Extension of time for export of Red Sanders heart wood granted; Odisha department must finalise modalities and complete exports within specified period.
Extension of time granted to the Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha to finalise the modalities for export of Red Sanders Heart Wood in log form and to complete the authorised exports within a further period from the date of the notification; all other provisions of the earlier notifications remain unchanged.

SCOMET updates 2024: Amendment to export control list; export authorisation required; effective after 30 days.
Notification No.25/2024 amends Appendix 3 (SCOMET) to Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Classification, publishing the revised SCOMET list on the DGFT portal and making the amendments effective after 30 days. Export of SCOMET items continues to require export authorisation unless exempted; supplies from DTA to SEZ/EOU are exempt from authorisation but require supplier reporting to the SEZ Development Commissioner and annual reporting to DGFT. Prior DGFT permission is mandated for arrangements enabling foreign site visits or access to records.

Export permit for non-basmati white rice authorises shipments to Malaysia via NCEL under foreign trade policy provisions.
The Central Government permits export of 2,00,000 MTS of Non-Basmati White Rice under ITC(HS) code 10063090 to Malaysia through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and relevant provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 and Notification 20/2023.

Export prohibition on de-oiled rice bran: temporary ban on exports under specified HS codes impacting trade compliance.
Amendment changes export status of De-Oiled Rice Bran from 'Free' to 'Prohibited' under Export Policy conditions in Chapter 23 of Schedule-II, covering bran, residues and oil-cake classifications; exporters must comply with the revised restriction for the specified temporary prohibition period.

Inclusion of ports for export of essential commodities permits Kandla and Vishakhapatnam for Maldives exports under amended foreign trade policy.
The Central Government amended the prior export notification to add Kandla Sea (INIXY1) and Vishakhapatnam Sea (INVTZ1) to the list of Customs sea ports authorized for export of essential commodities to the Republic of Maldives, permitting these ports to handle consignments that are otherwise in the Prohibited/Restricted category for the specified fiscal year and supplementing the four ports already listed in Notification No. 06/2023.

Export permission for Non-Basmati white rice to Namibia granted through designated cooperative exporter under Foreign Trade Policy.
The Central Government permits export of specified quantity of Non-Basmati White Rice under ITC(HS) code 10063090 to Namibia through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), authorising shipment of the commodity to the named destination exclusively via NCEL and thereby creating a targeted export concession.

Import liberalisation for potatoes: imports from Bhutan permitted without licence until 30 June 2027 under amended policy.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade amends Schedule I (Import Policy) to permit import of fresh or chilled potatoes from Bhutan freely, without any import licence, until 30th June 2027, extending the previous licence-free permission to that date.

Export Inspection Certificate requirement: rice exports to EU and specified European countries now need certification; others exempt for six months.
Exports of rice (Basmati and Non Basmati) to EU Member States and specified European countries require a Certificate of Inspection issued by the competent export inspection authority; exports to other European countries are exempt from the Certificate of Inspection requirement for a temporary period of six months, amending the prior notification accordingly.

Export permit: Non-Basmati White Rice allowed to Malawi and Zimbabwe through NCEL under FTP provisions.
The Central Government authorises export of Non-Basmati White Rice (HS code 10063090) to the listed countries through a designated cooperative exporter, granted under powers of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy, thereby notifying and operationalising allocation of consignments via the prescribed administrative channel.

Notification correction: replace an incorrect paragraph citation to ensure accurate foreign trade policy references.
The Director General of Foreign Trade issues a corrigendum to Notification No.16/2024-25 correcting the English text reference: the words "2.30(A)(i)(g)" in the fifth line of Paragraph 1 and in the table shall be read as "2.03(A)(i)(g)"; this is a textual amendment and does not alter the substantive enabling provisions for import of inputs subject to mandatory Quality Control Orders for Advance Authorisation holders, EOU and SEZ.

