Export licensing for Red Sanders wood requires quota allocation, PCCF Certificate of Origin, and MOEF&CC NOC for approval.
Export licensing for Red Sanders wood from cultivation on private land requires DGFT allocation under an annual quota recommended by MOEF&CC, conditional on MOEF&CC's NOC and EFC allocation. Applicants must submit prescribed electronic applications with proof of legal origin, procurement details, physically verified current stock, and a PCCF-issued Certificate of Origin. Value-added product exports require additional physical verification, certified lists with photographs, and an undertaking on specifications. COOs for inter-state transfers require source-state permissions and verification before issuance by the receiving State's PCCF. DGFT considers complete emailed applications on merit.

Discontinuation of physical authorisations: online PDF becomes primary document and Customs to accept printed authorisation at EDI ports.
Advance and EPCG authorisations for EDI ports will no longer be issued on security paper; RAs will transmit authorised details daily to the DGFT server and applicants will access and print the Authorisation PDF from the DGFT portal. Customs at registered EDI ports shall accept the printed PDF for execution of BG/LUT. RAs must retain a plain-paper printout, send system-generated details to other agencies, and ensure amendments and invalidations are updated in the system within two working days after prior transmission.

SION amendment permits specified imports for HPS groundnut kernels, including packaging materials and groundnut in shell inputs.
Amendment to SION E-92 permits specified imports per kilogram of HPS Groundnut Kernels exports: Raw Jute and LDPE/HDPE/PP granules at 1.05 Kg per Kg of export product packaging; either Groundnut in Shell at 1.20 Kg per Kg of export product or Upgraded Groundnut Kernels at 1.05 Kg per Kg. For roasted and blanched HPS Groundnut Kernels, Groundnut in Shell may be allowed at 1.25 Kg per Kg or Upgraded Groundnut Kernels at 1.10 Kg per Kg. The change is made under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy.

Online filing of international trade quality complaints now mandatory with unique tracking and jurisdictional processing under DGFT procedures.
An online module requires electronic filing of international trade quality complaints and trade disputes through the DGFT website, with supporting documents uploaded in prescribed format and size, selection of the correct jurisdictional RA/SEZ, and issuance of a Unique Reference Number for all further correspondence; RAs/SEZs must process cases per Policy/Handbook guidelines, reassign wrongly submitted applications, and update case progress via provided status links for complainant and HQ tracking.

Publication of Adjudication and Appellate Orders required on central DGFT website to ensure consolidated public access.
All Regional Authorities and SEZ Adjudicating/Appellate Authorities must upload every Adjudication and Appellate Order under the FT(DR) Act, 1992 to the DGFT website link in PDF format immediately on issue; past Orders w.e.f. 1st April, 2018 must be uploaded within IS days; uploads must be complete, readable and correctly sequenced; copy to CEIB continues; heads must confirm no missing orders to headquarters by the specified email; user IDs and passwords will be allotted for access.

Activation of ANF 3D e com module enables MEIS claims for courier and postal shipments; no application fee applies.
Activation of the ANF 3D e commerce application module on the DGFT portal permits filing of MEIS claims for courier and postal exports; no application fee is required for ANF 3D filings, and for exports prior to the amended form's publication late cut provisions will be applied using the date of publication as the relevant date.

MEIS e commerce application format revised: mandatory online filing, separate applications per export point, and documentation requirements.
Amendment substitutes ANF 3D for MEIS e commerce exports, mandating online filing via DGFT e Com module, separate applications by export year and by each foreign post office/airport (max 50 shipping entries per application), inclusion of CA certificate (Enclosure A) and, for exports before 03.05.2016, landing certificate (Enclosure B), no application fee, and specified rules for realized FOB, entitlement calculation, late cut treatment tied to publication date and applicable HBP provisions.

Interest Equalisation Scheme expands eligibility to merchant exporters and increases support for MSME manufacturers on rupee export credit.
The Interest Equalisation Scheme provides interest equalisation on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit through RBI and banks. Manufacturer exporters in designated tariff lines and merchant exporters are eligible for equalisation on those exports, while MSME manufacturers receive equalisation across all tariff lines with an increased rate effective from early November 2018; RBI notifications and operative guidelines govern implementation and claims.

Export regulation for biofuels: non fuel exports from EOU/SEZ allowed if feedstock is imported and DTA rules followed.
Exports of biofuels for non fuel purposes from EOU and SEZ units are permitted under the export provisions applicable to EOUs and SEZs, provided the feedstock for such export production is imported; transactions between SEZ and the domestic tariff area must comply with the restriction applicable to DTA exports and the existing export notification.

Exporters in declining sectors may get reduced EPCG average export obligations proportionate to export decline.
Regional Authorities must re-fix the annual average export obligation for EPCG authorisations for 2017-18 by reducing the obligation proportionate to sectors/product groups that experienced over a 5% decline in exports in 2017-18 versus 2016-17; the reduction must be endorsed in the concerned EPCG authorisation file and the Amendment Sheet. When assessing discharge of export obligations or issuing demand notices for shortfalls, Regional Authorities must consider prior policy circulars and include this requirement in the EODC check-sheet.

