Paperless scrip issuance for MEIS/SEIS: online PDF scrips accepted for duty payment; transfers must be recorded on DGFT website.
Paperless issuance replaces RA issued hard copy MEIS/SEIS scrips for EDI ports from 10.4.2019: applicants apply online, receive approval notifications, and retrieve scrip PDFs via DGFT ECOM module using digital signature. Customs at EDI ports will accept PDF copies for debit after verifying ownership on the DGFT website without requiring security paper printouts. Transfers must be recorded by the current owner on the DGFT site before a transferee may use the scrip; simultaneous transfers are prohibited and no TRA will be issued for EDI to non EDI transfers. Non EDI/SEZ ports continue printed scrips.

Import of feed-grade maize under TRQ allowed with reduced customs duty for actual users; STE applications extended.
Import of feed-grade maize is permitted under the TRQ scheme with specific relaxations: a restricted TRQ allocation is authorised at a concessional customs duty for import by Actual Users only, trading imports are prohibited, and applications are invited from State Trading Enterprises with an extended submission deadline in relaxation of para 2.62 of HBP, 2015-20.

Telegraphic Release Advice restriction: TRA facility withdrawn for MEIS/SEIS scrips issued from EDI ports except SEZ and non EDI ports.
TRA facility for MEIS/SEIS scrips issued from EDI ports is withdrawn for scrips issued on or after 10.04.2019, except where the port of registration is a Non EDI port or an SEZ port; this amendment to paragraph 3.08 of the Handbook of Procedure implements a procedural change removing the physical scrip transmission via TRA from EDI ports to non EDI and SEZ ports.

Restriction on import of peas and pulses imposed by notifications, coming into force on the specified commencement date.
Restriction on import of peas and pulses instituted through four notifications issued on 29 March 2019, with the restriction commencing on 1 April 2019 and applying to imports from that date; copies of the notifications are attached for trade and customs implementation.

System-based MEIS approval for SEZ shipping bills enables electronic linking to e-BRCs and automatic certificate dispatch.
Online system-based approval for MEIS applications in respect of SEZ shipping bills enables exporters to electronically attach SEZ shipping bills and link them to e-BRCs; the system automatically approves eligible applications for HS codes not in the negative list, and SEZ Regional Authorities must dispatch or hand over approved certificates within one working day as per the applicant's online choice.

Third-party export proceeds counting: only actual payments received through normal banking channels count towards EPCG export obligations.
The amendment to Para 5.10(c) applies prospectively: for third party exports on or after the amendment effective date, only actual payments realised through the normal banking channel from the third party exporter to the Authorisation Holder will be counted towards fulfilment of EPCG export obligations; third party exports before that date are governed by pre amendment provisions, allowing counting of the full realised value of the shipping bill subject to single counting and maintenance of Average Export Obligation.

Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies: online duty credit scrip issuance with system-based approval and recovery safeguards.
Administrative framework for issuance and use of Duty Credit Scrips under the RoSCTL for apparel and made-ups: online ANF4 R applications with digital signature linking up to 50 shipping bills, system-based approval and RA issuance, split-scrips permitted, EDI and non-EDI port-specific registration rules, single-port registration required prior to use, 24-month validity, one-year filing deadline from shipping bill upload (no late cut), RA verification for non-EDI bills, duplicate scrip provision, broad exporter eligibility except denied entities, and document retention and recovery mechanisms including refund with interest for failures or excess grants.

Transport and Marketing Assistance for specified agricultural exports reimburses international freight and marketing costs subject to eligibility and documentation.
The scheme provides cash reimbursement for international freight and marketing of eligible agriculture exports to specified countries, available to registered exporters with valid RCMCs. Claims are filed quarterly online via ANF 7(A)A, supported by shipping/airway bills, commercial invoices, CA/ICWA/CS certificate and proof of landing, with a physical copy submitted to the Regional Authority within 30 days. Assistance is paid at notified regional rates per TEU for sea and per tonne for air; exclusions include FOB where no freight is paid, LCL, mixed cargo containers, bulk shipments, SEZ/EOU-origin exports, trans-shipments and courier/e-commerce consignments. Audit, recovery and 15% interest apply for ineligible or excess payments.

Import quota allocation for pet coke limits imports and prescribes application, reporting and reallocation procedures.
Procedure prescribes allocation of annual import quotas for calcined pet coke for aluminium production and raw pet coke for CPC manufacturing. Eligible industrial users must apply using ANF 2M and ANF-1 to the DGFT Exim Facilitation Committee with unit capacity and a valid SPCB/PCC consent certificate specifying monthly and yearly usage. Applications received by the deadline will be evaluated and allotments made by the Exim Facilitation Committee, with regional authorities issuing authorizations valid only until the end of the fiscal year; holders must report imports and may surrender unused quota for reallocation.

Deadline extension for Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanners; non compliant ports face derecognition for scrap imports.
The amendment extends the deadline for installation and operationalisation of Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanners at designated sea ports to 30.06.2019; ports failing to comply will be derecognised for import of un shredded metallic scrap with effect from 01.07.2019, pursuant to powers under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy and amendment of Para 2.54( v )(ii) of the Handbook of Procedures (2015-20).

