RCMC access expanded: multi-product exporters in north-eastern states may obtain RCMC from FIEO Shillong or Shellac and Forest Products EPC.
The amendment permits multi-product exporters with head/registered offices in the North Eastern States to obtain Registration cum Membership Certificate (RCMC) from the FIEO office in Shillong or the Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council, except for products under APEDA, the Spices Board or the Tea Board; it also adds the FIEO North East Chapter to the Handbook of Procedures' list of Regional Offices.

Foreign Trade Policy amendment updates Appendix Six to designate a new certification body address in trade procedure.
Amendment to Appendix-6 modifies Sl. No.2 to read as the designated certification body and its office address, made under the authority of Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, and issued in public interest to update the Handbook of Procedure (Volume I).

Amendment to Appendix-4-C updates authorised exporter association contact details under foreign trade policy as public notice.
Amendment of Appendix-4-C replaces the Maharashtra region entry at serial 28 with the Cotton Association of India's address, telephone, fax, email and website, as the operative directory information. The amendment is issued under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09 as a public notice to update the Handbook of Procedure (Volume I).

Export House Status Certificate: jurisdictional regional offices to issue certificates for STPI units and consider clubbed export performance.
Applications for Export House Status Certificates are to be filed with the jurisdictional Regional Authority or Development Commissioner; where SEZ/EOU export performance is clubbed with a domestic entity the jurisdictional Regional Authority will consider it. Jurisdictional Regional Offices shall examine, consider and issue Export House Status Certificates for STPI units, while Development Commissioners will issue certificates for SEZ and EOU units.

Appendix-3 amendment adds an authorised bank branch to the foreign trade procedure directory, updating official banking listings.
The Public Notice amends Appendix-3 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) to add the Central Bank of India, Imphal Branch, under Manipur, updating the list of authorised banking branches for foreign trade transactions; the amendment is effected under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009 and issued as Public Notice No. 46/2007 by the Director General of Foreign Trade.

Standard Input-Output Norms revised to update permissible input commodities and quantities for specified chemical and pharmaceutical exports.
Public Notice No.45/2007 amends the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.2) by revising and adding Standard Input-Output Norms (SION) entries. The Annexure specifies, for each listed chemical or pharmaceutical export product, the unit export quantity and the allowed import inputs with precise quantities or specified alternative inputs per unit of export, establishing the authorised input norms to be applied under the Handbook of Procedures.

Amendment to foreign trade policy adds Inspectorate International Ltd to Appendix, officially updating its address and contact details.
Under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09 the Director General of Foreign Trade amends Appendix 5 (Handbook of Procedure, Vol. I) by replacing Sl. 10 to list Inspectorate International Ltd, Witham, Essex, England, and supplying its telephone, fax and email contact details; issued as a public notice in the public interest.

Addition to Appendix-4C updates Kerala Chamber contact listing under Foreign Trade Policy powers, notifying new address and contacts.
An administrative Public Notice under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy adds a Kerala Chamber of Commerce entry to Appendix 4C of the Handbook of Procedure, specifying the Chamber's name, Thiruvananthapuram address and telephone, fax and email contact details as an update to the state trade directory.

Amendment to Foreign Trade Procedure adds FIEO to Appendix and deletes Delhi entry in trade handbook.
The Director General of Foreign Trade, exercising powers under the Foreign Trade Policy, amends the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I) by adding the Federation of Indian Export Organisations and its branches to the All India Organisations list in Appendix 4 C with specified contact details, and by deleting the existing Delhi entry numbered four in Appendix 4 C, effected through a public notice issued in the public interest.

High Tech Products Export Promotion Scheme notifies product list, removes prior entries, and signals forthcoming application form.
The Handbook of Procedures amendments notify a new appendix listing products eligible under the High Tech Products Export Promotion Scheme, specifying electronic product categories with HTP EPS product codes and HS codes and indicating their admissibility from the export commencement date; they also delete a prior entry and table in the earlier appendix and state that the application form for scheme benefits will be notified shortly.

RCMC issuance policy: exporters must obtain certificate from product council; status holders or uncategorised products may use national federation.
An exporter must declare the main line of business and obtain the Registration-cum-Membership Certificate from the Export Promotion Council or Commodity Board concerned with that product; a recognised status holder may instead opt to obtain the RCMC from the national export federation; and if a product is not covered by any council or board, the RCMC for that product must be obtained from the national export federation, pursuant to Handbook of Procedures Para 2.67.

