Export conditions for wheat flour now allow multi grain and fortified atta subject to composition requirements and proportionate wheat import entitlement.
SION E-136 is amended to allow export of Multi Grain Atta, Fortified Whole Wheat Atta, and Wheat Flour with Millets subject to composition thresholds (at least 80% Whole Wheat Flour for multi-grain/fortified atta; at least 65% Wheat Flour and 15% Millets for atta with millets), domestic sourcing of added ingredients, proportional import entitlement of Wheat under Advance Authorisation based on percentage of Whole Wheat Flour exported, and clear percentage disclosure in the shipping bill; all other SION E-136 conditions remain in force.

Registration Certificate for imports without Minimum Import Price enables controlled import authorisation and quarterly reporting requirements.
Procedure established permitting imports of marble and fresh areca nut from Bhutan without a Minimum Import Price (MIP) subject to prior online application for a Registration Certificate (RC) on the DGFT portal. Applicants must disclose prior imports under any earlier RC; the Directorate will determine maximum quantity caps per RC and RCs remain valid until the financial year end. RC holders must submit quarterly import statements and surrender quantities to designated emails, and DGFT may change allocation modalities or deadlines as required.

Tariff Rate Quota discontinuation for crude sunflower seed oil: imports under TRQ end and no allocations in next financial year.
Discontinuation of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for crude sunflower seed oil effective 01.04.2023: no TRQ allocations for Financial Year 2023 24; validity of TRQs for FY 2022 23 revised so imports under TRQ must have Bill of Lading dated on or before 31.03.2023 and such shipments may be cleared until 30.06.2023; duty exemption under existing TRQs continues as per the Ministry of Finance notification; deletion of the provision requiring deduction of un utilised quantities from future allocations.

Composition fee for Advance Authorization: prescribed slabs apply when extending export obligation period or regularising exports.
Amendment to Para 4.42 adds sub para (j) prescribing a Composition Fee regime for implementation of all PRC decisions that permit extension of the Export Obligation Period and/or regularisation of exports under the Advance Authorization Scheme, with tiered fees by CIF value of licences and a no refund rule for earlier paid fees, applied uniformly to past and future decisions to promote transparency and reduce transaction costs.

One-time relaxation for additional fee under EPCG scheme permits fee submission with EODC application to regularize excess duty.
A one-time procedural relaxation allows Regional Authorities to accept an additional fee to cover excess duty utilization under the EPCG Scheme at the time of application for the EODC, limited to cases where excess duty utilized does not exceed ten percent of the duty saved value; the measure is extended to EPCG authorizations issued under Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14.

Reopening of pending export incentive applications: authorities must re-examine merits, allow hearings and remand transfers to regional offices
Regional Authorities must re-open MEIS/SEIS applications pending for jurisdictional deficiency under Para 3.06 and re-examine them on merits with any additional documents, since both schemes are discontinued and file transfer is not feasible. RAs should afford personal hearings before rejecting cases, and requests for transfer of applications from DGFT headquarters are remanded to the RAs for necessary action.

Import quota restriction on pet coke imports enforced with environmental compliance and reporting requirements for licence allocation.
The notification implements judicially prescribed annual import limits for Calcined Pet Coke and Raw Pet Coke for 2023-24, requiring applicants to comply with environmental OM guidelines and to submit SPCB/PCC capacity and consent certificates specifying permitted monthly and annual quantities. Applications follow DGFT procedure with paid online submission by the deadline; unutilised prior-year quantities must be surrendered or will be deducted from future entitlements. Licences issued by DGFT Hqrs are valid only until fiscal year-end and imports must be completed and reported with consignment and bill of entry details; EFC will evaluate and allocate quota.

Pre shipment inspection agencies enlisted, equipment approved, and operational obligations set for PSIC issuance under trade policy.
Three agencies are newly included in Appendix 2G and recognised to issue Pre Shipment Inspection Certificates under Para 2.55(e) with a three year validity; annexed approved spectrometers and survey meters are specified. The notice also records additional areas of operation for four agencies and instrument additions for seven agencies, prescribes that notified PSIAs update membership and contact details within 30 days, and requires prior intimation to DGFT when inspectors are deputed to countries in an agency's area of operation as per Para 2.55(f).

Assistance in filing Standard Input Output Norms via daily VC facility enables trade to obtain guidance and expedite SION applications.
A permanent daily video-conference facility accessible via the DGFT website allows trade members to obtain guidance for filing Advance Authorisation applications for fixation/finalization of Standard Input Output Norms (SION); each RA session is attended by an officer not below Deputy DGFT to assist in ensuring application completeness and expediting SION fixation.

Nutraceuticals inclusion expands SHEFEXIL jurisdiction, making nutraceutical products fall under its export promotion remit for facilitation.
The Director General of Foreign Trade amended Appendix 2T to add nutraceuticals to the list of products under the Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council's jurisdiction, thereby bringing nutraceutical products within the Council's export promotion and facilitation remit alongside shellac, lac-based products, guar gum, herbs and minor forest produce, effective immediately.

Advance Authorization conditions tightened for wheat flour exports, imposing pre import requirement, restricted sourcing, port and transfer limitations.
Advance Authorizations for wheat flour (Atta) under SION E-136 will be issued only to flour millers or exporters tied to flour millers as supporting manufacturers; exports are allowed subject to the pre import condition of wheat under the notified SION, with domestic sourcing, invalidation letters/ARO facility, and third party exports prohibited. Imports/exports must use EDI enabled ports; imported wheat is for actual user use only with no transfer permitted; a fixed Export Obligation period applies with no extension, and failure to meet export obligation or value addition targets attracts a penalty equal to five times the CIF value of the shortfall plus duty and interest, with Paragraph 4.49 inapplicable.

