One-time condonation for late EPCG installation certificates permitted with penalty and specified eligibility and documentary conditions.
One-time relaxation allows RAs to accept installation certificates under the EPCG scheme submitted beyond prescribed time on payment of a penalty of Rs. 5,000 per authorization, subject to conditions: capital goods were installed within eighteen months of import; bonafide reasons for delay are submitted; the certificate is filed by the substituted cut-off date; and the authorization is not under investigation or adjudication by any agency.

Onetime condonation of delay permits belated EPCG export obligation extension requests subject to procedural compliance and fee.
Onetime condonation is allowed for delayed requests to extend the EPCG Export Obligation period when requests otherwise comply with procedural requirements; RAs may grant extensions in continuation of the original or extended expiry period under the Handbook of Procedures applicable on the date of authorization, subject to payment of an additional composition fee and fulfillment of all FTP and HBP conditions.

One-time condonation for delayed EPCG export-obligation extensions allowed subject to additional fee and documentary conditions.
Regional Authorities may, on a one-time basis, condone delayed applications for block-wise Export Obligation extension under the EPCG scheme for authorizations issued from 1 September 2004, subject to payment of the regular composition fee plus an additional administrative surcharge and submission of installation certificate; the facility is available for otherwise in-order cases and excludes matters under investigation/adjudication or previously rejected by the EPCG committee, with alternative regularization by payment of proportionate duties and interest remaining available.

Extension of export obligation: one time relief permits regularisation of delayed exports subject to composition fee and conditions.
One time public notice allows time bound clubbing of Advance Authorisations issued under the 2002-2007 and 2004-2009 policies on filing ANF 4C, subject to RA processing and exclusions for misrepresentation, prior EODC/redemption or adjudication. It also permits one time extension of Export Obligation periods for authorisations under the 2002-2007 and 2004-2009 policies and certain pre cutoff 2009-2014 authorisations, regularising delayed exports without fee if within the original term and otherwise on payment of tiered composition fees, with strict filing, shipping bill and exclusionary conditions and prescribed deadlines.

Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary compliance: exporters must obtain designated certificates or face suspension and penal action.
Exporters must ascertain importing country SPS requirements, obtain certificates from designated agencies and provide them with export documents; failure that brings complaints from importing countries can lead DGFT to call for records, issue notice, and suspend or cancel the Importer Exporter Code and invoke penalties or other legal measures.

Duty credit scrip validity extended, increasing the usable period for eligible scrips while maintaining revalidation limits.
The Public Notice amends the Handbook of Procedures to extend the validity period of Duty Credit Scrips issued under Chapter 3 from the date of issue, requires scrips to be valid on the date of actual debit of duty, and maintains the prohibition on revalidation except as permitted under the specified HBP provision.

Clubbing of Advance Authorisations tightened with EO reckoning rules and drug import default regularisation; duty and interest remain payable.
Amendments set conditions for clubbing of Advance Authorisations: requests to the issuing RA, limited to redemption/regularisation, only where similar duty exemption was availed, and generally requiring exports under all authorisations to fall within the initial/extended EO of the earliest authorisation with limited exceptions; common inputs only are clubbed and value addition must be maintained. EO extension rules prescribe composition fee rates tied to export performance. Bonafide defaults for drug imports from unregistered sources may be regularised by consumption evidence, destruction certificate, or re export, but duty and interest remain payable on unutilised imports.

Removal of regional authority power to issue or renew nominated agency certificates under amended trade procedures.
The amendment deletes Para 4.94(a) of the Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020, removing Regional Authorities' power to issue or renew Nominated Agency Certificates and reallocating issuance and renewal authority under the Foreign Trade Policy framework.

Pre-import condition for flat-rolled stainless steel under advance authorisation imposes an export-obligation period from customs clearance.
Imports of flat rolled products of stainless steel under ITC(HS) codes 7219 and 7220 under Advance Authorisation are subject to a pre-import condition and an export obligation period measured from the date each import consignment is cleared by Customs.

Re-export of EPCG capital goods allowed for defect, repair or replacement with EO re fixation and duty adjustment.
Capital Goods under EPCG found defective may be re-exported to supplier or exported for replacement/repairs abroad within three years of customs clearance with RA/Customs permission; EO will be re fixed and Customs will credit previously availed duty benefits which can be debited on import of replacements, and the duty component of repair costs plus insurance and freight both ways will be considered for EO re fixation.

