Regional Authority Surat office address updated and contact details published; jurisdiction now covers districts Surat, Valsad and Dangs.
Amendment to Appendix 1 replaces S. No. 19 to record the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade's office at 6th Floor, Resham Bhawan, Lal Darwaja, Surat - 395003 with telephone, fax and e mail details, and designates its territorial jurisdiction as the districts of Surat, Valsad and Dangs under powers conferred by paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014.

Extension of time for Brand Rate fixation of duty drawback for HSD supplied to EOUs; filing allowed with strict scrutiny.
DGFT grants a final limited opportunity from the date of the Circular to file applications for fixation of Brand Rate of Duty Drawback for HSD supplied to EOUs prior to 17.8.05; applications will be finalized only if prescribed conditions are met and supporting documents withstand careful scrutiny, and brand rates are to be fixed per Customs and Central Excise Duty Drawback Rules, 1995 based on the customs duty structure for the relevant period.