre" to provide information, training and consultancy to exporters, developed with participation from exporters, promotion bodies, educational institutions and government entities.

Export-import linkage for white sugar requires prior import of raw sugar under specified sucrose purity range.
The SION for white sugar is amended to require import of raw sugar as the permitted input for export of white sugar, with raw sugar sucrose content measured by polarimeter required to fall within the prescribed range; export is permitted only after the corresponding import, and cases outside the specified range must be applied for under the procedural provision for exceptional cases.

DEPB Rate Amendments update export entitlement rates and value caps for specified engineering products, affecting export benefit eligibility.
Amendment to the Schedule of DEPB Rates updates DEPB percentages and value caps for specified engineering exports, modifying entries for carbon steel pipes, machined/formed rings, cryogenic tanks, hi chrome castings, and lamp caps, and adds new entries with set DEPB rates and per unit or per weight caps for watch dials, steel cops/pirn/bobbins, and specified hermetically sealed compressors, thereby governing DEPB entitlement calculation for the listed products.

EPCG scheme import eligibility for service providers requires technical justification via Chartered Engineer Certificate to permit restricted item imports.
Service providers who require items such as carpets, crockery, marble and chandeliers may be granted imports under the EPCG Scheme; regional offices must follow Customs guidance when issuing licences. For items restricted under the Scheme, applicants must submit a Chartered Engineer Certificate in the prescribed annexed format certifying that the technical description, specification and quantities are correct and that the items are actually required for the EPCG application.

DEEC book logging: exporters urged to submit pending case lists for expedited customs action and DGFT coordination.
Delays in DEEC book logging have exposed exporters to DGFT penalties; exporters must submit lists of pending DEEC cases to the Joint Commissioner of Customs so Customs can expeditiously log the DEECs or communicate genuine reasons for further delay to DGFT.

Abeyance for Advance Licences: temporary acceptance of Customs acknowledgements instead of formal letters, subject to later reinstatement of procedures.
Abeyance on refusal orders against old Quantity Based and Value Based Advance Licences is allowed where exporters submit Customs acknowledgements proving DEEC books have been presented for logging; a one time abeyance is permitted for a limited period from that acknowledgement without requiring a formal Customs letter, after which the previous procedural requirements will be reinstated.

Enlistment requirements for Certificate of Origin agencies require a stamped undertaking, fee cap, and prohibition on issuing preferential certificates.
Agencies seeking enlistment under Appendix 35B to issue Certificate of Origin (Non Preferential) must submit a stamped declaration cum undertaking in the prescribed format. The undertaking caps the fee chargeable per certificate, obliges the agency not to issue any Preferential Certificates of Origin, affirms absence of prior de listing for violations or fraud, and accepts liability for penal action or other consequences for any breach of the undertaking or prescribed procedures.

Import policy change for barley: barley other than seed quality is now permitted for import as free without routing restrictions.
Amendment reclassifies the ITC (HS) entry for Barley other than seed quality from restricted 'STE through FCI only' routing to a Free import policy, directing licensing authorities and customs commissioners to treat the corrected Exim classification as permitting unrestricted imports in line with Notification No.2.

Organic certification: designated accredited agencies authorised to issue certificates enabling export as organic product under export policy.
Agencies accredited by the relevant accrediting authority are designated to issue valid organic certificates; an agricultural product may be exported as an Organic Product only if produced, processed or packed under a valid organic certificate issued by one of the designated agencies, which are authorised for periods determined by their accrediting agency.

Standard Input Output Norms amendment expands and revises permissible input lists and net to net component import rules.
Public Notice No.46 dated 06/11/2002 amends the Handbook of Procedures Vol.2 by substituting, deleting and adding Standard Input-Output Norms across chemicals, engineering, food, plastic and sports goods. The amendments restate input-output compositions for numerous items, add new SION entries, delete obsolete norms, permit certain inputs (e.g., PVC stabilizer up to 3%) subject to offsetting reductions, and allow components to be imported on a net-to-net basis with accountability and technical-specification conditions imposed by licensing authorities.

Third party export recognition under EDI shipping bill permits corroborated proofs and ECGC payments to count for export benefits.
Third party exports under the EDI shipping bill are acceptable upon production of Customs authenticated corroborative evidence (e.g., ARE 1 with Customs verification). Exports whose payment is realised through ECGC cover qualify for benefits under para 2.25.3 of the Handbook of Procedures, including cases prior to 01.04.2002. Branch offices may apply for all licence categories with an authority letter or NOC from the registered/head office. Where SIL surrender was mandated, regularisation may be effected by payment equal to 1% of the SIL value into the designated Central Bank account.

Extension of time for replenishment granted so exporters can obtain precious metal replenishment for exports made before 2002.
The Director General of Foreign Trade authorised an extension of the time limit to obtain replenishment of gold, silver and platinum from nominated agencies for exports effected on or before 31 March 2002 that had been eligible under the earlier Exim Policy provision; the extension responds to exporters who missed the earlier transitional deadline due to belief that applications awaited realization of export proceeds, and permits them to procure replenishment within the newly specified period.

Standard Input Output Norms amendment updates SIONs, revising input lists, quantities, and entitlement rules for exports.
Director General of Foreign Trade, under Paragraph 2.4 of the Export and Import Policy, issues amendments to the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2 revising Standard Input Output Norms by adding new SION entries for chemicals, engineering and miscellaneous products, substituting input lists and quantities for numerous entries, restoring certain norms, correcting descriptions and units, extending selected validities, and specifying procedural prerequisites and pro rata/net to net entitlement rules.

Deemed export benefits extended to cupro nickel coin supplies; penalty for delayed IEC modification reduced accordingly.
Amendments to the Handbook add 6.2(bb) listing prototypes, technical samples, technical data, office equipment and related spares as permitted items; grant deemed export benefits for supply of cupro nickel coin blanks to a Government mint when manufactured in India and subject to Customs Notification condition at S.No.191; reduce the penalty for delayed IEC change notification allowing condonation on payment of a lower fixed penalty; and revise Appendix 10A (DEPB Data Sheet), Appendix 12 (Project Authority Certificate) and Appendix 12A (Certificate of Payments) to reflect these changes and documentary requirements for DEPB fixation tied to notified SIONs.

Third-party exports: require both parties' names on shipping bills; customs letter allows temporary abeyance for pending DEEC books.
Third-party exports require shipping bills to show the names of both the exporter/manufacturer and exporter(s); no other condition is necessary. Where Customs issues a specific letter stating DEEC books or related documents are pending audit, abeyance against refusal memos under advance licence files (VABAL or QBAL) shall be granted within three days for up to three months from the Customs letter date, with further abeyance conditional on a fresh Customs letter. The office will stop requesting Appendix-2, IEC copy, and RCMC except on the first application in a financial year.