Minimum Export Price requirement conditions export permission on meeting a revised FOB MEP threshold under the Foreign Trade Policy.
Substitutes the Para 2 entry under "Nature of Restriction" for the relevant item so that export is permitted only if the Minimum Export Price (MEP) is met on an FOB basis; the notification replaces the prior MEP threshold with the newly specified FOB MEP and takes effect immediately under powers of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions.

Import prohibition on toys unless accompanied by certificates proving conformity to specified safety standards and independent lab testing.
Temporary import prohibition on toys under ITC (HS) Codes 9501-9503 is imposed until further orders, with an exception allowing imports only when accompanied by: a certificate of conformity to specified safety standards (ASTM F963, ISO 8124 Parts I-III, IS 9873 Parts I-III, or EN 71) and a manufacturer's Certificate of Conformance linking the consignment to representative samples tested by an independent laboratory accredited under ILAC/MRA and found to meet those specifications.

Import policy amendment: specified Exim codes reclassified as free, with a value based exception retained for one code.
Amendment reclassifies specified Exim codes in Schedule I (Imports) of the ITC (HS) as "Free" instead of "Restricted": one code is made free subject to a retained price based restriction for consignments below a prescribed per metric ton threshold, and two other codes, including the code for seamless tubes and pipes, are made free without that price qualification.

Export permission for non-basmati rice to specified countries allowed through STC under supply, quality and market-protection conditions.
Amendment authorises exports of non-basmati rice to specified countries under ceilings as an exception to the export ban, subject to conditions: exports to be carried out through the State Trading Corporation of India; STC to procure only from mills with surplus stock; exported rice to contain a minimum percentage of brokens; STC to ensure market entry does not affect overall rice prices; and STC to source from multiple States and dispatch in four tranches.

Import Schedule amendment adds BIS standardised pre stressed concrete wires, strands and coated reinforcing bars under ITC(HS) classifications.
Amendment to the Import schedule of the ITC(HS) classifications adds specified BIS standardised steel products to Appendix III of Schedule I (Imports) under the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09. The notification enumerates six additions by applicable BIS standard and product: plain hard drawn and as drawn steel wire for pre stressed concrete, indented wire, uncoated stress relieved strand, low relaxation seven ply strand, and fusion bonded epoxy coated reinforcing bars, issued under the Foreign Trade Act and paragraph 2.1 of the Policy.

Duty credit scrip for designated special products provides an export incentive tied to FOB value and notified markets.
A duty credit scrip for designated special products/sectors is established at 2.5% of FOB export value; eligibility depends on products/sectors, their linked markets, and admissible export dates as to be notified in the handbook notification table for claiming the scrip.

Import restriction on agglomerated artificial stone rough blocks; processed tiles/slabs allowed subject to minimum cif value per sqm.
Amendment restricts import of rough blocks and slabs of agglomerated or artificial stone under ITC(HS) 6810 headings while permitting import of processed tiles and slabs of such material provided they meet a prescribed minimum cif value per square metre; changes apply to specified Exim codes in Schedule I (Imports) of the ITC(HS).

Import policy amendment: certain machine imports reclassified from restricted to free under foreign trade policy notification.
Import policy for Exim Code 8483 10 99 in Schedule I (Imports) of the ITC (HS) Classifications, 2004-09 is amended to read as Free instead of Restricted by a notification dated 7 January 2009, issued under the foreign trade statutory and policy powers and stated to be in the public interest.

Export quantity allocations for stone aggregate and river sand to Maldives require supplier clearances and prohibit CRZ mining.
Amendment to Schedule 2 (Export Policy) adds annual export allocations of stone aggregate and river sand to the Maldives for 2009-10 and conditions export of the specified river sand on suppliers/extractors obtaining appropriate clearances and ensuring that mining is not undertaken in the Coastal Regulation Zone, as prohibited by the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification.