SFIS entitlement clarified: telecom firms must segregate service earnings, undergo review and recomputation, and face recoveries where excess granted.
Regional Authorities must re-open and review all previously sanctioned telecom SFIS and DFCE cases to recompute entitlements under the revised interpretation, require applicants to segregate foreign exchange earnings by service type (ILDO, NLDO, AP and listed subcategories), call for information in a time-bound manner, recover any excess grants without imposing penal interest because the policy interpretation is recent, report monthly to DGFT, and complete the review within six months; telecoms are not entitled to SFIS on foreign exchange earned from 2009-10 onwards.

Change of Regional Authority address: amendment under Foreign Trade Policy updates Raipur office location and territorial jurisdiction for Chhattisgarh.
Amendment under Foreign Trade Policy authority changes the Raipur Regional Authority entry in Appendix 1 of the Handbook of Procedure to record a new office address at CSIDC Bhavan, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sector 4, Ring Road No. 1, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, with updated telephone, fax and e mail details; territorial jurisdiction remains the State of Chhattisgarh and the notice is issued in the public interest by the Director General of Foreign Trade.

Standard Input-Output Norms amendment updates aseptic packaging input specifications and permitted import quantities for exports.
Amendment updates the Standard Input-Output Norms (SION) entry H-444 to specify permitted import inputs and corresponding measurement relationships for the export item Aseptic Packaging Material. The annexure lists import items-paperboard/bleached paper/kraft paper, aluminium foil, LDPE, LLDPE/HDPE/MLLDPE granules/film, ethylene acrylic acid copolymer/adhesive copolymer granules, polymer strips (net-to-net), printing inks (weight per export product), and photo polymer plates (number per export product)-and sets the applicable content-based conversion factors and unit relationships for application under the Handbook of Procedures.

Wastage norms for studded jewellery updated to a uniform allowance for gold, platinum and silver under export rules.
The amendment replaces Sl. No. (b) of paragraph 4A.2 in the Handbook of Procedure (Vol. I) 2009-2014 to prescribe wastage allowances for studded jewellery: 7% with reference to gold and platinum content and 7% with reference to silver content, issued under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014.

Online transmission of export authorizations expands to new ICES locations, mandating EDI filing for affected DEPB shipping bills
Online transmission of DES (Advance Authorization), EPCG and DEPB authorizations will be electronically communicated to Customs for processing for 33 newly added ICES locations effective 10 July 2010. For DEPB exports from these ports, filing of Shipping Bills in EDI mode is obligatory. The circular names the affected ICDs and CFSs across multiple Commissionerates and directs RAs of DGFT to note the change.

Revalidation of Import Authorisation: first local extension allowed; further extensions require central headquarters review.
Revalidation of import authorisations for restricted items (excluding SCOMET items) requires applicants to apply to the Regional Authority, submitting originals to the RA and a self attested copy when central involvement is indicated; the RA may endorse the first local revalidation for a limited period without reference to the central office, while requests for revalidation beyond that initial local extension must be forwarded to the central headquarters for consideration.

Sanitary Import Permit requirement: obtain permit before importing animal-origin inputs under Advance Authorisation and notify authorities.
Where animal-origin inputs (including meat, eggs, milk products, embryos, ova, semen and pet food) are sought under Advance Authorisation, the Regional Authority must endorse a condition that a Sanitary Import Permit from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries be obtained before effecting imports, and must send a copy of the authorisation to the departmental authority at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

Change of authorised Certificates of Origin address: Federation of Gujarat Industries' contact details updated under trade policy amendment.
The public notice amends Appendix 4C of the Handbook of Procedures to change the office address and contact details of the Federation of Gujarat Industries, an agency authorised to issue Certificates of Origin - Non Preferential. The amendment substitutes the prior Gujarat entry with the new postal address, telephone, fax and email, and is issued in public interest by the Director General of Foreign Trade.

Certificate of Origin authorisation updated: agency name and contact details changed for a regional issuing body.
Amendment under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy updates the authorised issuer entry for Certificates of Origin - Non Preferential by changing the agency name at serial number twenty three in Maharashtra from "Indian Oilseeds & Produce Exporters Association EPC" to "Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council," and by providing updated telephone, fax, email and website contact details for the authorised issuing agency.

EDI Help Desk established to assist exporters with EDI issues, providing email, phone and in person support and email responses.
Establishes an EDI Help Desk at the Zonal JT. DGFT (CLA), New Delhi to assist exporters with EDI issues; designates staff and in person visiting hours; provides a dedicated helpdesk email and phone number as primary channels; requires that telephonic complaints also be sent by email; and states that responses and issue resolution will be communicated to exporters by email as soon as possible.

