SION notification for golf gloves allows specified inputs and import entitlements for export manufacture under textiles product group
Notification of SION J-376 establishes input-output norms and import entitlements for Golf Gloves made of knitted/crocheted/woven/non-woven fabrics under the Textiles Product Group. Specified inputs eligible for import entitlement include relevant fabric or liner/lining material with a specific area allowance, elastic tape, binding tape, velcro, logo material, snap fasteners, lycra with a defined area, and knitted ribbed fabric for cuffs measured relative to export content; several inputs are allowed as net content plus one percent wastage.

Bank guarantee requirement for PSIA recognition: new irrevocable demand guarantee format notified for enforceable compliance.
Unconditional, irrevocable bank guarantee format prescribed for PSIA recognition under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015 20 requires the guarantor to pay on demand for any loss or damage arising from breach of the Handbook of Procedures or any other law, with liability payable without protest, enforceable despite disputes, continuing until the specified claim period expires, and not revocable without prior written consent of the Government.

Online MEIS applications now permit digital submission and uploading of supporting documents, eliminating most physical copy requirements.
MEIS claims must be filed through the DGFT Kolkata online portal with supporting documents uploaded and authenticated by digital signatures; physical copies are no longer required except for proof of landing and shipping bills for exports from non EDI ports. Two processing streams-MEIS I (A-M) and MEIS II (N-Z)-have been established to facilitate handling.

Manual filing for Status Holder Certificate allowed until EDI operational; file as per ANF requirements.
Exporters may submit applications for a Status Holder Certificate manually in ANF 3C of the Handbook of Procedures of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 until the EDI online module is operational or until the deadline in Public Notice No. 17/2015-20; filings must follow the ANF 3C format and the procedural requirements specified in the Handbook.

Paperless submission of MEIS claims permitted through online ANF 3A; uploaded documents replace most physical copies.
An online beta ANF 3A permits electronic filing and upload of supporting documents with applicant digital signatures for MEIS claims; uploaded documents will obviate the need for physical copies except that 'Proof of Landing' must be submitted as per HBP para 3.03 and shipping bills are required physically for exports from non EDI ports. RAs shall not insist on physical copies of documents submitted online.

Validity of import authorizations determines clearance eligibility based on shipment date evidenced by bill of lading.
Eligibility for clearance is determined by the date of shipment/dispatch as evidenced by the Bill of Lading; if an importer held a valid Nominated Agency Certificate on that shipment date, sea consignments shall be eligible for clearance regardless of the actual date of arrival in India.

Supply of services to SEZ units ineligible for SEIS rewards, as SEIS covers only cross border services supplied to other countries.
Supply of services from units in the Domestic Tariff Area to units in a Special Economic Zone is ineligible for rewards under the Service Exports from India Scheme because SEIS applies only to services supplied from India to another country (Mode 1 cross border trade); supplies to SEZs are treated as within Indian territory and therefore excluded, and an amendment permitting SEZ exports to qualify does not make DTA SEZ supplies eligible.

Composition fee on delayed export obligations required for extension of export authorisations; conditions govern clubbing and second extension.
Corrections limit clubbing of authorisations to exports made up to thirty months from the earliest authorisation and prescribe a composition fee regime for exports after the initial obligation period, including a monthly charge for later months. The same rules apply when eighteen month and thirty six month authorisations are clubbed. For export obligation extensions, a second six month extension requires at least fifty percent fulfilment of the obligation on a pro rata basis, payment of a monthly composition fee on unfulfilled FOB value, a CA/CE certificate confirming available inputs, and no extensions beyond twelve months past the EO expiry.

Preferential handling for status holders: expedited disposal of advance authorisations and amendments for higher-rated exporters under Foreign Trade Policy priority.
Preferential treatment for Status Holders under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 requires Regional Authorities to give priority and expedited, time bound processing of electronic advance authorisation applications and related amendments, including revalidation and invalidation, in accordance with Para 3.24(g) and the Handbook of Procedure Para 9.10; RAs must follow the prescribed shortened timelines scrupulously when disposing applications from Status Holders.

Pre-shipment inspection agency recognition: extended application deadline with provisional filing allowed; bank guarantee required before notification.
Amendments require existing and new applicants for recognition as Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies to apply in ANF 2L by the prescribed cutoff, with late applications taken up after the subsequent month. Applicants may initially submit applications without the ANF-2L bank guarantee; however, the requisite bank guarantee or equivalent financial instrument must be submitted before they are notified as PSIA under the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures.

Free of cost exports cap for status holders limited, imposing the lower of a fixed ceiling or percentage of average exports.
Amendment limits the entitlement of Status holders to export freely exportable items on a free of cost basis for export promotion by prescribing that such exports are allowed subject to an annual ceiling equal to the lower of a fixed monetary limit or a percentage of average annual export realisation during the preceding three licensing years; the amendment is effected under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy and is effective immediately.

