Registration requirement for non-basmati rice exports: exports permitted only after contracts are registered with APEDA.
Export of non-basmati rice under the relevant ITC (HS) codes remains classified as free but is now permitted only upon registration of contracts with the Agricultural and Food Products Export Development Authority. The Central Government has added this administrative condition under its trade-regulation powers and the Foreign Trade Policy, making contract registration a mandatory precondition for lawful export of non-basmati rice under the specified export policy schedule.

Second Generation Ethanol export controls require authorisation and feedstock certification for permitted fuel and non fuel exports.
Export of Second Generation ethanol-ethanol from cellulosic, lignocellulosic and non-food biomass that achieves low CO2/high GHG reduction and does not compete with food crops-and meeting IS 15464 specifications is permitted for fuel and non-fuel uses only subject to a valid Export Authorisation and feedstock certification from the relevant competent authority.

SCOMET export control list revised, updating controlled categories and licensing rules; changes take effect 30 days after notification.
Notification No. 31/2025 26 amends Appendix 3 (SCOMET List) of Schedule II (Export Policy), ITC(HS), 2022 to update controlled items and categories in alignment with multilateral export control regimes. The revised Appendix 3 will be uploaded to the DGFT website and takes effect 30 days after issue. The revision recalibrates export licensing, prohibitions and authorisation routes across nuclear materials (Category 0), toxic chemicals (Category 1), micro organisms and toxins (Category 2), materials, aerospace and related technology and software, while preserving category specific notes, licensing authorities and procedural requirements.

Import restriction on ATS-8: imports below CIF threshold restricted; exemptions for advance authorizations, EOUs and SEZ inputs.
A Restricted import condition is imposed on ATS-8 under Chapter 29 of ITC (HS) 2022 for consignments below a specified CIF threshold, effective immediately until the notified cutoff; other Chapter 29 items remain Free. The Minimum Import Price condition is not applicable to imports by Advance Authorization holders, EOUs and SEZ units provided the inputs are not sold into the Domestic Tariff Area.

Export policy amendment requires veterinary-certified sourcing for animal by-products exported for pet food, adding new compliance condition.
A new policy condition requires animal by-products destined for pet food exports to originate from APEDA-registered integrated abattoirs or municipal slaughterhouses subject to post-mortem inspection and segregation. Suitability must be certified by the state designated veterinary authority based on inspections by veterinarians registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, employed by the slaughtering unit and supervised by the designated state/UT veterinary authority. Specified ITC(HS) codes for pet food and compounded animal feed are amended to be subject to both Policy Condition 1 and the new Policy Condition 2.

Export Obligation period change extends EO for inputs under mandatory QCOs, aligning EO duration with Handbook provisions.
Amendment to Para 2.03(A)(i)(g) removes the 180-day EO restriction for inputs subject to mandatory Quality Control Orders and prescribes that the Export Obligation period for such Advance Authorisations shall henceforth follow the timeline specified in the Handbook of Procedures, thereby extending the EO applicable to those products from the previous six-month limit to the Handbook-prescribed duration.

Minimum Export Price for natural honey reduced, lowering export threshold and effective immediately until policy period end.
The notification amends the Minimum Export Price (MEP) for natural honey under the export policy, reducing the MEP and making the revised MEP effective immediately until the end of the stated policy period; the change is effected under powers granted by the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and amends an earlier DGFT notification.

Virgin multi-layer paper board imports now require PIMS registration and face a CIF minimum import price of INR 67,220/MT.
Imports under HS codes 48059100, 48059200, 48059300, 48109200 and 48109900 are free subject to Compulsory Registration under the Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS); however, import of Virgin Multi-layer Paper Board (VPB) with CIF value below INR 67,220/MT is restricted and effectively subject to a Minimum Import Price (MIP) of INR 67,220/MT on CIF until 31 March 2026.

Diamond Imprest Authorization: CA certificate allowed in place of pending ITR; integrated tax cess exemption removed.
Para 4.61 now permits submission of a Chartered Accountant certificate in lieu of a not yet finalised Income Tax Return, provided the ITR is filed by 31 December of the application year; the existing eligibility and import entitlement (up to 5% of the three year average export performance subject to the stated cap) remain. Para 4.63 continues exemptions for Basic Customs Duty, Additional Customs Duty, Education Cess and various anti dumping/countervailing/safeguard duties, but removes exemption for the whole of the Integrated Tax and Compensation Cess.