Online filing requirement for restricted item exports shifts applications and consultations online, centralising authorisations with central authority.
Online filing is mandated for export authorisations of Restricted items (Non-SCOMET) via the DGFT E-COM module with required uploads (purchase orders, ANF 1 and specified documents); hard copies are not needed and a transition period allows offline submissions until the cut-off. From the transition end, export authorisations will be issued centrally by the Export Cell at DGFT Headquarters, while Regional Authorities will handle revalidation and penal matters and will issue authorisations only for permissions granted before the cut-off.

Online import licensing mandatory for restricted items; applicants must file via DGFT eCom with IEC and required approvals.
The DGFT requires mandatory online filing via the eCOM module for import licences for restricted items using the revised ANF 2M; applicants must authenticate by OTP, provide IEC (or listed permanent IEC where applicable), complete data fields, upload signed PDF documents, pay online and select the jurisdictional Regional Authority. Multiple items may be combined subject to a single Port of Registration which cannot be changed after licence issuance; imports through non EDI ports are prohibited. Applications must include mandatory category specific approvals and documents as listed.

Import licence for restricted items: online ANF-2M application mandatory, with specified particulars and undertakings effective immediately.
Notification prescribes the revised online pro-forma ANF-2M for applications to obtain import licences for restricted items from 18 March 2019. ANF-2M requires applicant and IEC details, RCMC data, a fixed EDI Port of Registration, fee and CIF particulars, itemised ITC(HS) codes with country of origin and purpose, three-year import history, item-specific documentary inputs (e.g., NOC for plastic waste, DGCA data for aircraft, licences for bulk drugs, BIS/MeitY for refurbished parts) and Part C undertakings including declarations of non-penalisation and compliance with trade law and policy.

Import restriction on gold dore: NABL certified new refineries may receive limited authorization to secure BIS licence, thereafter none.
Gold dore (Exim Code 71081200) is restricted; only refineries with required conformity certification qualify for import authorisation. Laboratory accreditation is a precondition for that certification and does not require prior import. New applicants with laboratory accreditation may be granted a limited, one time authorisation to import gold dore solely to obtain the conformity certification, and no further authorisations will be granted without the certification.

TRA facility operation for SEZ procurement: RAs may issue Certificates of Supplies as online authorization amendments.
Procurement from SEZs shall use the TRA facility operated by Regional Authorities; RAs may issue a Certificate of Supplies from SEZ as an online amendment to Advanced/EPCG authorizations, marking the import item Invalid for direct imports and transmitting quadruplicate copies to the authorization holder, SEZ supplier unit, designated SEZ officer, and port customs. Post-authorization requests must include customs-issued authorization utilization status, and certificates may be issued only for quantities available per that status.

One-time condonation under EPCG Scheme extended; authorities will accept delayed requests for condonation and installation certificate relief.
Extension of time for receipt of requests for one-time condonation under the EPCG Scheme is granted, covering block-wise extension of Export Obligation periods, extension of Export Obligation period, and condonation of delay in submission of installation certificates as set out in earlier Public Notices; earlier delegation of powers to regional authorities for one-time relaxation remains operative and all other terms of the original Public Notices continue unchanged.

Advance Authorisation scope narrowed: flat rolled stainless steel imports removed from eligible Appendix 4J provisions.
The Director General of Foreign Trade has amended Appendix 4J of the Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020 to delete the entry permitting import of flat rolled stainless steel classified under ITC(HS) codes 7219 or 7220; consequently, imports of those products under the Advance Authorisation route are removed from Appendix 4J.

Amendment to MEIS updates HS codes to align the export incentive schedule with revised ITC HS nomenclature.
Amendment to the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme updates specific ITC HS codes in Appendix 3B, Table 2 for silicon electrical steel products (hot-rolled and cold-rolled) to more specific HS subheadings, effective from the previously notified implementation date, as corrective harmonisation with the revised ITC HS 2017 nomenclature.

Pre-shipment Inspection Exemption: Mundra added; metallic scrap from safe countries cleared without PSIC at designated ports with security checks.
Mundra is added to the ports where metallic waste and scrap from the USA, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the EU are exempt from PSIC if cleared through designated ports; such consignments must carry supplier/scrap yard certificates denying radioactive materials/explosives and will be subject to radiation and explosive checks via portal monitors and container scanners. Trans-shipments are not eligible for the exemption; imports through other ports remain subject to PSIC.

Eligibility of SEZ/EOU exports on behalf of DTA units: MEIS benefits allowed to either exporter subject to documentary conditions.
Exports directly from SEZ/EOU to foreign consumers that are documented and filed at the SEZ/EOU customs office naming the DTA on whose behalf the export is made are eligible for MEIS benefits, provided only one of the units-SEZ/EOU or DTA-claims the benefit. Eligibility for each shipping bill requires that the commercial invoice name the DTA exporter and the SEZ/EOU as manufacturer with MEIS intent declared; the GST invoice/ARE-1 be filed by the DTA naming the SEZ/EOU as manufacturer and signed; the shipping bill show exporter details, factory-sealed SEZ/EOU address, scheme coding as EOU/EPZ/SEZ/EHTP/STP, third-party details as DTA, and the e-BRC be in the name of the DTA.