SION revision reduces permitted input quantities for a specified chemical export product, preserving product description and inputs.
Modification of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) A-2611 revises permitted input quantities for a specified chemical export product by deleting and replacing the existing SION entry in the Handbook of Procedures Vol II; the inputs and export product description remain unchanged while the allowed quantities for listed import items are reduced.

Export authorization requirement for specified hazardous chemicals: electronic application with prescribed data, issue upon central clearance.
Exports of Dimethylamine Hydrochloride, Sodium Cyanide and Sodium Fluoride require prior DGFT authorization. Exporters must e mail the designated inbox (with copy to the jurisdictional Regional Authority) providing IE Code, applicant name and address, item with ITC(HS) code, quantity (figures and words), FOB value, foreign buyer details and three years' export history. DGFT headquarters will decide on the submission; the jurisdictional Regional Authority will issue authorizations after headquarters clearance and on receipt of the formal ANF 2D application.

Specific input identification required in shipping bills for export authorisation redemption; interim invoice signature permitted for SEZ filings.
Paragraph 4.1.15 requires the exact specific name/description of inputs used in manufacturing exported goods to be endorsed in the shipping bill and to match the Authorisation; only inputs so endorsed will be allowed at redemption or discharge of export obligation. Where SEZ-online lacks a facility to record input details, assessing officers should put their dated signature on the body of the invoice(s) attached to the bill of export to verify the specific inputs, and exporters should use this interim measure until the online module is modified.

On the spot IEC application scrutiny ensures deficient submissions are returned immediately and only complete applications are accepted.
Creation of an IEC Assistance Cell at the IEC counter to verify IEC applications and supporting documents on the spot; deficient applications will be noted in the margin, returned immediately to the applicant and not recorded as 'Received', while only applications complete in all respects will be accepted and acknowledged.

Import of power generating equipment under EPCG scheme: stakeholders invited to propose methods for counting export obligations.
DGFT seeks stakeholder views on permitting import of power generating equipment under the EPCG scheme despite Notification No.7 disallowing such imports, requesting proposals for methods to satisfy the Export Obligation-including using imputed value of power or treatments for common service providers-when power itself is not directly exportable, and inviting feedback to the designated contact by the stated deadline.

Submission of production and consumption data mandatory for listed SIONs; non submission bars Advance Authorisation and DFIA benefits.
Notification identifies six SIONs in Chemicals & Allied Products for review and requires manufacturers and Export Promotion Councils to submit revised data in ANF 4B, including mandatory production and consumption data, as per para 4.10.1 HBP vol.1; failure to provide the required data by the specified deadline will result in stoppage of the benefit of Advance Authorisation and DFIA for export products covered by these SIONs.

Agri-Infrastructure Incentive Scrip compliance required; deficient applications risk summary rejection unless promptly rectified by deadline.
Requirement to rectify deficiencies in applications for the Agri-Infrastructure Incentive Scrip under the Foreign Trade Policy is reiterated for the specified half year. Exporters notified of deficiencies must cure the defects within the prescribed rectification window; failure to do so will result in summary rejection of the application and cessation of further correspondence.

Export authorization for red sanders value-added products permitted under specified notification; government may export through authorised entities.
Permission is granted for the export of value added products of Red Sanders wood by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, authorising the State to export either directly or through designated entities. Export authorisation will be granted by the concerned Regional Authority of DGFT upon production of a quantity allocation letter from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, implementing the export allowance specified in the cited notification under the Foreign Trade Policy.

Input substitution norms updated for niacin exports; Beta Picoline requirement lowered and 3-cyano pyridine specified as alternative.
Modification of SION A-315 revises input norms for Niacin/Nicotinic Acid: production of 1 kg export product may use either 0.980 kg 3-Cyano Pyridine or 0.9 kg Beta Picoline; Beta Picoline quantity reduced from 1.2 kg to 0.9 kg under the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedure authorization.

Input-output norm change reduces required Beta Picoline per unit of 3 Cyanopyridine, updates permitted feedstock alternatives.
Modification of SION A-2439 revises the input-output norm for 3 Cyanopyridine: one kilogram of product may be made either from Beta Picoline at the updated norm of 1.05 kg per kg of product or from a specified combination of denatured ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, and alumino silicate catalyst; the Beta Picoline requirement has been reduced from the prior norm.

