Single Window Interface for Trade extension integrates online WCCB referrals into export processing across all customs EDI locations.
Extension of online referral to the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) under the Single Window Interface for Trade (SWIFT) requires shipping bills for CITES/wildlife export items to be referred electronically from all Customs EDI locations, with mapping to WCCB offices following import allocations and ICES Local System Managers mapping SW NOC module roles to respective WCCB officers per the DG (Systems) user manual.

Duty drawback jurisdiction shifted to Customs commissioners for DTA-to-SEZ supplies, with pending claims transferred and brand rates fixed by Customs.
Duty drawback claims for supplies by DTA units to SEZ units or developers shall be processed and paid by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction over the DTA unit, with brand rate fixation by that office for fresh claims filed from 1 July 2017 onward; claims filed up to 30 June 2017 and pending with Central Excise formations shall be transferred to the jurisdictional Customs office, while other processing instructions remain unchanged and Central Excise commissionerates will continue discharging Customs functions until replacement Customs commissionerates are notified.

Drawback inclusion of integrated tax and compensation cess now permitted on re export, subject to no credit certification.
Drawback entitlement on re exported imports now includes refund of integrated tax and compensation cess; the Re export Rules have been amended accordingly. Sanction of such drawback requires a certificate from the competent GST officer confirming that no input tax credit or refund of integrated tax or compensation cess has been availed or claimed on the imported goods to prevent double benefit, while existing drawback procedures continue to apply.

ISPM-15 compliance required for wood packaging; non-marked material must be inspected and reported to quarantine.
Export consignments must be packed with wood packaging material conforming to ISPM-15. Customs officers shall inspect export and import consignments for the ISPM-15 mark and report unmarked or doubtful wood packaging to the Plant Quarantine Officer or relevant authorities for action, in accordance with Customs Circular No. 13/2011.

Single Window Interface for Exports expands WCCB online referrals to all EDI locations, streamlining export NOC processing.
Extension of online referral under the Single Window Interface (SWIFT) mandates that export Shipping Bills involving CITES/wildlife items be referred electronically to the Wild Life Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) for a No Objection Certificate, and that all Customs EDI locations adopt the same EDI-to-WCCB office mapping used for imports, with ICES role mapping performed by Local System Managers per the SW NOC module and user manual.

Round the clock customs clearance expands to all entries and attached CFS operations, with merchant overtime fee exemption following.
Extension of round the clock customs clearance requires designated ports and air cargo complexes to process all Bills of Entry and shipping bills continuously; custodians and trade must provide logistics support. The Customs Regulations exempt the Merchant Overtime Fee for services by customs officers at continuous hours ports and airports, and the exemption applies to customs activities carried out within Container Freight Stations attached exclusively to such ports, including verification of factory stuffed containers and exports covered by free shipping bills.

Drawback self-declaration enables higher AIR drawback where GST officer certificate is unavailable, subject to verification to prevent double neutralisation.
The requirement for a certificate from the jurisdictional GST officer to claim higher AIR duty drawback is dispensed with; exporters may claim higher rates on the basis of a prescribed self-declaration (also to be included in the EDI shipping bill) that no input tax credit or refund has been or shall be availed, with the amendment applicable to exports governed by the revised Note and Condition 12A with effect from 1.7.2017.

Tariff Rate Quota allocation for raw sugar to USA allows limited preferential exports subject to export duty and certification.
Allocation of 8424 MT of raw sugar to the USA under the Tariff Rate Quota from the non levy (Free Sale) quota for the US fiscal year 2018 is authorised; exports are governed by the TRQ framework, remain subject to the 20% export duty on sugar w.e.f. 16 June 2016, and must meet certification requirements including Certificate of Origin issued by the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai, together with the reporting obligations prescribed in the cited notifications.

Import entitlement amendment increases raw cashew requirement for cashew kernel exports under FTP trade notification.
Amendment to SION entry E8 revises the input entitlement for cashew kernel exports in the Handbook of Procedure Vol. II, increasing the quantity of raw cashew required per unit of exported cashew kernel and thereby changing the import entitlement applicable at the cited serial item under the Foreign Trade Policy.

Government backed Line of Credit for export finance imposes 75% India sourcing and EDF declaration requirements.
A Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) from Exim Bank to Ghana finances export of eligible goods and services for a sugarcane development and irrigation project, requiring at least 75% of contract value to be supplied from India and allowing 25% procurement from abroad. The LoC is effective from July 7, 2017 with a terminal utilisation period of 60 months after scheduled completion. Shipments must be declared on the Export Declaration Form; no agency commission is payable under the LoC though exporters may remit commission from their own resources or EEFC balances subject to AD Category I bank compliance. Directions are issued under Section 10(4) and Section 11(1) of FEMA.

Exports under Letter of Undertaking - allow exports without integrated tax subject to running bond, bank security and jurisdictional acceptance.
Exports without payment of integrated tax require a Bond or Letter of Undertaking (LUT) under rule 96A; eligible exporters may use LUT, others must submit a bond in FORM GST RFD-II. Bonds may be running bonds covering estimated tax liability and exporters must ensure outstanding liabilities are within bond limits or furnish fresh bonds. Jurisdictional Commissioners may require or waive a bank guarantee based on exporter track record; any required guarantee should normally not exceed the prescribed proportional limit. LUTs are valid for twelve months and acceptance is by the jurisdictional Deputy/Assistant Commissioner or temporarily by Central/State authorities.