Online filing requirement for export applications: electronic processing mandated, with temporary manual filing exceptions for specified certificates.
Mandates online filing and electronic processing of export-related applications, with DGFT issuing deficiency letters and communications only in electronic mode. As a transitional arrangement, limited manual filing is permitted until the EDI online module is ready for specific applications: Status Holder Certificate, bond waiver, and Nominated Agency Certificate. Status Certificates issued under the prior policy remain valid for the transition or until reissuance under the current policy.

Foreign trade procedure amendments: revised duty free import entitlements, clubbing rules and export obligation extension conditions.
Notification amends the Handbook of Procedures of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 effective 1 April 2015, revising duty free import entitlements for R&D and agro chemicals, authorising use of listed Inspection and Certification Agencies for capital goods certification, and tightening issuance of non preferential Certificates of Origin. It revises clubbing rules for Advance Authorisation (eligibility windows, restricted categories, composition fee regimes for exports outside EO periods, and value addition requirements) and limits export obligation extensions to defined conditions and maximum aggregate duration.

Border haat trade arrangements permit specified locally produced goods to be traded under MOU operational guidelines, subject to vendor residency.
Permits regulated cross-border trade at Kamalasagar and Tarapur Kasba Border Haats under the MOU and Foreign Trade Policy, specifying allowed categories of locally produced goods (vegetables, fruits, spices, minor forest produce excluding timber, cottage industry products, small agricultural implements, processed foods) and defining "locally produced" as originating in the concerned border districts; delegates commodity classification and approval of immediate-consumption items to the Haat Management Committee and limits vendors to residents within a five-kilometre radius of the Haats.

Paperless submission for EPCG authorisations now requires online applications with digitally uploaded documents; physical copies will no longer be accepted.
An online Beta version of ANF 5A permits filing EPCG authorisation applications and uploading supporting documents with digital signatures; uploaded documents obviate physical copies and RAs must not insist on paper where documents are submitted online, while during the trial phase applicants must submit a signed printout and physical copies only for documents not uploaded, after which only online submissions with uploaded documents will be accepted.

Quality complaints and trade disputes mechanism enables investigation, hearings and action for cross-border complaints under DGFT jurisdiction.
A Committee on Quality Complaints & Trade Dispute is constituted with specified membership to receive and investigate quality and trade disputes within the stated jurisdiction. Complaints must be filed in the prescribed ANF format with self-attested documents or online; online complaints will be forwarded by the nodal officer for examination. The committee will investigate, afford both parties an opportunity of hearing, conclude the inquiry and take appropriate action; domestic complaints against foreign exporters will be forwarded to the relevant trade division for diplomatic follow-up.

Importer-Exporter Profile update enables paperless document submission and linking of RCMC for streamlined authorisations and procedures.
Importer Exporter Profile holders must upload and maintain basic details and supporting documents on the DGFT portal, update the profile immediately on change and at least annually, and use a digital signature; documents in the profile need not be filed again with each application for authorisations or scrips under the Foreign Trade Policy. Export Promotion Councils must record and link RCMC details with member profiles to enable paperless application filing.

Served From India Scheme SFIS application ANF3B-2 notified for 2014 15 net foreign exchange entitlement calculation.
Notification mandates filing ANF 3B-2 to claim SFIS benefits for 2014 15, prescribes Annexures A-E to compute foreign exchange receipts and service sector expenses, requires Customs notified exchange rates for conversion (with a field for rate as on 01.04.2015), sets entitlement at 10% of Net Foreign Exchange, and requires CA/ICWA/CS certification plus documentary evidence and signed submission.

Track and Trace for export drug formulations requires standardized barcodes on secondary and tertiary packaging and central data upload.
Manufacturers or exporters of drug formulations must apply standardized barcodes by packaging level (primary, secondary, tertiary), maintain parent-child packaging relationships, and upload prescribed packaging and serialization data to the Government of India central portal before release for sale or distribution. Responsibility for data correctness and timely upload lies with the manufacturer or exporter, subject to limited exemptions for importing-country barcode requirements and consignments manufactured before the implementation cutoff.

Pre shipment inspection agency recognition: new procedural, documentation and liability requirements govern issuance and evidence of inspection.
The amendments set a revised recognition regime for Pre shipment Inspection Agencies requiring ANF 2L applications by e mail and post, payment of an application fee, inter ministerial committee consideration, and time limited notification. PSIAs must issue PSICs in the prescribed format with a uniquely numbered hologram, upload or e mail scanned PSICs and inspection photographs/videos to the authority, and give prior intimation for inspections in countries without full time branches. PSIAs, importers and exporters bear specified liabilities for mis declaration, and technical, documentary, and bank guarantee conditions for recognition are prescribed.