EPCG Scheme import permission: Pre-fabricated PUF panels allowed for chilled storage of export fresh produce.
Amendment adds pre-fabricated Polyurethane Foam (PUF) panels/doors to Appendix 5F, permitting their import under the EPCG Scheme when used in chilled rooms or cold storages established by units for storage of fresh fruits and vegetables meant for export; effect: such imports are allowed under the scheme.

ANF-2D mandatory justification: applicants must state the relaxation sought and cite the relevant FTP provision or face rejection.
Applicants seeking relaxation under the FTP/HBP must complete column 15 of ANF 2D online, clearly stating the specific relaxation sought and citing the relevant FTP/HBP paragraph; applications submitted without this information will be treated as incomplete and rejected to ensure timely placement before the Policy Relaxation Committee and to avoid delays in processing.

Clubbing of authorisations: amended rules limit eligible authorisations and set temporal, input and regularisation conditions for consolidation.
Amendments to Para 4.38 define the facility of clubbing of Authorisations: requests in ANF 4C to issuing RA; no clubbing for certain earlier or tainted Authorisations or where EODC/redemption or adjudication is complete; clubbing limited to redemption/regularisation of Advance Authorisations with no further imports/exports; allowed across financial years and EO periods subject to SION/ad hoc norms and minimum value addition; only Authorisations issued within an eighteen month window from the earliest Authorisation may be clubbed and only imports within thirty months of the earliest Authorisation are considered, with excess regularised under Para 4.49; clubbed Authorisations are treated as one for CIF/FOB and value addition calculations.

Export Obligation Extension granted for certain raw cashew advance authorizations with a composition fee on unfulfilled FOB value.
A one-time additional extension in the Export Obligation Period is allowed for Advance Authorizations issued up to 30.06.2016 involving import of Raw Cashew (SION E-8), as a policy relaxation, subject to a composition fee charged monthly on the unfulfilled FOB value of the export obligation; the measure follows a request by the industry and approval by the Policy Relaxation Committee and DGFT.

Mandatory recording of scrip transfer: online registration required before transferee may utilise MEIS/SEIS scrip for duty payment.
Transfers of MEIS/SEIS scrips issued on or after 14.1.2019 (EDI ports) must be recorded on the DGFT website by the current owner before the transferee may utilise the scrip for duty payment; Customs will verify the recorded current owner. Recording requires DSC login, entry of scrip number and transferee IEC; entries are instantaneous and irreversible, permit only one simultaneous transferee, and allow the recorded current owner alone to execute further transfers. Physical scrip issuance continues until separately discontinued.

Amendment to Standard Input Output Norms updates input allowances for flexible intermediate bulk containers, including adjusted polypropylene entitlements.
The SION amendment revises input entitlements for Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers at S.No. H 97, specifying import allowances per kg of export product for polypropylene granules (as the primary input with adjusted ratios) and defined quantities for UV stabilizer options, LLDPE/LDPE granules, polypropylene for lamination/coating, PE liner, PP yarn/thread, filler cord/rope, narrow weaving fabric, and packing material; Attachment and Baffle Bags receive higher polypropylene allowances and printed or Food Grade exports may receive an additional wastage allowance on polypropylene granules.

EODC monitoring: RAs must upload and maintain Advance and EPCG authorisation records online, ensuring data integrity and timely updates.
RAs must enter all pending Advance and EPCG authorisations lacking EODC into the DGFT EODC software, use the "no date" option where documents are not submitted, prioritise older cases, route counter submissions to designated data-entry personnel, update the module for every procedural action before dispatch, upload only duly signed EODC PDFs, resolve exporter queries by correcting online records, and expect DGFT HQs to monitor RA performance via the software.

Manual processing of select MEIS claims now limited to listed ITC(HS) entries under the amended annexure.
Amendment restricts manual processing of MEIS claims to the enumerated MEIS serial numbers and corresponding ITC(HS) codes by revising the Annexure to Public Notice 62; only applications for those listed entries will be processed in manual mode following the manual-mode guidelines issued to Regional Authorities in Trade Notice 30.

Export permission procedure: NoC requirement for fertilizer exports with specified documentation and online status updates.
Export of fertilizers under Chapter 31 requires a permission/No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the Department of Fertilizers. Applicants must apply by email and submit product specifications including NPKS ratio, raw material details and sources, statutory auditor certificates and supplier/applicant undertakings, bill of lading for imported sources, and any additional requested documents. The Department will process complete applications within the prescribed period and will update application status monthly on its website; existing DGFT applications will be shared with the Department for NoC issuance.

Non EDI Shipping Bill verification: Redeeming EODC requires declared EDI/non EDI counts and a covering letter remark when non EDI bills are used.
DGFT amended ANF 4F and ANF 5B to require applicants to declare the number of EDI and non EDI Shipping Bills used for redemption; where non EDI bills are declared, Regional Authorities must state in the Redemption Letter/EODC covering letter the remark: "This Redemption involves non-EDI Shipping Bills."