Standard Input-Output Norms for walnut kernels set conversion requirements for shell walnuts used to justify exports under trade policy.
Fixation of Standard Input Output Norms under Para 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy establishes SION entry E-134 for the Food Product Group governing exports of Walnut Kernels (Chandler variety), specifying the conversion ratio between exportable kernels and importable walnut in shell and prescribing the allowed input quantity to justify the declared export quantity for export authorization and compliance.

Restriction on Advance Authorisations: issuance barred for imports of pulses and peas falling under restricted or STE categories.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade directs that Advance Authorisations shall not be issued where the import item is pulses and peas of any kind that fall within restricted, prohibited, quota, or State Trading Enterprise (STE) categories, effective immediately.

Track and Trace system for pharmaceutical exports: compliance deadline deferred, extending implementation and parent child packaging obligations.
Implementation of the Track and Trace system for export consignments of pharmaceutical drug formulations is amended to defer the compliance timeline for maintaining the Parent-Child relationship across packaging levels and for uploading such data to the Central Portal, substituting the previously notified implementation date with a later date and applying the extension to both small scale and non-small scale manufacturers.

Foreign Trade Policy consultation invites stakeholder suggestions via an online form, with submissions required within the prescribed period.
Invitation for stakeholder input on a proposed new Foreign Trade Policy requiring submissions through a designated online form; all trade stakeholders and export promotion councils must submit suggestions via that form within the prescribed response period, replacing the earlier email-based solicitation, as part of the department's public consultation mechanism to aggregate feedback for policy drafting.

Advance authorization conditions: walnuts now subject to a pre-import requirement with a six-month export obligation period.
Amendment inserts an entry in Appendix 4J placing Walnuts in any form under Advance Authorisation with a pre-import condition and specifies an export obligation period of six months measured from customs clearance of each import consignment.

Jurisdictional authority for SEIS applications clarified: file with the authority governing units that have non zero export turnover.
SEIS filing jurisdiction depends on where export turnover is non zero: IECs with only DTA units file with the Jurisdictional RA of DGFT; only SEZ units file with the respective Development Commissioner; multiple SEZ units file with the Development Commissioner of the SEZ with highest forex earnings; IECs with both DTA and SEZ units file with the Jurisdictional RA unless one category shows zero export turnover, in which case the application is filed with the authority governing the units that have non zero exports.

Foreign Trade Policy review: call for stakeholder suggestions to shape the draft policy and handbook via prescribed submissions.
Invitation for stakeholder consultation to revise the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures by submitting chapter-/paragraph wise suggestions with justifications in the prescribed format, sent by e mail to the designated address within fifteen days of the notice, establishing the procedural mechanism and timeframe for participatory input into the proposed new policy.

Extension of Pre-shipment Inspection Agency recognition: validity extended to 30 September for listed agencies in Appendix.
Recognition validity of Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs) listed in Appendix 2G of the Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms is further extended: agencies whose three year tenure had expired and whose validity was extended to 30.6.2019 are granted continued recognition up to 30.09.2019 under powers exercisable in paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy and by relaxation of the Handbook of Procedure provision.

Consolidated deficiency communication required; follow up letters only with head approval to ensure time bound redemption processing.
Regional Authorities must issue a single, consolidated deficiency communication for each redemption request for Advance Authorisation/EPCG in a time bound manner; a second deficiency letter may be issued only in unavoidable circumstances and only after approval of the head of the Regional Authority.

Installation deadline extension for radiation portal monitors and container scanners; non-compliant ports to lose recognition for scrap imports.
The Director General of Foreign Trade amended sub para (v)(ii) of Para 2.54 to extend the deadline for installation and operationalisation of Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanners at designated sea ports; ports failing to meet the extended deadline will be derecognised for import of un shredded metallic scrap effective from the day after the deadline.

Transport and Marketing Assistance eligibility expanded; documentary requirements relaxed and SEZ/EOU/FTWZ exports made eligible under revised procedure.
Amendments to Chapter 7(A) of the Handbook of Procedures incorporate a June Department notification, require applicants (including SEZ/EOU/FTWZ units) to file TMA applications to the RA in whose geographical jurisdiction the applicant's address falls, and make the initial RA choice binding. Documentary requirements are relaxed by deleting the need for EP copies of shipping bills and proof of landing; related clauses and Annexure B are removed. Exports from SEZ/EOU/FTWZ are made eligible and regional destination lists and assistance rates (including East Africa) are updated.

