Exemption of mandatory Quality Control Orders: Mines included to enable imports of inputs for export manufacture. The Ministry of Mines has been added to Appendix-2Y, the list of Departments whose mandatory Quality Control Orders are exempted by DGFT for goods imported as inputs to be utilised or consumed in manufacture of export products, ensuring that such QCO notifications do not bar import by Advance Authorisation holders, EOU and SEZ units for export production.