Withdrawal of trade notices on SCOMET items; traders must follow the revised ANF procedure set out in the public notice.
Two earlier Trade Notices on SCOMET items are withdrawn and trade is directed to follow the procedure set out in Para 5A of Part 4 of the Aayaat Niryaat Form as incorporated by Public Notice No.36 (RE-2005)/2004-2009.

Import licensing for rough marble blocks and slabs now requires eligible manufacturers, floor pricing and yearly entitlement allocation.
Imports of rough marble blocks and slabs under specified EXIM codes are subject to restricted licensing by the EXIM Facilitation Committee, limited to manufacturers/processors with prior import experience. Applicants must submit the prescribed Aayaat Niryaat Form via CAPEXIL with turnover certification and a Chartered Accountant turnover certificate. Licences will carry a floor price, aggregate annual imports are subject to a ceiling with individual entitlements based on prior-year turnover, applications close on 1 October, licences bear an actual user condition, and monthly import returns must be filed with the Regional Licensing Authority.

Applicant declaration of responsibility required for DFCE and Target Plus applications ensuring authenticity and compliance.
Applications for DFCE and Target Plus must include a declaration undertaking responsibility for any incorrect documents or statements after issuance of the entitlement certificate, agreeing to comply with issuing authority directions and to restore unintended benefits. Applicants must confirm that shipping bills and bank realisation certificate details are genuine and that their status certificate and star classification are valid and not suspended or cancelled. This declaration is supplementary to other declarations required in the application appendix.

Amendment to Standard Input-Output Norms adds new SION entries and updates import conditions for exports.
Amendments to the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.2) revise and add Standard Input Output Norms, correcting footnotes and textual descriptions, deleting specified norms, and inserting new SION entries across chemicals, food, textiles and miscellaneous products. New entries define permitted import inputs and input-to-export ratios, impose procedural conditions for import following grant of Export Obligation Discharge Certificate, and impose controls on duty-free fuel imports including applicant identification, stock register maintenance and restriction of fuel use to exported-product manufacture.

Foreign Trade Policy amendment adds a new Appendix-7 listing for pharmaceuticals affecting Handbook of Procedures entries.
Under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Director General of Foreign Trade issues a public notice adding a new Sl. No. 10 entry to Appendix-7 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I), identifying Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, for the Pharmaceuticals sector.

Duty credit scrip use extended to golf course resorts with catering facilities for import of food and alcoholic beverages.
Golf Course Resorts that do not have residencies but maintain catering facilities are eligible to use duty credit entitlement scrip under the Served From India Scheme to import food items and alcoholic beverages, subject to applicable excise and tourism law compliance.

Licensing authorities update: revised jurisdictional list for Special Economic Zone Development Commissioners governs territorial licensing oversight.
Amendment under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy revises Appendix 1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) by updating the List of Licensing Authorities and their territorial jurisdictions for Special Economic Zones. The Public Notice replaces Appendix 1 entries with a roster of SEZ Development Commissioners, including contact details and the defined geographic scope of units and approved EOU/SEZs under each Commissioner's licensing jurisdiction.

Handbook amendment: deletion of a procedural paragraph under foreign trade policy, effected by public notice.
Deletion of Paragraph 2.9.5 from the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) effected under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009 by Public Notice, issued in the public interest.

Corrections to trade classification update chemical names, CAS numbers and ITC HS codes for accurate export import coding.
Correction of entries in Annexure A and Annexure B modifies specified chemical names, CAS numbers, ITC HS codes and classification codes to rectify prior mis assignments; amendments include replacement of certain CAS numbers, correction of chemical nomenclature, adjustment of an ITC HS eight digit code, clarification that 'Carbonic Dichloride' is to be read as Phosgene with synonyms, and correction of an existing classification code.

Standard Input-Output Norms amendments add product-specific input requirements and operational compliance conditions for export licences.
Amendments to the Standard Input-Output Norms revise, delete and add product-specific import-input norms across chemicals, engineering, food and miscellaneous products (new entries A3562-A3568, C2018-C2020, E119-E120, K172-K176). Corrections in Annexure A adjust descriptions, quantities and alternative inputs; some norms permit inputs as a percentage of FOB value. Specified operational constraints include CIF caps on inputs for certain SIONs, limits on pure medicine/vitamin content in premixes, prohibition of DFRCs under designated SIONs, and mandatory stock registers with quarterly verification until export obligations are completed.