Export allocation for sugar to the EU permits shipments subject to designated agency control and equivalent import obligation.
Allocation of 10,000 metric tonnes of white sugar is authorised for export to the European Union under the Preferential Quota, with M/s Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited designated as the agency to execute exports. The export permission is conditional on the import of an equivalent quantity in the same sugar season. Shipments require specific EUR and GSP entries, EUR Form endorsement by Customs at the port of shipment, and GSP Certificate issuance by the Export Inspection Agency or the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

SION amendment updates input-output norms for reinforced automobile tyres, specifying import-item composition and conditional allowances.
Amendment revises SION A-1667 for automobile tyres reinforced with nylon or rayon tyre-cord warp-sheet, specifying permissible import-item composition and quantities including natural rubber, specified synthetic rubbers, V.P. latices, carbon black, nylon/tyre yarn/cord/warp sheet, bead wire, rubber chemicals and miscellaneous materials, and furnace oil/LSHS. It prescribes a conditional split between synthetic rubber categories for bus/truck tyres, confirms applicability to tubeless tyres with natural rubber inner liners, and provides a rule limiting certain dipping material imports when dipped fabric is brought in, with a compensatory weight allowance.

Amendment to Foreign Trade Handbook removes 'Imports under' from sub para 4 of Para 5.1A, revising the text.
The Director General of Foreign Trade, exercising powers under the Foreign Trade Policy and the Handbook of Procedures, issues a public notice amending Para 5.1A of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) by deleting the words "Imports under" from the first line of sub paragraph 4; the amendment is issued in public interest and published as a Gazette notification.

Amendment to export promotion council listing updates head office address and contact details under foreign trade policy authority.
An amendment to the Appendix-2 listing in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) 2009-2014 updates an Export Promotion Council's head office address and contact details; the change is made under powers granted by the Foreign Trade Policy and recorded by public notice issued and signed by the Director General as an administrative regulatory amendment.

Change of Regional Authority address updates territorial jurisdiction and contact details, amending the Handbook of Procedure.
The Regional Authority at Nagpur has a changed office address and updated telephone, fax and e mail contact details recorded as an amendment to the List of Regional Authorities in the Handbook of Procedure, enacted under powers granted by the Foreign Trade Policy; the notice also delineates the Authority's territorial jurisdiction by listing the specific Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh districts under its administrative responsibility.

Pharmacopeia interchangeability: alternate pharmacopeial suffixes accepted to fulfil export authorization obligations for pharmaceutical exports under export control framework.
The circular permits acceptance of export documents bearing any recognised pharmacopeial suffix toward fulfilment of an Advance Authorization export obligation. Pharmacopeial suffixes USP, EP, BP, JP and IP are to be treated as interchangeable for documentary compliance, ensuring regional offices uniformly accept alternate pharmacopeia designations when verifying redemption of Advance Authorizations.

Terminology correction in trade procedure: 'Annexure 39 A' replaced by 'Appendix 39 A' under FTP authority, affecting certificate issuance.
The Director General of Foreign Trade, invoking Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), corrects Public Notice No. 64/2009 14 by substituting the term 'Annexure 39 A' with 'Appendix 39 A' in the second paragraph of Paragraph 2 concerning the grant of the Free Sale and Commerce Certificate.

DEPB rate amendment for fish and aquatic products establishes a specified export incentive entry and value cap now effective.
Amendment adjusts the Schedule of DEPB rates for fish and fish products, covering fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates and other aquatic animal products in live, chilled or dried form, including ornamental fish. Issued under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I), the notice specifies the DEPB rate entry for the product group and a value cap when in dried form, and takes immediate effect as a modification to the Schedule of DEPB Rates.

Extension of validity for existing certificates and scrips grants an additional period without need for regional endorsement.
Certificates and Scrips valid on the date of the Public Notice are granted an additional validity period measured from that date, and there is no requirement for endorsement of this extended validity by the concerned regional authority.

Deemed export eligibility updated; power project contracts require ICB/tariff bidding and declared import content value.
Appendix 13 entries are substituted to designate specified development agencies and funds as eligible for deemed export benefits (IBRD/IDA, IFAD, ADB, OPEC Fund, JICA yen credits-development component, SIDA). Paragraph (e) of Form 1-A and Form I-B (Appendix 22C) and paragraph (e) of Appendix 27 are substituted to require that supplies to power and mega power projects be procured under international competitive bidding or tariff-based competitive bidding (or meet tied-up quantum), and to require disclosure of the import content of the order in figures and words.