Pre-shipment inspection agencies added, expanding the approved PSIA list for export import compliance under the Foreign Trade Policy.
Amendment to the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) adds nine entities to Appendix 5 as recognized Pre Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIA), detailing names, addresses, contacts and territories, and corrects the address details of an existing PSIA at Sl. No. 38; all changes take effect immediately under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, thereby updating the official list of approved inspection agencies relied on for export import compliance.

Type Approval Certificates accepted from parties to the international vehicle technical prescriptions Agreement for import compliance under Chapter 87.
Type Approval Certificates and Certificates of Production may be accepted for import clearance where issued by authorities of countries that are Contracting Parties to the international Agreement on uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles and reciprocal recognition of approvals; licensing and customs authorities are referred to the UNECE publication listing accredited agencies and directed to apply Policy Conditions 7 and 9 of Chapter 87 of the ITC (HS).

Delegation of extension power for installation of capital goods permits regional authorities to approve extended installation periods.
Amendment requires the authorization holder to produce to the concerned Regional Authority a certificate from the Jurisdictional Central Excise Authority confirming installation of capital goods at the holder's or supporting manufacturer's/vendor's premises within six months of import completion; the Regional Authority may consider extensions of time for installation up to a maximum of eighteen months from the date of completion of import.

Export proceeds via insurance agencies: RAs may process claims by uploading approved claim value in the DGFT EDI system.
An applicant receiving export proceeds through an insurance agency must present the agency's proof of payment to the concerned RA. After verifying the bona fides, the RA will obtain Additional DGFT (EDI) approval and upload the claim value in the DGFT EDI system in lieu of an eBRC. If the proof states the claim in foreign exchange and INR, the foreign exchange amount is used; if stated only in INR, the RA will convert INR to US dollars using the exchange rate published by the customs/central tax authority on the settlement date.

Third-party export claims under EDI permit first-party authorization enabling third parties to utilize linked shipping bills and eBRCs.
Claims for Third Party export benefits under the EDI system require the First Party to link shipping bills and eBRCs and may authorize a Third Party to claim specific shipping bill items; authorized Third Parties may then utilize those items. Foreign exchange realizations recorded in eBRCs are converted using published monthly exchange rates when available, and where not available the INR value in the eBRC is converted into US dollars using the prevailing US$/INR rate on the date of realization as published by the customs authority.

Modification of SION norms for Ambrettolide reduces input quantities and replaces caustic soda with seedlac.
Modification of SION A-1730 revises input requirements for the export product Ambrettolide under FTP and Handbook authority by reducing permitted quantities for Serial Numbers 1-3 and replacing the Serial Number 4 input from caustic soda to seedlac; the revised input schedule is Trimethyl Orthoformate 0.1724 kg, Britol (Paraffinic Mineral Oil) 1.020 kg, Glycerine 3.053 kg and Seedlac 12.757 kg.