Export ceiling allocation for coarse grains: centralised APEDA allocation with mandatory reporting and monthly disclosure requirements.
A ceiling for coarse grain exports for the licensing year 2000-2001 has been released and placed at the disposal of APEDA, which will allocate the ceiling per its procedures. APEDA must ensure the ceiling is not exceeded, report exhaustion of the ceiling to the Department of Commerce EP (Agri.II) Section with intimation to DGFT, and furnish monthly statements detailing exporter name, quantity allowed, FOB value and destination to the Department and the Stat. Division.

PAN validation for IEC holders enables transfer to customs online and prescribes certificate collection and delivery procedures.
Validated PANs of IEC holders will be transferred to Customs online. IEC holders with online-validated applications may collect certificates at the IEC online counter during office hours; certificates will be issued to identity-card holders upon surrender of original receipts. Holders are advised to endorse their receipts to facilitate delivery, and those without identity cards may request postal dispatch of certificates.

Recognition of branded products: criteria, mandatory product branding and disclosure for exporters, with procedural approvals and exemptions.
Guidelines set criteria and procedures for recognition of branded export products: export performance thresholds, domestic sales under the brand, prescribed quality certification, evidence of sales in destination markets, brand promotion abroad, and trade mark registration or application. Exporters must declare brand names on shipping bills; the Committee normally requires the brand to be embedded on the product with a Made in India logo, subject to exemptions. Bar coding using international symbologies is mandatory. Exemptions from value caps are specific to manufacturing units and products; recognition for foreign brands requires proof of foreign registration and the Made in India legend. Application timing governs retrospective or prospective benefit.

SCOMET export controls: IEC exemption removed for SCOMET items and inter ministerial clearance plus compliance required.
Exemption from obtaining an Importer-Exporter Code is not applicable to exports of SCOMET items in Appendix 3, Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) except where another exemption applies. An Inter-Ministerial Working Group chaired by the Export Commissioner will consider SCOMET export applications under issued guidelines. Exporters must undertake to submit a copy of the Bill of Entry into the destination state party to DGFT (PC-III) within thirty days of delivery, failure of which will attract administrative enforcement and penalties under the foreign trade and customs regulatory framework.

Export obligation credit: physical exports under duty exemption and imprest licences count towards EPCG licence compliance.
Physical exports made under the Duty Exemption Scheme, Diamond Imprest Licence and Replenishment Licence by a manufacturer exporter shall be accepted as documentary evidence to discharge export obligation under the EPCG Scheme for the same export product; for licences issued prior to 1.4.1999 such exports shall be counted towards EPCG obligations with effect from 1.4.1993 to align with Paragraph 6.5(vi) of the Exim Policy 1997-2002.

EPCG licence issuance: RLAs may approve listed capital goods without reference to the headquarters committee for eligible exports.
EPCG licences for the export products and specified capital goods listed in the Annexure may be issued by the respective Regional Licensing Authorities without reference to the Headquarters EPCG Committee where nexus norms are already communicated or established, expanding the list of items eligible for such RLA-level approval in addition to those in Policy Circular No. 3 (RE-2000).

DEPB value caps updated for chemical exports, listing per unit caps by DEPB entry and product categories.
The Public Notice amends Appendix 28A of the Handbook (Vol. I) to impose specified DEPB value caps for Product Group: Chemicals (Product Code: 62), listing multiple DEPB entry numbers with corresponding per unit caps (per kg or per pair). It also revises the value cap for an additional DEPB entry and issues a corrigendum correcting descriptions and sentence references in earlier public notices, pursuant to powers under the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002.

Standard input-output norms updated for copper exports, specifying eligible input types and the input ratios per unit exported.
Correction to SI.No.C1503 prescribes that for each metric tonne of Continuous Cast Copper Rod / Cathodes the eligible import inputs are copper concentrate, copper scrap, or blister, with specified metric-tonne-per-metric-tonne input ratios for each input type, replacing the earlier published figures and governing input entitlements for export benefit calculations.

Standard Input Output Norms amended: additions and corrections to permitted import inputs and component rules under SION.
Regulatory amendments to the Standard Input Output Norms in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2 add, modify and correct SION entries for chemicals and engineering products. Annexure A lists corrections and substitutions to existing norms; Annexure B adds new chemical product norms with specified import inputs and quantities; Annexure C adds engineering product entries detailing permissible component imports. Several engineering entries permit component imports on a net-to-net basis subject to an accountability clause, and some entries include conditional notes limiting validity or tying imports to exported product configuration.