Letter of Undertaking and bond requirement for integrated tax-free exports clarified; acceptance and security rules provided.
Exporters exporting without payment of integrated tax must furnish a Bond or Letter of Undertaking (LUT) in FORM GST RFD-11 accepted by the jurisdictional Deputy/Assistant Commissioner; until the online module is ready, the FORM may be downloaded and submitted manually. Exporters not eligible for LUT must furnish a bond on non-judicial stamp paper. Bonds may be running bonds covering estimated tax liability, require additional bonds if insufficient, and may be secured by a bank guarantee whose amount the jurisdictional Commissioner may determine based on exporter track record.

Bulk information transfer to identify dormant companies through corporate PAN, ITR, audit and SFT data under a secured MoU.
The CBDT directs that the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall furnish bulk information under section 138(1)(a) to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, limited to corporate PAN data, specified fields of corporate ITRs and audit reports, corporate SFT information, identified PAN-CIN and PAN-DIN associations, and other data necessary to identify dormant companies. Sharing will occur under a Memorandum of Understanding addressing transfer mode, confidentiality, secure preservation and disposal, reciprocal information flow, and agreed timelines, with a copy of the MoU forwarded for record.

Express Cargo Clearance: automated ECM/CBE filing, risk based screening and online duty payment enabling phased courier terminal automation.
Implementation of an automated Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) creates a phased, web based framework for electronic ECM and CBE filing, access controlled user roles, barcode arrival scanning and weight verification, digital signatures with physical signing when Service Center staff file, and integrated online payment. ECCS prescribes RMS based self assessment, X ray screening, inspection and assessment workflows, provisional assessment on bond with bond master and registration functions, ECM/CBE amendment constraints tied to IGM feed and arrival scan, hold and warehouse procedures, stop/cancellation/amendment before Out of Charge, and limited manual clearance only for exceptional downtime.

Brand rate fixation: pending brand rate applications transferred to customs jurisdiction and a nodal officer appointed for takeover.
Applications for fixation of brand rates under the Drawback Rules already filed with Central Excise before 01.07.2017 and pending shall be transferred, with all relevant documents, to the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction over the place of export (or to one chosen Customs Commissionerate where exports are from multiple places); the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Technical), Air Cargo Complex, Bengaluru is nominated as nodal officer to take over these pending brand rate applications from Central Excise/Central Tax formations.

SCOMET export controls tightened: defined validity, revalidation limits, EFC/IMWG procedures and repeat order conditions enforced.
The Public Notice prescribes validity periods for various import/export authorisations, sets revalidation limits (six months per revalidation, DGFT control over atypical extensions), and bars revalidation of transferable scrips except when validity expired in custody of government authorities. It formalises EXIM Facilitation Committee procedures including technical comments, port specific import registration and ex post facto issuance on unanimous NOCs, and defines IMWG criteria and procedural requirements for export of SCOMET items, including end user certifications, additional assurances, category specific licensing, display exemptions, repeat order limits, and that SCOMET revalidation follows the general revalidation provision.

Zero rated supply: exporters can claim Compensation Cess refund or export under bond with cess credit recovery.
Provisions defining zero rated supply under the IGST framework apply mutatis mutandis to the Compensation Cess on exports. Exporters may either claim refund of Compensation Cess paid or export under bond/Letter of Undertaking without paying Compensation Cess and claim refund of unutilised input tax credit of Compensation Cess attributable to the exports. The circular directs issuance of trade/public notices and reporting of implementation difficulties.

Position limits based on deliverable supply set client, member and exchange caps for agricultural commodity derivatives.
SEBI mandates that overall client-level open position limits for agricultural commodity derivatives be calculated as a fixed percentage of the commodity's deliverable supply (production plus imports) based on annual joint classification of commodities into sensitive, broad and narrow categories using five-year averages; exchanges must jointly compute, disclose sources, notify annual revisions when materially changed, and apply revised limits to running contracts from the prescribed effective date.

Composition intimation filing extended: FORM GST CMP-01 under Rule 3 deadline moved to 16 August 2017.
Extension of time granted for filing intimation to opt for composition levy under sub rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017: intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 may be filed until 16 August 2017. The extension is issued under the authority of section 168 of the Delhi GST Act and applies only to the procedural filing requirement for composition levy.

Exemption from trade rules: specified government, diplomatic, transit and bonded imports excluded from Rules subject to conditions.
The Order exempts specified categories of imports and exports from application of the Rules, including imports by Central and State Governments and their agencies, defence procurements, consignments placed through the Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, diplomatic and UN imports with duty exemptions, passenger baggage and tourist imports subject to re export obligations, postal and in transit consignments in custody of postal or customs authorities, and goods imported and bonded for re export, subject to prescribed conditions and penalties for failure to establish re export.