DTA sale entitlement expanded with revised delegation, forms, and compliance for export oriented units under amended procedures.
Public Notice No.36 amends the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) to extend EOU/EPZ provisions to STP/EHTP units, delegate approvals for EHTP/STP to Department of Electronics designees and to the Inter Ministerial Standing Committee, prescribe new and corrected annexures and application forms (including conversion fact sheet, debonding undertaking and SIL application), fix a minimum exports turnover threshold in conversion guidelines, and substitute Appendix 42 with detailed DTA sale entitlement rules linking domestic sale permissions to approved LOI/LOP items, documentation, certification and Net Foreign Exchange requirements.

Standard Input Output Norms updated: corrections, new chemical/engineering/textile entries and licence rules for alternative inputs.
Amendments to Handbook of Procedures Vol.2 revise Standard Input-Output Norms by correcting existing entries, substituting input lists for specified export items, and adding new SION entries in Chemical, Engineering, Textile and Miscellaneous product groups with detailed import-item compositions and input quantities. The notice authorises licences to permit alternative inputs in the same prescribed ratios and allows licences for galvanised export products to be granted for ungalvanised export by excluding zinc.

DEPB credit rate notification updates eligible export items and amends handbook appendix under export import policy framework.
Notification of credit rates under the DEPB Scheme adds specific export items to eligibility lists and prescribes corresponding tariff credit rates; the Annexure is incorporated into the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1) as an amendment to the Appendix governing DEPB credits.

Special Import Licence entitlement for khadi manufacturers linked to FOB export value with biannual application windows.
Eligible khadi manufacturing units registered with KVIC or KVIBs are granted a Special Import Licence equal to 6% of the FOB value of exports directly made by them effective 15 August 1997. Applications must be filed in Appendix 20B against export proceeds realised on six monthly bases (April-September and October-March) within six months from the end of the relevant period; the first claim covers proceeds from 15 August 1997 to 31 March 1998.

Wheat import permission through designated state trading agencies subject to APEDA registration and actual-user sale conditions.
Permission is granted for wheat import by designated state trading agencies on behalf of roller flour mills, limited to meeting mills' own milling requirements for domestic sale. Imports must be registered with APEDA and the imported wheat must be sold to individual roller flour mills on an actual user basis.

Present Market Value limit under DEPB: earlier shipments allowed DEPB benefit if exporter gives declaration and indemnity.
Export entitlement under the DEPB scheme is limited so that, for export products attracting higher credit rates, the DEPB credit shall not exceed fifty percent of the Present Market Value (PMV) of the product, and exporters were required to declare this limitation on the shipping bill. For shipments before the declaration requirement took effect, DEPB benefits may still be granted if the exporter files a self declaration to the licensing authority that credit does not exceed the PMV cap and provides a notarised indemnity bond to refund any excess credit within thirty days of demand.

Export ceiling allocation for coarse grains set; APEDA to allocate and monitor, with allocation split and timelines enforced.
A fixed export ceiling for coarse grains (Barley, Maize, Bajra, Ragi and Jowar excluding hybrid Kharif Jowar) for the 1997-98 licensing year is placed with APEDA for allocation, split between private exporters and PSUs with specified sub-allocations and RCAC revalidations. No minimum export price applies; contract registration and authorised exports are barred after the licensing year cutoff. APEDA must ensure the ceiling is not exceeded, report exhaustion to the Ministry of Commerce, and submit monthly statements with exporter, quantity, FOB value and destination details.

Export ceiling for powder milk set with earmarked allocation for EPCG licence holders and APEDA administration.
A policy circular sets an export ceiling for powdered milk for the licensing year and earmarks a portion for issuance of Registration cum Allocation Certificates (RCACs) to exporters holding EPCG licences, who must meet Export Obligations by exporting powdered milk. APEDA is authorised to issue RCACs, ensure the overall ceiling is not exceeded, report exhaustion of the ceiling to the Ministry of Commerce and DGFT, and furnish monthly statements with exporter details, quantities, FOB value and destinations.

Export ceilings for manufactured articles from shed antlers set with licensing, documentation and pre-shipment inspection requirements.
Export of manufactured articles and shavings from shed antlers of Sambhar and Chital is authorised for 1997-98 under specified port-wise ceilings. Regional licensing offices will notify available ceilings and accept single applications per exporter; allocations are normally capped at ten percent of the available ceiling. Licences require a Legal Procurement Certificate from the Chief Wild Life Warden or authorised officer, CITES certification where applicable, a declaration against use of poached material, and are subject to pre-shipment inspection. Allocated quantities must be exported or surrendered, with licences valid until the end of the licensing year.

Export licensing change: Sesame seeds allowed free export; licences required for sunflower, safflower, rapeseed and mustard.
HPS groundnut and Sesamum (sesame seeds) are authorised for free export without quantitative restrictions or export licences; exporters must submit, within 30 days of export, a statement with a copy of the Shipping Bill indicating quantities exported. Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Rapeseeds and Mustard Seeds require export licences procured under the procedure in Paragraph 11.2 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I), 1997-2002.