Port restriction on imports from Bangladesh: specified jute and related items allowed only via Nhava Sheva Seaport.
The notification adds specified ITC (HS) codes for jute fabrics, twine/cordage/rope, cables, and sacks to the Import Policy and imposes a port restriction prohibiting their import from Bangladesh through any land port on the India-Bangladesh border while permitting imports only through the Nhava Sheva Seaport; other terms of the earlier related notification remain in force and the restriction is effective immediately.

Corrigendum to foreign trade notification updates official file reference and reclassifies provision to Part II Section 3 subsection (ii).
A corrigendum to Notification No. 51/2024-25 amends the official citation and placement of a policy provision, directing that the prior file number 'F.No. M-5012/300/2002/PC-2(A)./E-1657' and 'Part-I, Section 1' be read instead as the replacement S.O. designation and as 'Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii)'; the correction is issued under the authority of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and promulgated by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Corrigendum to Gazette Notification: replaces incorrect statutory order reference to clarify official S.O. citation in Foreign Trade Policy record.
Corrigendum to Gazette Notification No. 40/2024-25 amends the earlier notification by substituting the cited statutory order reference: the previous 'S.O. 7624(E)' is to be read as 'S.O. 5068(E)', the sole operative correction made under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions.

HS code correction clarifies classification of unbleached jute fabrics for import port restriction under FTP.
The corrigendum corrects the HS classification for unbleached woven fabrics of jute or other textile bast fibres: HS Code 530010 in Para 19(2)(ix) of the General Notes to ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy) shall be read as HS Code 531010, effecting a textual amendment to Notification No. 21/2025-26 for the purpose of clarifying import port restriction application.

Minimum Import Price on soda ash imports extended, maintaining a per tonne floor and continued import controls.
Extension of Minimum Import Price (MIP) condition for imports of Disodium Carbonate (Soda Ash) under Chapter 28 of ITC (HS) 2022 applies to three specified HS codes; the Central Government continues the MIP mechanism and sets the operative per metric tonne floor price for the defined extension period by official notification.

Quantitative restriction on Low Ash Metallurgical Coke imports extended, maintaining country-wise import quotas under existing trade policy.
Continuation of Quantitative Restriction on imports of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS) 2022 Schedule I: the Central Government extends the existing country-wise quantitative import limits for the specified HS codes for a further period from 01.07.2025 to 31.12.2025, maintains all prior terms and conditions, and provides country allocations that will cease automatically on 31.12.2025.

Port restrictions on Bangladesh imports limit specified jute and flax goods to entry only via Nhava Sheva seaport, with transit caveats.
Imports of specified jute, flax and related textile bast fibre goods from Bangladesh are prohibited through land ports on the India-Bangladesh border and permitted only via Nhava Sheva seaport; a transit exception allows Bangladesh exports to Nepal or Bhutan to pass through India but bars re export of those goods from Nepal/Bhutan into India.

Import restriction expanded to include osmium and ruthenium alloys containing gold, tightening import policy for select precious-metal items.
The corrigendum broadens the Import Policy Condition for the listed ITC (HS) codes: the previous restriction on Iridium alloy containing gold beyond the specified threshold is extended to include osmium alloy and ruthenium alloy containing gold for both the "Unwrought or in powder form" and "Other" subheadings, classifying those imports as Restricted.

Export Obligation period clarified: textiles follow standard Handbook procedure, restriction now limited to chemical products.
The amendment clarifies that export obligation for imports of inputs subject to mandatory Quality Control Orders under Advance Authorisation, EOU and SEZ follows the standard timeline in the Handbook of Procedures, while the previously applied restricted export obligation period is now confined solely to chemical products notified by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, removing the prior restriction on textile products.

Import restriction: colloidal and other precious metal compounds now subject to restricted import policy, effective immediately.
The import status of specified precious-metal products, including colloidal precious metals, inorganic and organic compounds of precious metals, and amalgams, has been changed from Free to Restricted, requiring import clearance and compliance with restricted-import procedures under the foreign trade framework with immediate effect.

Import restriction on precious metal alloys: alloys containing gold above the permitted trace threshold are now restricted for import.
Items under ITC(HS) codes 71102100, 71102900, 71103100, 71103900, 71104100 and 71104900 remain classified as Free for import; however, imports of palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium supplied as alloys that contain gold above the trace threshold specified in the Notification are Restricted. The amendment revises the import-policy condition for these tariff lines to exclude such alloys from the free regime.