Redemption of export obligation defaults allowed by paying customs duty plus limited interest to close cases.
Authorization holders may regularize pending and adjudicated defaults in export obligation by paying applicable customs duty corresponding to the shortfall plus interest, with the interest not to exceed the customs duty payable; the facility covers duty exemption and EPCG scheme defaults and applies also to cases adjudicated or pending appeal, as a time limited mechanism for closure of pending cases.

Regularization of export obligation defaults: one time facility permits payment of duty with capped interest to close outstanding cases.
A one time facility allows regularization of Export Obligation defaults under duty exemption and EPCG schemes by payment of customs duty corresponding to the EO shortfall plus interest, where interest payable is capped at the amount of customs duty. The scheme covers pending cases including those adjudicated or under appeal and requires compliance with the procedures in the referenced Public Notice and Policy Circular; stakeholders are invited to use the facility within the prescribed deadline.

Pre-shipment inspection agency notification: new PSIA added to Appendix five of the Handbook, effective immediately.
Amendment to the Handbook of Procedures adds Global Consortium for Inter Border Trade Inspection and Certification Ltd. as a notified Pre-shipment Inspection Agency (PSIA) in Appendix 5, listing its head office and branch offices across multiple regions and taking effect immediately under the Director General of Foreign Trade's authority.

Export permission through ICDs/CFSs expands permitted exit points for finished and semi-processed leather under existing testing rules.
Export of Finished Leather, Wet Blue and EI Tanned Leather is permitted through ICDs/CFSs identified/notified by Customs at Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata in addition to earlier notified seaports and airports, and the existing procedure for drawal of samples and testing prescribed in Public Notice No. 23 dated 13.08.2013 shall continue to apply.

Advance authorization for prohibited exports allows conditional export subject to pre-import norms and strict penalties.
Advance authorization is permitted for otherwise prohibited export items subject to pre-import conditions under notified SION or prior fixation of norms by the Norms Committee, with import/export only through EDI-enabled ports. Imported inputs are subject to an actual user condition and cannot be transferred for any purpose. Export obligations are time-bound to a fixed Export Obligation Period from import clearance with no extensions; non-fulfilment or shortfall in value addition attracts a penalty multiple on the CIF value plus duty and interest.

Export registration limit for sugar increased, allowing exporters to register larger contract quantities; online registration remains mandatory.
Enhancement of the export registration limit for sugar permits exporters to seek registration of larger contract quantities per application; this change solely raises the numerical ceiling while all other eligibility criteria and registration conditions remain unchanged. Applications must be filed through the mandated online system in accordance with the applicable Trade Notice, and exporters must continue to follow the existing procedural modalities and documentation requirements for contract registration.

CXL concession sugar quota: EU export requires certificate of origin and GSP/EUR endorsement at shipment.
Allocation designates 10,000 metric tonnes of CXL Concessions Sugar for EU export under the Foreign Trade Policy. M/s Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited is the designated export agency. Exports must be accompanied by a certificate of origin issued in accordance with Articles 55-65 of Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93 as required by Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No. 891/2009, with the specified CXL wording on export authorizations. The GSP Certificate and Certificate of Origin are to be issued by the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai, and the EUR form endorsed by Customs at the port.

Non availment of CENVAT declaration required to claim deemed export drawback; customs duty refundable but no double benefit.
A supplier declaration of non availment of CENVAT credit/rebate (Annexure III of ANF 8) is required to claim deemed export drawback; if CENVAT on central excise duty has been availed, drawback for that excise component is not admissible. Basic customs duty paid on inputs/components remains recoverable as brand rate drawback based on actual duty paid documents under the FTP and HBP procedures. Applicants must also ensure they have not claimed CENVAT credit on service tax for input services to avoid double benefit.

Applicability of FTP import linkage clarified: imports permitted only for inputs actually used in prior exports.
Applicability of para 4.1.15 is specified: transactions with both export and import completed before the amendment are excluded; where export was completed before the amendment but import remains, imports are allowed only with an undertaking that only inputs actually used in the exported goods will be imported; transferable DFIAs endorsed before the amendment are excluded; and for exports made on or after the amendment date, para 4.1.15 applies irrespective of import timing.

Pre Shipment Inspection Agencies approved and enlisted in Appendix 5, updating authorised inspectors and operational regions immediately.
Amendments designate and enlist specified entities as Pre Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIA) in Appendix 5 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14. The Director General of Foreign Trade adds named inspection agencies and their regional or branch offices to the Appendix with immediate effect, thereby updating the roster of authorized PSIA and recording their areas of operation for pre-shipment inspection and trade compliance purposes.