Minimum Export Price requirement for onion exports now mandates Letter of Credit payment and restricts shipments until further orders.
Exports of specified onion items in Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) classification are permitted only against a Letter of Credit and subject to a Minimum Export Price of US$ 850 F.O.B. per metric ton until further orders, pursuant to an amendment of paragraph 2 of Notification No. 48/2015-20 under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and the Foreign Trade Policy.

Import policy change: Chlorotrifluoroethene reclassified from restricted to free import permitting without prior policy condition.
Amendment revises the import classification of Chlorotrifluoroethene (CTFE) from Restricted to Free, removing the prior policy condition that governed CTFE imports so that CTFE may be imported without complying with that restricted-import condition; the change applies only to CTFE within the tariff classification for perhalogenated derivatives with fluorine and chlorine.

Steel imports now require SIMS registration with fee, advance online filing and registration number for customs clearance.
Import policy for specified iron and steel items in Chapters 72, 73 and 86 is revised from free to free subject to compulsory registration under the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS). Importers must submit advance online information, obtain an automatic Registration Number on payment of a fee based on CIF value, apply within the prescribed advance window, and record the Registration Number and expiry in the Bill of Entry to enable customs clearance.

Replenishment of precious metals now governed by the applicable customs notification, altering exporter eligibility for jewellery inputs.
Exporters of gold, silver and platinum jewellery may obtain these metals from a Nominated Agency in advance or as replenishment for exports; replenishment is made subject to the controlling customs notification. The amendment links replenishment entitlement to the customs notification and notes that replenishment had previously been unavailable where certain fiscal benefits were availed, including CENVAT credit, finished goods rebate, input stage rebate, procurement under central excise rules, or input tax credit/refund under GST.

Import policy change: imports of agarbatti and similar burning odoriferous preparations now restricted under trade policy.
Import policy for agarbatti and other odoriferous preparations under ITC (HS) 2017 Schedule 1 has been revised from Free to Restricted, bringing these tariff items within the restricted import regime under the Foreign Trade Policy pursuant to the government's statutory trade powers.

Vehicle registration compliance now requires adherence to the Central Motor Vehicles amendment SOP for imported vehicles.
A new Policy Condition (12) to Chapter 87 of ITC (HS), 2017 - Schedule 1 (Import Policy) mandates that registration of vehicles imported by manufacturers, their authorised representatives, organisations, or citizens for personal, demonstration, testing, research, or scientific use must comply with the Standard Operating Procedure issued under the Central Motor Vehicles (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2018 as notified by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Import prohibition on polymethyl methacrylate changes import status from free to prohibited, effective early September.
Importation of polymethyl methacrylate under Exim code 39169032 has been amended from 'Free' to Prohibited under Schedule 1 (Import Policy) of the ITC (HS) 2017, effective 1st September, 2019, pursuant to powers under Section 3 of the FT (D&R) Act, 1992 and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions.

Export deadline extension for Red Sanders wood requires DRI and state governments to finalise allocation modalities and complete pending exports.
The amendment directs responsible agencies to finalise modalities, including allocation of quantities to entities, and to complete the entire export process of the balance quantity of Red Sanders wood by 31st December, 2021, while other provisions of the earlier notifications remain unchanged.

Merger of trade advisory bodies consolidates CTDP into Board of Trade to streamline state center trade consultation and policy advice.
Merger of the Council for Trade Development and Promotion into the Board of Trade consolidates consultation fora; the BOT will include the Union Commerce and Industry Minister as Chairperson, Ministers of State, specified Secretaries and senior officials, ex officio members from apex chambers and EPCs, notified non official members, and the DGFT as Member Secretary, with the Chair empowered to co opt experts. The BOT's Terms of Reference provide a platform for State/UT input, central government briefings on international developments, support for State export strategies, identification and operationalization of trade infrastructure, review of sectoral export performance, assessment of institutional frameworks, and recommendations to rationalize import/export procedures and policy instruments.

Appointment of Statistics Officer empowers a Director to exercise statutory collection powers nationwide under the statistics law.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry appoints the named Director as Statistics Officer under the Collection of Statistics Act and rule 7(1), empowering the officer to exercise all or any powers under the Act; the appointment lists the officer's designation, contact details, workplace at the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics in Kolkata, and grants jurisdiction across all of India including Jammu and Kashmir.