CXL concession sugar quota allocation permits exports under specified conditions, requiring Certificate of Origin and customs endorsement.
Allocation of a CXL concession preferential quota of 10,000 tons of white sugar for export to the EU for October 2017-September 2018. Exports are 'Free' subject to notified conditions and applicable export duty. Certificate of Origin must be issued by the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai, and the EUR form endorsed by Customs; reporting obligations under the relevant Notification must be followed.

Catch-all export control requires SCOMET licence where an item risks WMD, missile or military use; export regulated.
Exporters notified by authority, or who know or have reason to believe that an item not on the SCOMET list could be used in or diverted to WMD, missile systems, or military use, must apply for a SCOMET licence; such exports may be denied or permitted under the SCOMET licensing procedure (Paragraph 2.73). "Military use" is defined to include incorporation into, or use, development, or production of, items in SCOMET Categories 5D or 6.

Fixation of norms streamlines online norms fixation and Advance Authorisation procedures with mandatory data, documentation, and compliance.
Amendments centralize fixation of norms through seven Norms Committees at DGFT headquarters with designated product coverage and email contacts, require applicants to provide active contact details and up to three years' production/consumption data, and allow ad hoc norms generally valid for one authorisation (with limited extensions). Applications are to be filed online and Norms Committees shall forward files to concerned agencies promptly; documentary proof of export may be used to re-credit entitlement pending norms fixation. Holders must maintain certified Appendix 4-I records, link authorisation/file numbers to export documents online, and comply with customs, bond, BG/LUT and GST-related requirements; specific rules address re-export, DFIA, pharmaceuticals, and gems and jewellery imports.

Standard Input Output Norms amendment updates toothbrush export input requirements, adding PBT filament and specifying input output quantities.
Amendment to SION H-331 revises input requirements for toothbrush exports: relevant polymer for handles (1.05 kg/kg export product as an alternative), toothbrush handles (net + 2% wastage), relevant nylon monofilament or Polybutylene Terephthalate filament (1.05 kg/kg export product), and aluminium/nickel/nickel-silver/brass wire (1.01 kg/kg export product). The Public Notice adds Polybutylene Terephthalate filament to the permitted inputs at S. No. 2.

Single-point contact for foreign trade queries: exporters and importers must use Contact@DGFT portal instead of email or social media.
Establishes the Contact@DGFT service as the mandatory single point contact for all foreign trade queries and requires users to post issues via the DGFT online module, selecting RA Pune for matters concerning that Regional Authority; exporters and importers must stop sending queries by Twitter or email.

Single point contact for foreign trade issues established; use Contact@DGFT for issue resolution and tracking.
Establishes Contact@DGFT as the single point contact for all foreign trade-related issues; exporters/importers must use this portal rather than twitter or email. DGFT will resolve matters within its remit and pursue issues with other central or state agencies on behalf of stakeholders. Each request receives a reference number for tracking, and monitoring arrangements have been implemented to ensure expeditious action.

Pre-authorized bank debit suspension for specified imports requires exporters to verify clients' bank authorizations before proceeding.
Algerian banks have been directed to suspend pre-authorized direct debit instructions for imports of listed food products, finished goods and industrial equipment. Article 29 of Regulation No.07-01 requires a pre-authorized bank debit instruction for transfers, fund repatriation and customs clearance; exporters should verify with their Algerian clients that this bank formalities were completed before 4 July 2017.

GSP certification authorization: APEDA authorized to issue GSP and non preferential Certificates of Origin under FTP appendices.
APEDA is authorized under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 to issue GSP Certificates and Certificates of Origin (Non Preferential), and its name is added to Appendix 2C (Agencies Authorized to issue GSP Certification) and to Appendix 2E (List of Agencies Authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (Non Preferential)) of the FTP appendices.

Extension of TRQ export deadline for preferential sugar shipments to USA extends permitted export period under FTP.
The Director General of Foreign Trade, under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, amends an earlier public notice to extend the last date for export of the TRQ-allocated raw sugar to the United States for the referenced US fiscal allocation, while retaining all other previously notified terms and conditions applicable to those exports.

Contract registration relaxation allows import contracts with prior advance payments to be registered under amended import policy.
Contracts for import of Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal with advance payment made prior to 5 August 2017 may be registered by the jurisdictional Regional Authorities headed by Additional DGFTs if a contract/purchase invoice and bank certified payment details showing the import purpose are produced; registrations require verification and Head of Office approval and must be filed within the prescribed short term window with payment of the specified application fee.