Onions export permission: NAFED authorised to export specified onion consignments to Sri Lanka and Maldives under amended policy.
Amendment to Schedule 2 Table B modifies the ITC(HS) entry for 0703 - Onions - Canalised to add a sub-entry authorising export through NAFED of a balance quantity of onions (excluding Poddusu and Bangalore Rose varieties) to Sri Lanka and Maldives until the prescribed cutoff date, by way of partial modification of an earlier notification and under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.

Export house recognition relief: automatic renewal for cyclone-affected units and flexible historic export baselines for applications.
Affected export houses receive automatic recognition renewal irrespective of export performance for the affected year. Cyclone-impacted applicants seeking recognition may satisfy average export-performance requirements by using either FOB value or NFE value of exports from the single prior year or the average of the two preceding years.

Import registration requirement for cotton contracts: mandatory pre-import registration with Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, during specified policy period
The notification classifies cotton (not carded or combed) and cotton (carded or combed) as free for import but mandates that, for imports to be made within the prescribed policy period, all import contracts must be compulsorily registered with the designated textile registration authority in Mumbai prior to import, applying to the specified EXIM codes.

Import policy for zinc residues: classification by composition dictates free entry with environmental registration or restricted entry requiring licence for processing.
Corrections revise Exim classifications for zinc ash, hard zinc spelter and zinc skimmings, distinguishing compositions by metal content and assigning either Free or Restricted import status. Free imports are allowed to units registered with the environmental regulator on an Actual User basis up to annual quantity limits in the registration certificate. Restricted imports require licences and are permitted only for processing or re-use pursuant to the Import Licensing Note on hazardous waste.

Registration exemption for EOUs and EPZ units for cotton waste exports requires quarterly quantity reporting to the Textile Commissioner.
Exemption of EOUs and EPZ units from registration with the Textile Commissioner for exports of soft and hard cotton waste is inserted into the ITC(HS) entry for Code 5202; these units are required instead to inform the Textile Commissioner's office of the quantity of cotton waste exported each quarter as a compliance measure under the Foreign Trade Policy classification.

Import classification update: Angostura Aromatic Bitters free, other compound alcoholic preparations restricted under public notice import controls.
Notification inserts EXIM entries classifying preparations known as Angostura Aromatic Bitters as free for import and other compound alcoholic preparations used in beverage manufacture as restricted, with import conditions to operate via Public Notice under the Foreign Trade regulatory framework.

Onion export allocation set with agency-specific quotas, minimum export price and reporting requirements to regulate shipments.
Amendment authorises controlled export of onions under ITC(HS) Code 0703 by permitting a total exportable quantity of 100,000 MT until 31.1.2000, allocated among specified agencies. Exports are subject to a Minimum Export Price fixed by NAFED. Agencies must export allocated quantities within the prescribed timeframe, prevent trading in permits, maintain quality, and provide weekly permit-issue reports to NAFED, which will act as nodal agency to inform the Government of India of outflows.

Excise duty reimbursement for bulk tea: Development Commissioners to refund duties to EOU and EPZ units while levy persists.
The Export and Import Policy has been amended to require the Development Commissioner of the concerned zone to reimburse central excise duty at all industry rates on bulk tea procured from licensed auction centres by EOU and EPZ units, conditional on the continued existence of the levy on bulk tea, pursuant to section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 and paragraph 1.3 of the Policy.

Restricted import regime for areca (betel) nut now requires licence or specific public notice for importation.
Amendment designates whole and split/ground areca (betel) nut tariff entries as Restricted, permitting import of these consumer goods only against a licence or in accordance with a Public Notice, and deletes a separate areca nut tariff line.

Uranium, thorium and related ores and compounds classed as free imports but subject to atomic energy statutory authorization.
The amendment lists specific HS Exim Codes for uranium, thorium, zirconium, titanium, niobium/tantalum, rare earths and related materials as "Free" for import, but makes importation subject to Section 14(1)(ii) of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the rules thereunder, thereby conditioning the Free classification on compliance with statutory atomic energy authorization.

