State of Origin Code: exporters must provide code in shipping bills to ensure accurate state-level export data reporting.
Exporters must furnish the State of Origin Code in shipping bills to enable DGCI&S to compile reliable export statistics and for Customs to report State/UT export figures in Daily Trade Returns; this data is necessary for disbursing ASIDE grants to States and Union Territories based on export shares and growth, and all export stakeholders are directed to ensure shipping bills include the State of Origin Code when submitted to Customs.

Deemed export benefits recovery: requirement to return cash equivalents for suppliers to Talcher power project.
The DGFT, invoking Paragraph 2.4 of the Export and Import Policy, 2002-2007 and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures, amends transitional arrangements to require M/s NTPC to return the cash equivalent of deemed export benefits availed by suppliers for Talcher Super Thermal Power Project Stage II because World Bank funding was not available. The return obligation covers benefits under Advance Intermediate Licence/Special Imprest Licence and deemed export drawback up to 31 March 2000, and refunds of terminal excise duty from 1 April 2000 onwards.

DEPB benefit entitlement for composite exports limited to lowest constituent rate; declaration and weight-based rules govern claims.
DEPB benefit on composite or assembled products is admissible where constituent items have fixed DEPB rates but the entitlement is limited to the lowest applicable constituent rate after disregarding constituent items weighing less than five percent of the product's total net weight; no benefit applies if any constituent item over that weight lacks a fixed DEPB rate. Exporters must declare the composite product description and total net weight, descriptions and weights of all constituents, DEPB entry numbers and credit rates for each constituent, and identify constituents under the weight threshold. The notice also adds specific DEPB rate entries and value caps for listed engineering, chemical, and plastics products.

Delegation of status grant to Development Commissioners streamlines EOU/EPZ/SEZ approvals and clarifies procurement and jewellery supply rules.
Authority to grant or renew EOU/EPZ/SEZ status is delegated to the Development Commissioner except where export FOB clubbing of a parent company is involved; AROs may be granted to procure indigenous inputs or obtain goods from EOU/EPZ/EHTP/STP/SEZ units with customs/central excise entries reducing import licence validity; gem and jewellery units may re-export imports, export domestically procured goods, and supply unsuitable/broken stones to DTA against GEM/REP on payment of duty; Development Commissioners may fix six-month ad hoc wastage norms pending BOA regularisation.

Exemption from RCMC for woollen products and facilitation of AROs and back-to-back L/Cs for intermediate supplies.
RCMC obligation is removed for exports of shoddy and woollen products and wool-dominant blends across classifications. An ARO may be issued with or after an Advance Licence for Physical Exports, Intermediate Supplies, Deemed Exports or DFRC and will be co-terminus with the Advance Licence. Advance Licence holders, except DFRC holders, may obtain inland back-to-back LCs in favour of indigenous suppliers. Negotiation of documents certified under confirmed irrevocable LCs will be accepted as proof of export without insistence on export proceeds realization.

Tariff rate quota allocation procedure: eligible agencies must apply for specified imports by deadline, with allocation by EFC.
Procedure for TRQ imports prescribes eligible agencies by tariff item, requires submission of the prescribed application and supporting documents to the Exim Facilitation Committee at DGFT, adherence to fee procedures in the Handbook of Procedures, and completion of imports before the specified cut-off date. Maize remains under State Trading Regime with option for designated agencies to receive import licences if not importing through the Food Corporation. The EFC, chaired by the Director General, will allocate quotas; failure to import within the stipulated period leads to two year ineligibility for the same item's quota.

Standard Input Output Norms updated: amendments add and substitute SION entries, specifying import-item allocations for exports.
Amendments revise the Standard Input Output Norms in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2 by substituting, deleting and adding SION entries. The Director General prescribes updated input-output ratios, alternative import options, component lists and packing/consumable allowances for specified export items across Chemicals, Engineering and Miscellaneous product groups as set out in Annexures A-D, and mandates net-to-net importation with accountability where indicated.

Postal delivery of licences requires a self addressed stamped envelope; licences retained and dispatched only after envelope submission.
Facility permits delivery of licences by post upon submission of a self addressed stamped envelope of specified dimensions for speed post. Applicants without valid identity cards, those opting for postal delivery despite having identity cards, and applicants under negative/restrictive lists must enclose the prescribed envelope with postage by distance. If applicants with valid identity cards fail to submit the envelope and do not collect licences within fifteen days of expected delivery, licences will be retained and dispatched only after the envelope is provided; delays are the applicant's responsibility.

Non-transferability of advance licence: additions of co-licensees after obligation completion are not permitted under policy.
PMV must be declared itemwise in EDI shipping bills and Annexure D PMV declarations remain required. Change/addition of co licensee after export obligation completion is not permitted as it converts a non transferable Advance Licence into a transferable one and frustrates enforcement; replenished materials must be consumed only at the factory that exported. Advance Licences for deemed exports to EOUs/EPZs/EHTPs/STPs require the unit's Legal Undertaking/Letter of Permission/Letter of Intent and are limited to approved inputs. Where EP copies cannot be generated, a certified Shipment Certificate by Customs may be accepted for DEPB purposes.