Application completeness requirement bars post-deadline reconsideration, so ineligible applicants remain excluded from quota allocation process.
Allocation minutes designated that only applications complete in all respects by the final receipt date were eligible for quota allocation; applications found deficient as on the filing deadline could not be reconsidered, and representations for post minutes review are deemed responded to by this Trade Notice.

Tariff Rate Quota allocation ensures concessional maize imports only for actual poultry users under strict compliance conditions.
Allocation under the TRQ for feed grade maize for 2019-20 assigns equal shares of the available quota to two State Trading Enterprises, subject to the conditions of the earlier Trade Notice; imports under the concessional customs duty must be for poultry firms on an actual user basis and customs and administrative authorities are directed to ensure compliance with the actual user condition.

Waiver of destruction certificate allows self-declaration, CA certificate and indemnity bond in lieu of excise/custom certificate.
Waiver permits that where unutilised duty free imported material remains after a shortfall in export obligation, the Authorisation holder may submit a self declaration with a Chartered Accountant's certificate of destruction plus an affidavit cum indemnity bond indemnifying the Government against diversion, or alternatively proof of re export to the same supplier under para 4.43A, in place of a destruction certificate from Central Excise/Customs.

Filing deadline for RoSCTL claims now tied to Let Export date; late applications are time barred.
Applications for Duty Credit Scrips under RoSCTL must be filed within one year of the Let Export Date on shipping bills; claims not filed within that period become time barred and no late cut is available. ANF 4R is notified as the application form; applicants must file separate applications by export year, may include up to fifty shipping bills per application selected from the online repository, and the e com module will auto calculate entitlements. The form requires declarations on penal status, denied entity links, accuracy of information, undertaking to refund rebates with prescribed interest if consignments are returned, and readiness to produce supporting documents.

MEIS benefit withdrawal for fresh onions - export incentive removed immediately under the Foreign Trade Policy.
MEIS benefit for exports of Onions Fresh or Chilled under ITC (HS) code 07031010 is withdrawn with immediate effect; the Director General of Foreign Trade, under the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), makes the applicable MEIS rate nil for exports made on or after the date of publication of the Public Notice.

RCMC electronic verification replaces physical submissions; single RCMC suffices and additional RCMCs remain optional for exporters.
Physical submission of RCMCs is discontinued and RCMC validity will be checked electronically from the DGFT database as uploaded by EPCs; exporters can verify upload status on the DGFT RCMC portal. An entity needs only one RCMC from its relevant EPC under Appendix 2T and may add businesses without mandatory additional RCMCs; additional RCMCs are optional. If a goods RCMC holder exports services later, a separate SEPC RCMC is not required and SEPC membership is optional.

Prohibition on DPRK trade: exports and imports of listed arms, WMD-related items and sectoral goods barred under UNSC-based FTP amendment.
Prohibition on direct or indirect import and export to DPRK is restated by amendment to Para 2.17 of the FTP 2015-20, implementing UNSC Chapter VII resolutions. The amendment bars supply, sale, transfer or export of conventional arms, all arms and related materiel, items and technologies listed in specified UNSC and IAEA documents, luxury goods and items that could contribute to DPRK's nuclear, ballistic missile or WMD programmes; parallel import prohibitions and sectoral bans are set out, and Annexes provide HS codes for identification.

MEIS claims for OFAC shipments and Vostro payments require declaration, bank certification and manual RA scrutiny before scrip issuance.
Exporters claiming MEIS for shipments to OFAC-listed countries or where payment is via the Vostro mechanism must submit a declaration and self-attested proof of payment when an e-BRC is not available, or a bank letter confirming freely convertible currency receipt when e-BRCs are in INR. The MEIS e-Corn module segregates such claims into a manual processing stream requiring entry of foreign exchange realization details, submission of hard-copy documents to the RA with the RA File Number, and RA scrutiny which may amend FIRC details; specified earlier-period shipments are subject to a prescribed let-export date treatment for late cut calculation.

MEIS for shipping bills: three month window to file claims from date of EDI upload to DGFT before late cuts apply.
Customs has transmitted shipping bills with HS codes harmonized and notified late to the DGFT server, enabling exporters to apply for MEIS; exporters may rely on the handbook provision allowing three months from the date of EDI shipping bill upload to DGFT to file MEIS claims before late cut provisions apply, and remaining shipping bills will be transmitted and made available when received.