Aayaat Niryaat Form streamlines electronic filing; single signed ECOM print suffices for online submissions, manual filings need two copies.
The circular requires use of a single common Aayaat Niryaat Form via the DGFT ECOM module: EDI/online filers need submit only one signed hard copy of the ECOM-generated application and supporting documents; Part 1 information is to be entered annually in the ECOM profile and updated as necessary. Manual filers must submit signed Aayaat Niryaat format copies (with the option to have Part 1 filed online). Users must fully populate structured import/export item lists. DGFT will enable paperless licensing for certain licence categories where applications bear digital signatures and fees are paid by EFT, and trade should obtain digital certificates and EFT accounts.

Duty credit entitlement for golf course resorts permitted to import food and alcoholic beverages subject to excise and tourism laws.
Golf Course Resorts with residencies and catering facilities are eligible to utilize Duty Credit Entitlement Scrip under the Served From India Scheme to import food items and alcoholic beverages, subject to applicable excise and tourism laws and related compliance requirements.

Permitted ports for metallic waste imports restricted to specified ports, limiting unshredded and loose scrap entry.
Amendment to Paragraph 2.32(i)(b) of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) permits import of metallic waste and scrap in unshredded, compressed and loose form only through a specified list of seaports, inland container depots and a container freight station, thereby restricting authorised points of entry for such consignments.

Foreign trade policy amendment adds inspection agencies to the approved Appendix five agency roster, updating contact listings.
Amendment adds two approved inspection agencies to Appendix 5 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I), inserting Sandeep Garg & Company (The Gambia) and Sandeep Garg & Company Scrap Metal Inspection Agency LLC (Houston) after Serial No.95, with full contact and website details, by public notice issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade to update the roster of recognised inspection agencies.

DEPB rate amendments update product descriptions, set compressor rebate and adjust value caps and validity for paper exports.
Amendments to the Schedule of DEPB rates revise export product descriptions and adjust DEPB entries and value caps: engineering products (including commercial vehicle classifications, graphite electrode products, cryogenic tanks) are amended; hermetically sealed compressors are allocated a DEPB rate with a per-piece value cap; chemicals corrections include a paper description and retroactive validity for an adhoc DEPB rate for paper cones; plastics product value cap at the cited serial number is amended.

Served From India eligibility: Customs House Agents can claim benefits for services they exclusively render; passthrough receipts excluded.
Service providers such as Customs House Agents are eligible for benefits under the Served From India Scheme only for services they exclusively render and for which foreign exchange earnings are received and retained by them; foreign exchange amounts routed through them to pay other service providers cannot be treated as their service charges and are excluded from benefits.

SCOMET declaration required in Aayaat Niryaat Form, and new Agri Export Zones plus origin agency added.
Adds three Agri Export Zones to Appendix 8 for Darjeeling Tea, Coriander and Cumin in specified districts; inserts Para 5 A in Part 4 of the Aayaat Niryaat Form requiring exporters to declare they have checked the SCOMET list and that items do not fall within it and to abide by SCOMET export policy (with an exception where a licence is sought); and adds M/s Vidarbha Industries Association, Nagpur, to Appendix 4C as an agency authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (Non Preferential).

SCOMET declaration requirement: attach prescribed Annexure A with Advance Licence, DEPB or DFRC applications for specified product categories.
A trade notice mandates submission of a SCOMET declaration in Annexure A format with Advance Licence, DEPB, or DFRC applications for items under Chemicals & Allied Products, Engineering Products, Plastics, and Textiles, referencing the SCOMET list and Policy Circular No. 11 as a documentary compliance requirement for processing such applications.

Amendment to Foreign Trade Handbook updates Appendix by adding worldwide logistics and inspection entities with their contact details.
Exercise of powers under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy amends the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) by adding two entries to Appendix 5, listing Worldwide Logistic, Survey and Inspection Group and Affiliates with their addresses and contact details as an administrative update issued in public interest by the Director General of Foreign Trade.

Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits confirmed for cashew exports made during the interim eligibility window between notification and exclusion.
Exports of cashew within the identified HS codes are entitled to Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana benefits for shipments made during the interim period between the issuance of the notification granting eligibility and the later public notice that excluded those items; the Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued this clarification to confirm entitlement for exports effected in that window.