Status certificate validity and a limited grace period preserve recognition while applications for renewal are pending.
The amendment to para 3.2.2 provides that Status Certificates are valid from the first April of the relevant year and that certificates remaining valid beyond the policy cutoff remain in force if later policy provisions recognize the status. It further grants a six-month grace period to applicants who applied for recognition before expiry, during which they continue to be treated as recognized status holders until the grace period end unless their applications are finally rejected or recognition is granted.

Late-application entitlement cuts apply with graded reductions and require fee submission before revised grants.
Amended Para 9.3 of the Handbook of Procedures directs that late applications may be processed subject to specified 2% or 5% late cuts; time-barred or pending applications filed more than six months but within twelve months after the last submission date attract a 5% late cut, while pending cases filed within six months that had previously been assessed with a 10% cut should be issued entitlement with a 2% cut. Enhancement requests for entitlements issued after the cut-off will be considered with the applicable late cut only after prescribed fees for revised entitlement are submitted.

CST reimbursement timing changed: claims must be filed within the prescribed post quarter period; late and supplementary rules apply.
CST reimbursement is payable quarterly and claims must be filed within six months from the completion of the quarter in which the claim arose; for purchases paid in installments, the claim may be filed in the quarter when full payment against the invoice/bill is effected. Late applications are governed by paragraph 9.3 of the Handbook of Procedure, Vol. I. Supplementary claims will be considered under paragraph 9.4 of the Handbook of Procedure, Vol. I.

Proof of landing for Focus Market Scheme includes import bill of entry, delivery order, arrival notice or carrier tracking report.
Amendment to ANF 3D documentary requirements under the Focus Market Scheme permits four forms of proof of landing: a self attested import bill of entry filed by the importer in the destination market, a delivery order from port authorities, an arrival notice from the goods carrier, or a tracking report from the goods carrier, as acceptable evidence of arrival of export cargo.

Adhoc norms validity: notification and representation deadlines set for Norms Committee decisions on export-import authorizations.
Where the Norms Committee ratifies adhoc norms for the same export and import products under an authorization, those norms are valid for one year from ratification, and the NC must notify any adhoc norms not already notified within one month after that one-year period. If the NC fixes adhoc norms and the exporter files a representation against the fixation, the time limit for filing a representation before the Norms Committee is four months from the date the decision fixing the adhoc norms is communicated.

Claim filing deadlines require banking channel payment evidence and a twelve month filing window from payment period end.
Claims for supplies under paragraph 8.2(a), (b) and (c) must be filed against receipt of payment through the normal banking channel as in Appendix 22B, within twelve months from the end of the monthly/quarterly/half yearly period reckoned from the date of payment per the applicant's option. If payment is received in advance, the filing deadline may be correlated with the date of supply. TED claims may be filed Invalidation Letter/ARO wise against individual licences within the specified time limit.

DEPB schedule amendment adds raw sugar to Food Products, creating a new export benefit entry effective immediately.
An amendment to the Schedule of DEPB rates inserts, with immediate effect, a new entry under Food Products (Product Code 67) adding Raw Sugar at Sl. No. 12 with a DEPB rate of 4%, issued under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I).

Import licensing for rough marble allows need based approvals but prohibits sale of products made from imported blocks after processing.
Importation of rough marble blocks and slabs is permitted on a need basis to specified end-users such as hotels (with Ministry of Tourism recommendation) and places of worship, subject to licence. A post-import restriction prohibits sale of any products manufactured after processing of imported rough marble blocks or slabs; licensing and customs authorities must enforce need based authorisation and the prohibition on sale of processed products.

Export entitlement clarified: only shipments with foreign exchange received directly qualify, and supporting manufacturers are not suppliers.
An export shipment is countable for an applicant's export performance only if export proceeds are received in free foreign exchange directly by the applicant; documentary proof is required when multiple names appear in export documents. Supplies from one status holder to another are ineligible under DFCE, but goods made by a supporting manufacturer on behalf of the applicant are not to be treated as 'supplies' merely because the supporting manufacturer holds a status certificate. When direct foreign exchange receipt and the supporting-manufacturer distinction are met, the shipment qualifies for export performance and reward-scheme benefits.