Advance licence conditions: import of raw garlic allowed only with prior import and allicin-content match requirement.
Advance licences for import of raw garlic against export of garlic products must include a prior import condition and a requirement that the allicin weight in import and export match within a narrow variation on the basis of chromatographic profile; Regional Licensing Authorities shall issue licences with these endorsements and forward them to the head office ALC for finalization of norms under the Handbook of Procedures.

Electronic filing requirement for export licences mandates only electronic submission of Advance Licences, DEPBs and DFRCs; manual filings barred.
All applications for Advance Licences, DEPBs and DFRCs must be filed electronically; manual applications will not be accepted. Exporters must obtain passwords by applying with copies of IEC allotment letter and RCMC to the designated office contact, and passwords will be issued within one working day, as part of the transition to a paperless electronic filing system.

DEPB rate amendment adds entitlement for disposable hypodermic needles under the Schedule of DEPB Rates.
Addition to the Schedule of DEPB Rates inserts an entry for "Hypodermic needle (Disposable)" under Engineering Product Code 61, specifying a DEPB Rate of 3% and showing a column for a Value Cap for DEPB entitlement without a specified cap; the change is effected under the Export and Import Policy, 2002-07 and the Handbook of Procedures, 2002-07 by Public Notice No. 35/2002-07.

Documentation requirement: soft copy submissions and stricter deemed-export proof; new agri export zones specified issued.
Manual application filers must provide a soft copy of the application in MS Word on a floppy disk; deemed-export supplies to EOUs/EPZs/SEZs require a copy of the invoice or ARE-3 signed by the receiving unit and jurisdictional excise authorities certifying item, quantity, value and date of supply; four Agri Export Zones are added for specified products and districts.

Endorsement change for advance licences: licences may be amended to reflect the notification dispensing with DEEC Books.
Advance licences issued with endorsement of Customs Notification No.50/51/2000, despite discontinuation of DEEC Books under the Exim Policy from 1.4.2002, may be amended at the request of the licence holder to endorse Customs Notification No.43/2002 (dtd.19.4.2002) where licence holders face difficulties with customs, aligning endorsements with the notification that dispensed with the DEEC Book requirement.

Extension of filing deadline for DEPB endorsements, plus modified metal fineness requirements and inspection agency listings.
The notice extends the period for re submission and endorsement of DEPBs relating to shipments with prior "Let Export" orders, allows licence holders to apply for endorsements using counter assistance, and requires licensing authorities to process such requests promptly. It also extends the filing deadline for applications for actual user and transferable DEPBs for those shipments. Additionally, nominated agencies' metal release fineness standards are specified, an internal paragraph reference in Chapter 8 is corrected, and Appendix 28's list of inspection and certification agencies is amended.

DEPB rate amendments revise export entitlement rates and adjust value caps, including deletions of specified tariff entries.
Amendments revise the Schedule of DEPB Rates by changing DEPB rates and value caps for specified engineering products (Product Group 61), deleting two DEPB entries (S. Nos. 493 and 494), and correcting the DEPB rate and value cap for Roxarsone in Product Group 62 to update export entitlement calculations.

Import policy change for CKD/SKD kits: withdrawal of export obligation condition for joint venture car manufacturers under MOU.
The Director General of Foreign Trade amends the regulatory framework for import of CKD/SKD kits by joint venture car manufacturers under MOU by withdrawing the Paragraph 2 condition from the earlier public notice that required fulfilment of export obligations for specified prior imports within the stipulated period unless extended by the Government; the change is stated to be in the public interest.

DEPB rate amendments update export entitlement rates and value caps across engineering, chemical, textile and miscellaneous products.
Amendments to the Schedule of DEPB Rates revise DEPB entitlement rates and value caps across product groups. Under powers in the Export and Import Policy and Handbook (Vol.1), specified engineering entries are amended and new items added; chemical entries for automobile tyres and Quinalphos Technical are corrected with adjusted value caps; textile notes and shawl entries are revised to include lining and update DEPB treatment; miscellaneous corrections amend sacking cloth and made-up sacking rates and caps.

Silver content calculation excludes studding weight, preserving eligibility for the gem and jewellery export scheme when threshold is met.
For purposes of Exim Policy eligibility under the Gem & Jewellery Scheme, the quantum of silver in silver jewellery exports shall be calculated excluding the weight of studding; this applies to silver jewellery, partly processed jewellery, silver wire, silver strips and related articles that meet the policy's silver-content threshold and is issued as authoritative guidance to Licensing Authorities and Customs Commissioners.

Indian Rupee Value of Special Currency Basket revised for deferred payment contracts under Indo USSR protocols, affecting valuation.
The Reserve Bank of India revised the Indian Rupee Value of the Special Currency Basket, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade notifies that this revised valuation is effective from 27.06.2002; the revision applies to deferred payment contracts concluded under the Deferred Payments Protocol dated 30 April 1981 and the Deferred Payments Protocol dated 23 December 1985 between the Government of India and the erstwhile USSR.