Import restriction on pigeon peas: annual quota imposed under the Foreign Trade Policy with treaty exemptions.
Import of pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan)/toor dal is designated Restricted and made subject to an annual fiscal year quota, with procedural details to be notified by the trade authority; imports under Government commitments pursuant to bilateral or regional agreements or memoranda of understanding are exempt. The notification is issued under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions and takes effect on publication in the official Gazette.

Import policy change: seeds of peas reclassified as free for import, subject to phytosanitary conditions.
Import classification for seeds of peas (HS 12099140) is amended from Restricted to Free, with imports permitted only subject to phytosanitary import conditions under the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Imports into India) Order; Policy Condition No. 4 of Chapter 12 of the ITC (HS), Schedule I (Import Policy) is deleted.

Import restriction on cashew kernels: prohibition coupled with minimum CIF value threshold permitting limited imports above the threshold.
Amendment converts import policy for cashew kernels (broken and whole) from free to prohibited while prescribing minimum CIF values per kilogram and specifying that imports will be allowed if the CIF value exceeds a higher stated threshold, thereby instituting a minimum import price mechanism for the relevant ITC (HS) Chapter 8 entries.

Export permissions for river sand and stone aggregates to Maldives require state environmental clearances and nodal No Objection Certificates.
Amendment permits export of river sand and stone aggregates to the Republic of Maldives subject to annual quantity ceilings and issuance of a No Objection by CAPEXIL, which will monitor ceilings and report quarterly to DGFT. CAPEXIL must ensure suppliers hold appropriate clearances and that extraction is not from prohibited Coastal Regulation Zone areas. Exports also require environmental clearances or No Objection Certificates from the designated state nodal authority and remain subject to state legislation or judicial orders on mining.

Transport and Market Assistance scheme: updated eligible export destinations and added assistance rates for East Africa under TMA.
Amendment to the Transport and Market Assistance (TMA) scheme deletes clauses 7(i) and 7(ii), updates Annexure 2 with an expanded list of eligible export destinations by region, and adds a row in Annexure 3 establishing differential assistance rates for East Africa, including per TEU rates for normal and reefer containers and a per tonne air rate.

Import restriction on biofuels now requires import licence, removing prior free import allowance for actual users.
The amendment removes the policy condition permitting free import of specified biofuel items by actual users and confirms those items remain restricted. Consequently, imports of the listed biofuels, including denatured ethyl alcohol, petroleum oils containing biodiesel, and biodiesel mixtures, will require an import licence issued under the Foreign Trade Policy, replacing the prior actual user allowance.

BIS Registration Requirement: Electronics and IT imports prohibited unless registered or exempt; noncompliant consignments re exported or scrapped.
Import of Electronics and IT goods, new or second hand (including refurbished, repaired or reconditioned), is prohibited unless registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and compliant with BIS labelling requirements, or covered by a specific MeitY exemption. Non compliant consignments must be re exported by the importer or will be deformed and disposed as scrap by Customs under intimation to MeitY. Specified second hand capital goods are restricted and importable only against Authorisation subject to CRO conditions.

Export authorisation for essential commodities to Maldives permitted and exempt from export restrictions during the specified fiscal period.
Authority under the Foreign Trade Act and FTP permits specified quantities of potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, dal and eggs for export to the Republic of Maldives for 2019-20, effective April 2019, and grants an exemption from any existing or future export restriction or prohibition on these items during that period.

SCOMET classification amendment tightens export controls by redefining controlled items, thresholds and cryptography rules.
Amendment revises the SCOMET list by reclassifying specified radioactive and nuclear materials into Category 0, updating glossary definitions (including Cryptography and "Contouring control"), and substituting numerous SCOMET entries and technical notes across chemical, mechanical, electronic, cryptographic, microwave, laser, navigation, inertial, underwater, unmanned and space-related categories to modify control thresholds, functional qualifiers, exclusions and procedures. The complete Appendix 3 will be published on the DGFT web-portal and the notification enters into force after a ninety-day period.

Export of specified chemicals allowed to CWC State Parties on post export reporting and End Use Certificate requirements.
The amendment inserts SCOMET entry 1E allowing export of Chloropicrin and Methyldiethanolamine to State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention without an export authorisation, provided exporters notify designated national authorities within thirty days in the prescribed format with an End Use Certificate and submit the destination bill of entry to DGFT; exports to States not Party to the Convention remain restricted and require export authorisation with a government signed End Use Certificate and submission of the bill of entry post export.