Crude Palm Stearin imports require utilisation certificates; derived fatty acids and glycerol may be sold only to actual users.
Sales of fatty acids and glycerol produced from imported Crude Palm Stearin (non edible industrial grade) are limited to actual users. The Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats will issue utilisation certificates, after verifying imports admixed with at least 5% free fatty acids, and the certificate type determines eligibility for further imports; format follows Annexure B and other prior terms remain unchanged.

Crude Palm Stearin imports allowed licence-free for eligible industrial users subject to splitting, FFA thresholds, and quarterly reporting.
Non-edible industrial grade Crude Palm Stearin may be imported without a licence by specified registered industrial users with on-site splitting facilities, provided CPS meets minimum free fatty acid thresholds (generally 10% or 5% for certain registrants), is used only for splitting into fatty acids and glycerol under an Actual User restriction, and subject to quarterly reporting to DGFT and the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats and issuance of utilisation certificates which determine further import eligibility.