Export policy amendments: licence transferability, tightened Chapter 10 cross references, documentation and DEPB schedule revisions.
Procedural amendments permit intra-group transferability of licences for hotels, restaurants, travel agents and tour operators; replace "Development Commissioner / Customs" with "Development Commissioner"; harmonise Chapter 10 cross-references so paragraph 10.3(a) and (b) read conjunctively with a limit on 10.3(b) benefits to items in Appendix-11B when 10.3(a) is claimed. Golden status applications must include Appendix-1A, three prior status certificate copies and a CA certificate of prior year FOB exports, and be filed with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. Appendix-17 allows excise invoices countersigned by project authorities as alternatives to payment certificates for TED refund claims; Appendix-III adds brand registration evidentiary options; Appendix-28A and product group entries are revised; two CAPEXIL regional addresses are corrected.

Electronic filing requirement for DEPB and Advance Licence applications mandates password-based submissions; manual filings barred for status holders.
Electronic filing is mandated for applications for DEPB and Advance Licences by Status Holders; they must obtain a password and file via the prescribed electronic system, and manual applications from Status Holders will not be accepted after the effective date.

Notified port recognition: DFRC export shipments permitted from ICD Jalandhar under Handbook port provisions policy.
Recognition of ICD Jalandhar as a notified port enables export shipments under the DFRC scheme to be effected from that inland container depot in accordance with the Handbook (Vol. 1) export port provisions; shipments from ICD Jalandhar are to be treated as eligible for DFRC facility based on the cited Customs notification.

Import permission for raw silk and silk yarn allowed against surrender of SIL; all silk types permitted under clarified rules.
Importation of all types of Raw Silk and Silk Yarn classifiable under the specified Exim codes is permitted against surrender of SIL under Notification No.3(RE-2000); conditions imposed earlier for Mulberry Silk do not apply to these imports, and no additional port specific or pre clearance grade verification requirements are imposed under that notification.

Electronic filing for DEPB licences mandates online submission with expedited counter processing and hard copy follow up.
Mandates electronic filing for advance and DEPB licence applications with prescribed hard-copy submission thereafter; electronically filed applications will be expedited and, upon timely submission of complete hard copies, licences or deficiency letters will be issued at the counter the following working day. Applicants must use the Identity Card counter delivery system to receive documents and ensure applications include App.11C declaration, correct fees, valid RCMC, shipping bill-wise BRCs with applicable T.T. buying rates, bifurcated values where needed, customs attested shipping bills, and accurate, non duplicate electronic entries.

Deemed export counting permits oil and gas supplies to satisfy EPCG export obligation for licences issued prior to policy change.
Deemed exports under paragraph 6.5(iv) may be counted for EPCG export obligation. Although paragraph 10.2(g) was amended to exclude oil and gas sector supplies, those supplies will be eligible to discharge EPCG export obligation provided the EPCG licence was issued on or before the policy cutoff.

Export permission under prior policy for irrevocable LCs permitted when shipment completed by specified deadline and goods unchanged.
Exporters with irrevocable Letters of Credit established before 28 January 2000 for payment in Indian rupees may export under the former paragraph 11.7 provided shipment is effected by the prescribed deadline and the description of goods remains unchanged from the original Letter of Credit; this relaxation addresses difficulties complying with original LC validity and is issued with approval of the Director General of Foreign Trade.

Input Output Norms revised: validity extended and detailed standard input output norms added, amending component import allowances.
The Director General amends the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.2) by adding, substituting and correcting Standard Input Output Norms across Chemicals, Engineering, Leather and Textile groups via Annexures A-E; permits component imports on a net to net basis with an accountability clause; introduces product specific provisos (including CIF limits for certain chemicals and formulae to adjust input allowances for compound weight variations); deletes an engineering table and extends the temporary validity of affected norms until 30th September 2000.

Importer Exporter Code modification: deadline extended to allow PAN updation without documents and preserve penalty exemption.
Applications for modification/updation of the Importer Exporter Code, including PAN details, may be submitted in Appendix-1A and Appendix-2A without photographs, fees or other supporting documents even where IEC status has changed; the concession preserves the penalty exemption under the Handbook of Procedure and consignments will be cleared on the basis of updated information once that information is used for customs processing.

Identity card validity extension preserves trade access; renewals and fresh applications accepted at counters from notified date.
Identity cards which expired on 31.3.2000 are declared valid until 30th September, 2000. Applications for renewal of those cards will be accepted at the counter from 1.09.2000, and applications for fresh identity cards, amendments to existing cards, and surrender of identity cards will likewise be processed through the prescribed counter procedure.

Brand approval process requires Appendix 11 I application with prescribed export, certification and CA verified FOB documentation.
Exporters seeking brand approval by the Inter Ministerial Committee must submit an application in the form of Appendix 11 I to DGFT, New Delhi with prescribed documents. Appendix 11 I requires exporter identifiers, product and DEPB particulars, brand details, FOB export values for the preceding licensing years and under the brand, factory and registration details, and evidence of quality certification; five copies and a CA certificate (Appendix 26) certifying FOB values are mandated, together with manufacturing registration and declaration/undertaking as required by the Policy.