Resubmission permission allows correction of deficient TMA claims via the prescribed online form and submission to the regional authority.
One-time resubmission permission allows modification of deficient or incomplete TMA claims that remain pending for disbursement; applicants must register via the specified online form, edit submissions using the original ECOM reference, resubmit online within the prescribed edit window, and provide a printed modified application with self-certified supporting documents to the concerned regional authority. The facility is limited to pending disbursement applications and does not permit enhancement where payment has already been made.

Misclassification of goods: submit HS code suggestions for items recorded under 'Others' and file them online.
Stakeholders are directed to propose appropriate HS codes for goods currently classified under 'Others' at import and to submit these proposals and supporting data through the designated online form, including any prior submissions, to enable rapid analysis and improvement of import classification accuracy.

Withdrawal of export incentive: MEIS benefits removed for apparel and made ups, RoSCTL procedure and recovery rules introduced.
Withdrawal of MEIS for apparel and made ups (chapters 61-63) for exports from 07.03.2019 is effected and replaced by the RoSCTL scheme. Revised HBP paras 4.95 and 4.96 set out electronic application procedures via ANF 4R, auto calculation and adjustment of entitlements (including reduction of MEIS already granted), issuance of duty credit scrips, port and registration rules, 24 month scrip validity, timelines for filing claims, and a recovery mechanism requiring three year record retention and refund with interest for excess or undue disbursals.

Town of Export Excellence designation for Pollachi recognizes coir and coir products for export facilitation under trade policy.
Pollachi in Tamil Nadu is designated as a Town of Export Excellence for Coir and Coir products by addition of entry No. 38 to Appendix 1B of the Handbook of Procedures 2015-20, effected by the Director General of Foreign Trade under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade Policy.

HS code classification: importers must use specific 8 digit ITC(HS) codes or face licensing regime for 'Others' imports.
Importers must file Bills of Entry with specific 8 digit ITC(HS) codes from Schedule I (Import Policy) instead of using the residual 'Others' category. Continued misclassification will prompt a review and may lead to shifting items entered under 'Others' from free to restricted status, triggering a licensing regime; trade may propose appropriate 8 digit HS codes where existing codes are inadequate.

Suspension of input-output norms for stainless steel washers imposes immediate change; exporters may seek advance authorization.
Amendment suspends SION C-888 for exports of stainless steel washers with immediate effect; exporters seeking to export the affected product must apply for Advance Authorization under Paragraph 4.07 of the Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 as the available mechanism in lieu of the suspended norm.

SIMS registration: no duplicate registration required for SEZ-to-DTA supplies without processing; processing altering HS code requires registration.
If an import is registered under SIMS at the point of entry into SEZ/FTWZ, no additional SIMS registration is required when those goods are supplied to a DTA unit without processing; however, if manufacturing or processing in the SEZ/FTWZ changes the commodity classification at the eight digit HS Code level, the importer in the DTA must obtain SIMS registration for the transformed goods.

One-time condonation under EPCG scheme extended to allow requests for export obligation and installation relief until end of March 2020.
One-time condonation measures under the EPCG Scheme are extended to allow receipt of requests in Regional Authorities until 31.03.2020 for block-wise extension, extension of Export Obligation periods, and condonation of delayed submission of installation certificates; prior delegation to Regional Authorities for one-time relaxation without penalty and all other terms of the earlier Public Notices remain unchanged.

Import conditions for penicillin tightened: twelve month export obligation applies where imports originate from unregistered sources.
Amendment restricts the export obligation period for Advance Authorisations allowing import of penicillin and its salts to 12 months from clearance for consignments imported from unregistered sources, with a required endorsement on the Authorisation; imports from registered sources retain the normal export obligation period under the Foreign Trade Policy. 6 APA is removed from Appendix 4J and the SION general notes for Chemical and Allied Products.

Suspension of Ad-hoc Input-Output Norms removes authorization for specified cashew kernel exports pending further notice.
The Ad-hoc Input-Output Norms approved by the ALC (minutes no. 8/19 dated 20/07/2018, Case No. M-78) for export of Cashew Kernels Whole and pieces against import of Shelled Cashew Kernels in favour of M/s Olam Agro India Private Limited are suspended with immediate effect, and exports relying on those norms are no longer authorised under that approval.

Standard Input Output Norms amendment: SIONs for seven food products specify Dent Corn variety under ITC-HS classification.
Director General of Foreign Trade amends Standard Input Output Norms (SION) under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy to reinstate seven SION entries and amends the input item description from "Maize" to "Dent Corn (Zea mays var. indenta): Yellow with ITC-HS 10059011", with immediate effect as notified by Public Notice No. 52/2015-2020.