Import restriction on specified gold jewellery enacted; India UAE CEPA TRQ permits import without restricted authorisation.
Certain gold articles in Chapter 71 of ITC (HS) 2022 are reclassified from Free to Restricted with immediate effect under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and Foreign Trade Policy; however, imports under a valid India UAE CEPA TRQ are allowed without a restricted import authorisation.

QCO exemption enables imports under Advance Authorisation, EOU and SEZ with a restricted export obligation period after clearance.
Enables exemption from mandatory Quality Control Orders for inputs imported by Advance Authorisation holders, EOU and SEZ units, subject to FTP and Handbook of Procedures. The Export Obligation period follows the Handbook but is expressly restricted to a limited period from the date of clearance of import consignments for textile and chemical products, and the Department of Chemicals & Petro-chemicals is accordingly included in the FTP appendix.

Export timeline extension: authorised export period for broken rice via NCEL to specified markets extended under FTP provisions.
The Central Government, under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and Foreign Trade Policy, amends the earlier notification to extend the authorised export period for the quantity of Broken rice already notified for export through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) to the specified recipient countries. The extension is limited to the temporal window for those notified shipments; all other provisions of the earlier notification remain unchanged.

Import conditions for Glufosinate and its salts now conditional: prohibited below CIF threshold, free at or above threshold.
The tariff description for glufosinate has been amended to 'Glufosinate and its salts', imposing a conditional import regime: imports are prohibited below a prescribed CIF value per kilogram and free at or above that CIF threshold; imports must be registered and not prohibited under the Insecticides Act, and the policy will be reviewed after one year. The amendment supersedes the earlier notification and applies with effect from the publication reference of that prior notification.

BIS registration requirement: electronics and IT imports barred unless BIS registered or MeitY exempt, with reexport or destruction mandated.
Imports of electronics and IT goods notified under the BIS registration order are prohibited unless registered with BIS and compliant with BIS labelling requirements, or covered by a MeitY exemption; non compliant consignments must be reexported or rendered unusable and disposed as scrap under Customs intimation to MeitY. For specified LED products and control gears, random samples will be tested at BIS recognized labs for defined safety parameters and only consignments with compliant samples will be cleared; failing consignments will be returned or destroyed at importer's cost.

Import status for Yellow Peas: free import without MIP until 31 October 2024, subject to mandatory registration.
Imports of yellow peas under ITC (HS) Code 07131010 are 'free' without the MIP condition and without port restriction for consignments whose Bill of Lading is dated on or before 31st October 2024; consignments with Bills dated after that date shall be 'restricted' and prior pre-Notification 50/2023 import conditions will apply. All consignments dated on or before 31st October 2024 must be registered under the online Import Monitoring System.

Export permission for Non-Basmati white rice to Mauritius via National Cooperative Exports Limited under foreign trade provisions.
Permission is granted for the export of Non-Basmati white rice to Mauritius through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, specifying the commodity by HS classification and allocating a defined export quantity for the named destination.

Onion export policy changed to free, subject to a Minimum Export Price condition, effective immediately under foreign trade rules.
Export classification for onions is amended from prohibited to free, conditioned by imposition of a Minimum Export Price (MEP). The amendment, issued under the statutory foreign trade powers and relevant foreign trade policy provisions, indicates immediate effect and continues until further notice, and applies to the identified tariff line for onions, making the MEP the operative export compliance requirement.

Export permission for white onion allowed through specified ports subject to horticulture commissioner certificate and policy conditions.
Export of white onion under ITC (HS) code 0703 10 19 is treated as prohibited with a conditional exception permitting export up to an aggregate of 2,000 MT only through Mundra, Pipavav and Nhava Sheva/JNPT ports taken together, and only upon issuance of a certificate from the Horticulture Commissioner, Government of Gujarat certifying the item and quantity; the measure is effected under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.

Halal certification deadline extended: accreditation and export unit registration period extended under FTP notification until July
The Central Government, under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions, has partially modified earlier notifications to extend the time period for accreditation of Halal Certification Bodies and for registration of Export Units for meat and meat products by three months, establishing the new deadline as 4th July 2024.