Deemed export benefits for oil and gas and refinery supplies limited by customs coverage and capped excise refund.
Supplies to oil and gas projects and to new refineries qualify for deemed export benefits when covered by the applicable customs notifications and supplied under International Competitive Bidding or Limited Global Tender. Domestic suppliers to the oil and gas sector may claim benefits under Paragraph 10.3(c) and (d), with the Terminal Excise Duty refund limited to the amount equal to Excise at three percent. Domestic suppliers to new refineries may claim only the benefits in Paragraph 10.3(a), (b) and (d).

DEPB scheme amendments: corrected credit rates, product-description adjustments and substituted claim forms for export entitlement.
Notification revising DEPB Scheme credit rates and correcting, deleting or substituting specific Annexure entries for engineering, chemical, electronic and textile export products; and substituting Appendix-11C, 11D and 11E forms while retaining existing declaration and document enclosure requirements. The annexures are incorporated into Appendix-28A of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) 1997-2002 and the corrections adjust product descriptions and credit-entitlement rates for DEPB claims.

Export conditions for bone and horn products under the notice exclude finished handicrafts from further processing certificate requirements.
The Public Notice applies to exports of bones, horn and hoof products destined for further processing not intended for human or animal consumption, requiring a production-process certificate from the Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council; finished handicrafts made of bone or horn are consumer products exported as final goods and therefore the Public Notice and its certification requirement do not apply to such handicraft exports.

Rate of exchange determination under Customs Act directing conversion into Indian rupees for customs valuation and processing.
Circular forwarding Ministry of Finance / Central Board of Excise and Customs notifications that fix the rate of exchange for conversion of foreign currency into Indian rupees for the purposes of Section 14(3) of the Customs Act, 1962, applicable from 21 May 1997, for information and necessary action in customs valuation and related processing.

Bank guarantee enforcement ensures recovery where exporters fail to meet export obligations after receiving precious metals.
Conversion of exported precious metals for entitlement calculations uses a formula converting carat or declared fineness into equivalent quantities at prescribed standard fineness levels for gold, silver and platinum. Exporters may obtain metal from nominated agencies on outright purchase or loan only upon furnishing a Bank Guarantee, which the agencies shall enforce if exports are not effected in the prescribed period. Bonafide defaults may be regularised on payment of customs duty with interest, while advance licence cases follow existing handbook provisions.

Export permission for non-durum wheat to humanitarian organisations authorized, subject to RCAC issuance by APEDA.
Export authorization for non-durum wheat for humanitarian relief is permitted against RCACs issued by APEDA to the designated exporter; APEDA must complete administrative actions and report RCAC issuance to the Department of Economic Policy (Agri II), Ministry of Commerce, with intimation to the Statistical Division.

Preferential quota allocation: release of raw cane sugar for export to the European Union under existing arrangements.
An additional quantity of 10,500 MTs of raw cane sugar is released for export to the European Union against the preferential quota for the 1997-98 delivery period to be effected by ISGIEIC during the October 1996-September 1997 season, with all other terms and conditions of Policy Circular No. 6/97-98 dated 17.6.97 remaining unchanged.

Export licensing for sandalwood chips requires origin certificates, physical stock verification and compliance with export conditions.
Export of sandalwood chips, mixed chips, flakes, sapwood chips/powder and dust is permitted only against an Export Licence for listed sandalwood classes. Applications must include prescribed forms and supporting documents such as export order/credit instrument, RCMC, IEC, and Certificate(s) of Origin or Legal Procurement Certificate(s) issued by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests; unutilised origin certificates and unlifted auction stocks may be considered subject to documentary proof and physical verification. Licences are issued only after original legal procurement documents and a certificate of physical stock verification from the designated forest or wildlife officer are produced.

Export licensing for certain oilseeds: HPS groundnut exempted while sesame, sunflower, safflower, rape and mustard require licences.
For the licensing year 1997-98, export of HPS Groundnut is allowed freely without quantitative restrictions or export licences. Exports of sesamum (sesame), sunflower, safflower, rape and mustard seeds remain subject to the Negative List and require prospective exporters to apply for export licences under the procedure in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) for the EXIM Policy 1997-2002.

DEPB credit rates notified for additional textile, engineering and electronic export items under Export Import Policy provisions.
Notification of DEPB credit rates for additional textile, engineering and electronic export items, expressed as percentages of FOB export value. The Director General of Foreign Trade has added an Annexure of product-specific credit rates to Appendix-28A of the Handbook of Procedure, listing textiles (yarns, fabrics, knitwear), specified electronic valves and tubes, and varied engineering items with their applicable DEPB rates for use as export incentive credits under the DEPB scheme.