Paper import monitoring requirement: mandatory PIMS registration for notified paper imports, with narrow sample and non commercial exemptions.
Compulsory registration under the Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) applies to imports of notified paper products regardless of transportation mode, import purpose, or incentive scheme, including Advance Authorization, DFIA, IGCR, EOU and SEZ/FTWZ. SEZ/FTWZ/EOU units must register at import; DTA re-registration is not required on clearance if no processing has changed the HS code at 8-digit level. Limited exemptions include certain sample consignments meeting the prescribed FOB threshold and case-by-case non-commercial imports under a common IEC for individuals and government agencies.

Export Obligation relaxation: targeted fee free EO extensions and EO waivers for specified EPCG authorisations amid COVID 19 disruption.
One-time relaxation of Average Export Obligation and extensions of Export Obligation (EO) periods are provided for specified EPCG authorisations due to COVID-19. Hotel, Healthcare and Educational sector authorisations are exempt from Average Export Obligation for 2020-21 and 2021-22 and qualify for fee free EO extensions equal to days within the COVID window, with prior extensions deducted; paid composition fees or other payments are not refundable. For other sectors, fee free EO extensions are available for a narrower period but carry a 5% additional EO in value terms on the balance EO, and the paid composition fee option remains available where eligible.

Composition fee for export-obligation extensions revised, introducing fixed fee slabs, capped extension limits, and automatic ban-period extensions.
Para 4.42 is amended to replace ad valorem monthly composition fees with prescribed fixed composition-fee slabs for extensions of Export Obligation periods under Advance Authorisations; RAs may grant one six month extension on payment of the prescribed fee and self declaration of unutilised inputs, a second six month extension is permissible on payment of higher prescribed fees with the same self declaration, only two such extensions (maximum 12 months beyond EO expiry) are allowed, bans automatically extend EO without fee, and the new fee regime applies to requests made on or after 19.01.2023 while pending matters follow earlier rules.

Halal certification for meat exports now requires NABCB-accredited i-CAS certification and APEDA monitoring for compliance.
Halal export certification for meat and meat products will require production, processing and packing under a valid certificate issued by a Certification Body accredited by NABCB under the India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS) - Halal. APEDA is designated as the monitoring agency; NABCB accreditation follows ISO/IEC procedures with staged assessments, surveillance, and defined suspension/withdrawal processes. Exports to countries that do not recognize i-CAS must hold importing-country approved Halal certificates; i-CAS is voluntary in such cases. Existing Halal Certification Bodies and export units must register under i-CAS within the transitional period.

Stock and Sale export authorisation for SCOMET items requires specified end use certificates and IMWG approval before re export.
Amendments permit bulk export of SCOMET items from an Indian exporter to a foreign stockist (a foreign principal/subsidiary) on the basis of prescribed applications and End-Use/End-User Certificates; IMWG grants export authorization to the stockist and in-principle approval for re-export to specified countries, while transfers within the stockist's country and re-exports to pre-approved countries require post-transfer reporting to DGFT and re-exports to other countries require separate IMWG consideration with full end-use documentation.

EODC monitoring: legacy portal withdrawn and redemption status to be confirmed via revamped online services.
The legacy eodc.online portal is withdrawn; redemption and closure details for Advance/EPCG authorisations are available on the revamped DGFT Services. Exporters may upload closure/redemption letters via Services AA/DFIA/EPCG 'Manual EODC Update' where online status is incorrect, and Regional Authorities must verify submissions and update authorisation status from their records.

Tariff Rate Quota discontinuation for crude soya bean oil ends TRQ allocations from April, affecting import validity rules.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade discontinues Tariff Rate Quota allocations for crude soya bean oil for FY 2023 24 and revises TRQ validity: TRQs issued in FY 2022 23 for crude soya bean oil (ITC(HS) 15071000) require Bill of Lading dated on or before 31.03.2023 to allow import under those TRQs until 30.06.2023; TRQs for crude sunflower seed oil retain their stated one year/30.06.2023 validity and FY 2023 24 sunflower TRQs remain valid for clearance until 31.03.2024.

Registration authority inclusion: MEDEPC now authorised to issue RCMC for specified mobile and electronic device items.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade amends Appendix 2T to add Mobile and Electronic Devices Export Promotion Council (MEDEPC) as an authorised body to issue Registration Cum Membership Certificates (RCMC) for a specified list of final products and parts, including smartphones, mobile phones, smart watches, displays, multifunction devices, ADP machines and related parts, batteries, PCBAs, semiconductors and other electronic components; RCMCs issued by the Telecom Equipment and Services EPC or Electronics & Computer Software EPC remain valid until expiry.

Pre-shipment inspection: mandatory inspector photographs and upload requirement, PSIC verifiable by issuing IP address for agencies.
Amendments require inspectors to be physically present for pre-shipment inspections and to capture specified photographs: an inspector with an empty container showing the container number on a single closed door, the same inspector with the sealed container showing the same container number, and the inspection instrument with the container seal showing instrument serial and seal numbers. The PSIA must upload these photographs and/or videos to the DGFT portal when issuing the PSIC, and the PSIC must include a declaration that it was issued by the inspector from the country of inspection verifiable by IP address.