Actual users condition for imported inputs in sugar exports imposes CIF value cap affecting white and raw sugar.
The Director General of Foreign Trade replaces Note (1) for SION No. E-79 (white sugar) and SION No. E-106 (raw sugar), permitting Sl.No.8 of the import item with an Actual Users condition and with a CIF value cap expressed as a percentage of the FOB value of exports-5% for white sugar and 7.5% for raw sugar.

Duty credit entitlement: consolidated half yearly applications require BRC/FIRC proof, proof of landing, and single port registration controls.
Amendments require a single consolidated half yearly application in the Aayaat Niryat form to claim duty credit under the Focus Market Scheme for exports realized during the period; entitlement is granted on FOB value realized as per BRC/FIRC, may be transferable where bank certified realizations or irrevocable instruments exist, and scrips are issued with a single port of registration though usable at other ports after TRA. Applicants must submit proof of landing and prescribed documentary evidence; detailed application form and declarations are annexed.

Port designation change: substitution of Pondicherry Port with Chennai Port in public notice, altering foreign trade routing procedures.
Amendment substitutes "Pondicherry Port" with "Chennai Port" in paragraph 1(ii) of Public Notice No.72(RE-06)/2004-2009, effecting a change in the designated port applicable to the specified foreign trade procedure; the change is made under powers granted by the Foreign Trade Policy and issued in the public interest.

Drawback notice amendment removes EOU limitation and makes the textual correction effective retrospectively to 20.10.2006.
Correction deletes the words "to EOU Units" from the fourth line of Public Notice No.65 concerning the All Industry Rate of Drawback for HSD and furnace oil; the Director General of Foreign Trade invokes powers under the Foreign Trade Policy to issue the amendment, which is effective from the original notice date and recorded as a public interest correction.

Standard Input-Output Norms update: new SION adds category-wise input limits for glass container exports via cullet route.
The Public Notice amends SION entries in the Handbook of Procedures Vol.2 by revising import-item compositions and input quantities for a chemical product SION and by adding a new SION for glass vials, bottles and related items produced via the glass scrap/cullet route, specifying category-wise input allowances and a combined limit for certain glass formers.

Export restrictions on pulses to Sri Lanka limit shipments to specified types and ports; exceptions require DGFT permission.
Restriction on export of pulses to Sri Lanka confines exports to specified pulse varieties with quantified ceilings and authorises shipments only from a designated Indian port to a designated Sri Lankan port; the prohibition does not apply where a specific administrative permission has been granted.

Scheduled chemicals compliance: exporters and importers must state correct descriptions and full HS codes in shipping documents.
Exporters, importers and clearing agents must indicate accurate chemical descriptions and the corresponding eight digit HS codes for Scheduled Chemicals (as specified for Category 1A and 1B in Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS)) in all inward and outward shipping documents to enable accurate annual reporting to the OPCW; DGFT observed omissions and directed immediate implementation of its prior policy guidance, with trade advised to report any implementation difficulties to the customs commissioner.

Amendment to export procedure: Appendix eight updated to include oranges and vegetables from specified Madhya Pradesh districts.
Amendment to the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) updates Appendix Eight by altering the entry at Sl. No. 52 to specify that oranges and vegetables are covered in the State of Madhya Pradesh, listing the districts Chhindwara, Hoshangabad and Betul; the change is made under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009 and issued by public notice.

Agreement name amendment: 'Bangkok Agreement' replaced by Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) in handbook references.
The amendment substitutes the designation Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) for the term "Bangkok Agreement" in Paragraph 2.21.1 and Sub Para (d) of the Handbook of Procedures, Volume I, and correspondingly replaces the wording in the heading of Appendix 4 B to align terminology across the instrument.

Import quota restrictions under the Indo Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement require pre purchase agreements and Certificate of Origin.
Notification prescribes annual and quarter wise quantitative restrictions for vanaspati, pepper and desiccated coconut imports under the Indo Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement; requires applications to the Exim Facilitation Committee in the Aayaat Niryaat Form with applicable fees; mandates pre purchase agreements from eligible Sri Lankan exporters for vanaspati and production of a Certificate of Origin at import clearance; and sets the financial year as the allocation period, with initial year quantities adjusted for prior imports.

Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana expands to cover egg albumin exports, benefits effective from specified export period.
Amendment adds egg albumins to Appendix 37A under the Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana, listing two product entries with ITC (HS) codes for dried and other egg albumin and specifying the export date from which benefits are admissible; for exports made within the stated period the final date for filing applications for grant of credit is the prescribed filing deadline.

Standard Input-Output Norms update: corrected SIONs and a new chemical entry revise allowed import inputs and entitlements.
Amendments update the Standard Input Output Norms in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2 by correcting, adding and deleting specific SION entries and by inserting a new chemical SION at Sl. No. A-3626. Corrective changes revise permitted import items and alternatives for specified chemical and engineering export entries, add "Lubricating Oil" to miscellaneous import allowances under existing value limits, and revise rubber-hose SION technical notes including a wastage/formula rule, polyester reinforcement conversion, and option to permit rubber compound imports under prescribed norms.

DFIA verification requires exporters to declare non availment of Central Excise or CENVAT facilities for imported materials.
Corrigendum to Public Notice No.56/2006: para (2)(e) now subjects DFIA verification to any other condition in the relevant customs exemption Notification. Para (3)(xv)(a) now requires exporters to declare that they have not availed the facility under Rule 18 or sub rule (2) of Rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, or the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, for materials imported or procured against the DFIA.

Pre-shipment inspection requirement for metallic waste imports; only direct imports from registered suppliers permitted with transitional allowance.
All metallic waste and scrap imports must be accompanied by a Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate confirming absence of arms/explosives/radioactive contamination and that the items qualify as metallic waste/scrap/seconds/defective by international parameters. The format and authorised agencies will be notified. The regime permits only direct imports from registered suppliers, requires importer and exporter names on import documents, prohibits high-sea sales, and provides a transitional allowance for shipments under the existing pre-shipment inspection system where the bill of lading predates the new system.

All Industry Rate of Drawback announced for HSD and Furnace Oil, applicable under Foreign Trade Policy schemes until further orders.
An All Industry Rate of Drawback is declared for High Speed Diesel and Furnace Oil supplied by domestic oil companies, applying to supplies made under the schemes set out in Chapters 4, 6 and 8 of the Foreign Trade Policy, and effective until further orders.

Certification agency listing amended to designate SAI Global Limited as approved IS/ISO 9000 certifier, updating Handbook Appendix.
The Director General of Foreign Trade, exercising powers under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, amends Appendix 6 of the Handbook of Procedures (Volume I) by modifying Sl. No. 14 in the list of IS/ISO 9000 (Series) certification agencies to read as SAI Global Limited with the specified Mumbai address, issued as Public Notice No. 64/2006.

Export obligation resolution: appointment-based hearings allow exporters to seek disposal of pending EPCG and DES cases.
The notice creates an appointment-based mechanism allowing exporters to seek personal hearings with DDGs for pending EPCG and DES export obligation cases by prior e-mail request; hearings occur on Thursdays, require all supporting documents, attendance by senior in charge officials or authorised representatives, and priority is given to cases with expired or blocked Bank Guarantees or needing an Export Obligation Discharge Certificate, to be disposed on a first-come, first-served basis under existing procedures.

Handbook amendment updates SEZ and EOU contact and jurisdiction details under Foreign Trade Policy powers.
Amendment to the Handbook of Procedures under Paragraph 2.4 revises Sl. No. 39 of Appendix 1 (Volume I) to update the office designation and contact particulars for the Development Commissioner at Noida Special Economic Zone and to specify that units in Noida SEZ and EOUs/SEZs in the listed northern states and union territory are covered by this entry.

Port-restricted imports: entry permitted only through specified designated ports, narrowing authorized import gateways under trade policy rules.
The amendment revises paragraph 2(iv) of Public Notice No.46 (RE 2006) to state that imports will be allowed into India only through the following ports: Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin, Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai, Kandla, New Mangalore and Mundra, effected under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade Policy and the Handbook of Procedures.

Import restrictions under Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana revised to disallow certain capital goods for agriculture.
Amendment replaces the Appendix 37B entry for Capital Goods under the Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana to specify disallowed imports: general-purpose agricultural tractors within the stated power band, stationary diesel engines, irrigation pumps, threshers for cereals, combine harvesters suitable only for wheat and paddy, and animal driven implements; implemented by public notice under the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I).