Export permission for bones and related products allowed subject to third party certification of the production process.
Export permission is granted for bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horn and horn products (excluding horn meal), and hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal) when exported to the European Union, by insertion of a new entry as S.No. 35 in Schedule 2 Appendix 1 of the ITC (HS) Classifications. Exports are allowed subject to production of a certificate from the export promotion council confirming the production process followed and establishment of production in respect of the exported items.

Notified film journals - updated roster governs eligibility for importing cinematograph films and video rights under trade policy.
Notification substitutes the list of notified film journals governing eligibility for import of cinematograph films and video rights under the Export and Import Policy, replacing an earlier Annexure with a specified roster of journals (with languages and places of publication) and including a specific import condition for one listed title limiting access to films meeting a quality threshold.

Bulk licence entitlement expanded for diamond importers, allowing increased import value linked to prior year rough diamond imports.
Under the added provision to Paragraph 8.22 of the Handbook of Procedures, the value of a bulk licence for authorised diamond bulk importers shall be fixed at one and a half times the total value of rough diamonds imported by them under bulk licences in the preceding licensing year, linking current bulk licence entitlement to prior year imports.

Export allocation authorisation for free sale sugar quota designates a sole agency for preferential EU and US shipments under certification requirements.
The circular authorises augmentation of the allocation assigned to M/s Indian Sugar & General Industry Export Import Corporation Ltd. to permit preferential exports to the European Union and the United States, designates that corporation as the sole agency authorised for those preferential shipments, and confirms such exports are subject to pre-shipment certification by the Export Inspection Council while the overall free sale quota ceiling and existing terms remain unchanged.

Duty exemption licence validity extended, lengthening the export obligation period for qualifying licences issued under Handbook procedures.
Licences issued on or after 1 October 1995 under the Duty Exemption Scheme (Chapter 7, Handbook of Procedures Vol.1) that originally carried twelve month validity or export obligation periods are extended to eighteen months. Revalidation and further extension for licences issued before 1 April 1997 are governed by the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), 1997-2002.

DEPB Scheme format standardised for issuing Duty Entitlement Passbooks, subject to customs verification and negative list eligibility.
The circular standardises issuance of DEPB Scheme licences using existing Import/Export Licence forms for pre-export and post-export purposes, requiring recording of shipping bill particulars, FOB/CIF currency values and exporter identification. Licences are subject to customs verification of shipping bills; items not in the Negative List are allowed for import under DEPB and no exchange control copy will be issued. The format must reflect currency area, licensing and export periods, transferability or actual user conditions, and cross-reference Handbook of Procedures requirements.

Duty Entitlement Passbook credit rates announced: exporters eligible for FOB based export credit under DEPB scheme.
Notification establishes percentage-based credit entitlement under the Duty Entitlement Passbook scheme measured on the FOB value of exports realized in freely convertible currency. It publishes product-specific credit rates for Leather, Plastic and Readymade Garments and directs incorporation of the annexed schedule into the Handbook of Procedures as an appendix, thereby making those rates the operative basis for claiming DEPB credit.

Conversion option for pending value-based advance license applications permitted; alternatively drawback claim allowed under new Exim Policy.
No value-based Advance Licenses will be issued from 1 April 1997; pending applications filed before that date may be converted into Advance Licenses under the new Exim Policy and Handbook of Procedures without fresh applications, or applicants may claim drawback in lieu. Passbook Scheme exports are barred from 1 April 1997, though exports on or before 31 March 1997 remain eligible for credit, which may be used for imports within one year from grant, subject to licensing authority approval.

Duty exemption scheme: standard input-output norms specified under Handbook of Procedure for export-import policy guidance.
The Public Notice integrates the Handbook of Procedure, 1997-2002 (Vol.2) with the Export and Import Policy and identifies Chapter 7 as governing the Duty Exemption Scheme; it prescribes the Standard Input Output Norms for that scheme as set out in Annex I for administrative implementation.

Import exemption for films requires certification of festival awards, participation, or notified journal reviews and legal compliance.
Imports of cinematograph films and related formats are licence-free for specified cultural institutions and otherwise licence-free only where the Central Board of Film Certification (or designated officer) certifies that the film has won awards, participated in official sections of notified International Film Festivals, or received favourable reviews in Ministry-notified prestigious film journals. Importers must comply with Indian distribution and exhibition laws, including the Cinematograph Act public exhibition certificate. Unauthorised/pirated film imports are prohibited and foreign reprints of Indian films require prior written Ministry permission; the Ministry may waive requirements in public interest.

Vehicle import restrictions: eligible categories may import subject to payment abroad, customs conditions and no-sale restrictions.
Import of passenger cars and automobile vehicles is restricted and permitted only for specified eligible importer categories subject to conditions: payment for the vehicle made abroad (except limited exceptions), customs duty payment requirements, fulfilment of category-specific conditions, declaration of permanent settlement where applicable, limits on quantity and prior use for used vehicles, execution of a bond equal to the customs assessed c.i.f. value (for most importers), and a no-sale condition for certain categories requiring re-export or sale to designated entities if disposed of during the restricted period.

Input-Output Norms notified under export-import policy establishing standard norms for duty exemption scheme compliance procedures.
Standard Input-Output Norms are notified for application under the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002; Chapter 7 governs the Duty Exemption Scheme, and Annex I to Public Notice No.2(PN)/1997-2002 contains the standard norms to be used for entitlement and compliance, issued administratively by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.2).

Handbook of Procedures notification under export-import policy - handbook volume formally notified and brought into force.
The Director General of Foreign Trade, exercising powers under Paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, notifies the Handbook of Procedures, Volume 1, as the operative procedural guide for export-import transactions and declares it to come into force from the commencement of the policy period; the notice is issued in the public interest with a file reference and signature.

Import regulation of plastic waste: licences required for virgin scrap meeting recycling, registration and pollution clearance conditions.
Import of plastic waste (excluding PET bottle scrap) is allowed only by licence for material defined as virgin/new plastic scrap-unused production or processing fractions recyclable without cleaning that produces effluent. Licences require applicant registration, pollution clearance from the State Pollution Control Board, capacity assessment, and compliance with the Actual User condition. Each consignment must carry a factory certificate and an importer declaration of conformity and absence of contamination; Customs will sample and send material to CIPET for testing. Misdeclaration triggers environmental or foreign trade enforcement.