Free import for disaster relief permitted for cyclone victims, subject to customs conditions and exclusion of prohibited ITC(HS) items.
Notification permits free import of pharmaceuticals, drugs, textiles and other articles for relief and rehabilitation of cyclone victims in Orissa, subject to conditions in the Department of Revenue circular and excluding items listed as prohibited in the ITC(HS) Classification.

Canalised export permitted for Bangalore rose onion through designated state export corporation under amended foreign trade policy.
Amendment authorises canalised export of Bangalore rose onion (ITC(HS) Code 0703) to be routed through M/s Karnataka State Agriculture Produce Processing and Export Corporation Ltd (KAPPEC) as the designated agency for a limited three month period, by altering the entry for onions in Schedule 2, Table B of the ITC(HS) Classifications under the Export and Import Policy.

Minimum CIF value adjustments for imported steel items revised under trade policy, with revised rates effective for a limited two month period.
Amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy sets revised minimum CIF values per tonne for seven specified steel categories in Chapter 72 of the ITC(HS) Classification, altering figures in Import Licensing Notes 3 and 4. The values under Licensing Note 4 take effect on notification for a fixed two month period, after which those minimum import prices are withdrawn. The amendment integrates these changes into the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002.

Import liberalisation: sodium metal permitted on open general licence, classified under ITC(HS) with free import policy.
Sodium metal is authorised for import on an Open General Licence under Exim Code 28051100 with a Free import policy, added by amendment to the ITC(HS) Classifications for the 1997-2002 export-import schedule; imports are subject to licensing modalities referenced as "Import under SIL/Public Notice" and the change is issued in the public interest.

Export policy amendment permits free export of aviation turbine fuel with contract registration and bans export of wild animals
An amendment revises the ITC (HS) classification for petroleum products: Aviation Turbine Fuel is designated Free for export with a requirement that export contracts be registered with the Overseas Contracting Cell; High Speed Diesel and Motor Spirit are listed in the revised entry. The amendment also classifies all forms of wild animals and their parts and products as Prohibited for export, not permitted to be exported.

Canalisation of Niger Seeds exports channels shipments through TRIFED; US exports limited to designated agencies
The notification canalises Niger Seeds exports: shipments to all permissible destinations except the USA must be routed through TRIFED per DGFT directions. Exports to the USA are restricted to five authorised agencies, which may export directly or register qualified exporters to receive permits.

EOU DTA sales permission expanded: domestic sales allowed against full duties where NFEP and export performance conditions are met.
EOU/EPZ/EHTP/STP units may sell finished products in the domestic tariff area beyond prior limits against payment of full duties if the goods are freely importable or imported under licence and the units have achieved stipulated NFEP and export performance; supplies to DTA that count toward export performance include certain defence and security force procurements where duty-free import entitlement exists; job-worker exports require Central Excise registration and disallowance of third party routing, with scrap at job worker premises either cleared on duty payment or returned to the supplier.

Import classification of zinc ash: higher purity material free for registered actual users; lower grade material restricted to licensed processing.
Amendment inserts EXIM codes classifying zinc ash imports by composition: zinc ash with zinc >65% and lead/cadmium within specified limits is free for units registered with the Ministry of Environment & Forests on an actual user basis up to registered annual limits; zinc ash with lower zinc or higher lead/cadmium is restricted and permitted only against an import licence for processing or re use as per the Import Licensing Note on hazardous waste.

Canalised onion exports limited through specified agencies with time bound quantity, destination and varietal restrictions.
Amendment canalises onion exports by restricting Bangalore rose onion exports to a designated state export corporation for a limited monthly quantity and short period, and by authorising exports of other specified onion varieties through the national agricultural cooperative agency to two named overseas destinations until a prescribed cut-off date, thereby imposing agency specific, varietal and time bound export controls under the Export-Import Policy.

Import restrictions on consumer electronics and media now require Special Import Licence or Public Notice for lawful import.
Amendments to ITC(HS) classifications insert EXIM entries designating certain microprocessors and optical media as Free, while classifying various consumer electronic devices and media items as Restricted; Restricted consumer goods are not permitted except against a licence or Public Notice, and import of Restricted items is permitted only against a Special Import Licence (SIL). The notification also reclassifies specific chemical and production inputs, aligning their import policy status with regulatory controls under the Foreign Trade framework.