Exemption from mandatory Quality Control Orders permits import of inputs for manufacture of export products under export authorisations. Amendment creates an updated Appendix 2Y under the Foreign Trade Policy to enable import of inputs subject to Quality Control Orders (QCOs) when those inputs are to be utilised or consumed in the manufacture of export products, permitting Advance Authorisation holders, EOUs and SEZ units to import covered inputs without being subject to specified departmental QCO notifications.