Export quota release for onions allows specified state trading enterprises to export under prior terms within revised time limit.
Release of quota authorises specified State Trading Enterprises and agencies to export allotted quantities of onions within the December/January export window to the prescribed cut off date in January, with each tranche allocated to named agencies for export directly or through registered exporters under the same terms and conditions as the earlier notification except for the revised time for export.

State Trading Enterprise substitution: Dhara DOFCO replaces NDDB for Niger Seeds export to USA under trade policy.
The entry for Code No. 1207 in Table B of Schedule II is amended to substitute the National Dairy Development Board with Dhara Vegetable Oil and Foods Company Ltd. as the State Trading Enterprise authorised to export Niger Seeds to the United States, effected under powers of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002.

Deemed export benefits extended to supplies for nuclear power projects under competitive bidding, broadening eligibility.
Addition of sub paragraph 10.2(j) provides that supply of goods to nuclear power projects through competitive bidding, as opposed to international competitive bidding, qualifies for deemed export benefits, thereby extending deemed export treatment to domestically awarded competitive bid supply contracts for nuclear power procurement.

Port restriction on natural rubber imports: imports allowed only through designated customs ports under amended ITC(HS).
Amendment to the ITC(HS) import licensing notes (Chapter 40) provides that import of natural rubber (all items under Exim Head 40.01) shall be permitted only through designated customs ports, the provision being effective from 10th December 2001.

Extension of shipment period allows completion of previously authorised onion exports under foreign trade regulations.
The Central Government, under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and relevant Export and Import Policy provisions, amended ITC(HS) classifications to extend the shipment period for the unutilized balance of a previously authorised onion export quantity, permitting shipment until a newly prescribed cut off to enable completion of authorised exports.

Duty drawback rate for bulk tea applicable where excise paid on procurement by fully export oriented units and EPZ units.
Director General of Foreign Trade fixed an All Industry rate of duty drawback for bulk tea, applicable only where excise duty has been paid on procurement of bulk tea by fully export oriented units and units in export processing zones, such procurement being treated as deemed exports under the Export and Import Policy.

Export classification change removes certification requirement for cotton waste exports, eliminating prior documentary restriction.
The notification removes the certification and registration requirement for exports of soft and hard cotton waste under ITC(HS) Code 5202 by deleting the restriction in Table B of Schedule 2 and deleting the corresponding conditional export entry in Appendix 1 to Schedule 2, thereby eliminating the prior requirement to produce a Textile Commissioner certificate and related reporting.

Export policy amendments permit rupee settlement with specified buyers and expand EOU/SEZ import export flexibilities, subject to RBI approval.
Amendments revise operational rules: imports of spares under a capital goods scheme are capped relative to CIF value; EOU/EPZ/EHTP/STP units with substantial investment must maintain positive NFE; certain units may export to the Russian Federation in Indian rupees subject to central bank clearance; Development Commissioners may approve SEZ unit applications meeting Handbook criteria while other proposals and those needing industrial licence go to the Board of Approval; SEZ units may import duty free all goods required for activities, including second hand capital goods.

Extension of shipment period for onion exports permits completion of previously authorised unutilised consignments within a new deadline.
The Central Government, under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and relevant Export and Import Policy provisions, further extends the shipment period for the unutilised balance quantity of onions previously released for export pursuant to earlier notifications; the extension amends the ITC(HS) Classification insofar as it governs those authorised export consignments and is issued in public interest.

Export controls: Amended list expands controlled special materials, processing equipment and chemical manufacturing apparatus under trade classification.
Amendments to Appendix 3 Schedule 2 revise export/import classification by specifying controlled Special Materials (high-purity metals and specified alloys, articles and aluminum alloys capable of achieving 460 MPa at 293 K), reproduce and confirm Materials Processing Equipment controls for composite and rocket-related production technologies, and amend Chemical and Biomaterial Manufacturing equipment controls by listing construction materials that trigger control, stating volume-based exclusions for certain glass/ceramic vessels, and adding controls for incinerators and high-temperature combustors lined with specified materials.

State Trading Enterprise: imports of specified commodities permitted only through STC under export-import policy conditions.
The ITC(HS) Classification is amended to list Copra, Crude Oil and related items under the policy classification State Trading Enterprise, stating that imports are allowed through the State Trading Company and are subject to the conditions of the Export and Import Policy.

All Industry duty drawback for furnace oil under deemed export scheme established, applying to supplies to EOUs and EPZs.
An All Industry rate of duty drawback of Rs.850 per metric tonne is prescribed for furnace oil supplied by domestic oil companies to EOUs and EPZs under the deemed export scheme of Chapter 10 of the EXIM Policy, declared under paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002 and effective for the period ending 31 March 2002.

Export quota allocation for onions designates specific state trading enterprises to export under prior conditions with revised shipment timing.
Amendment authorises an additional onion export allocation against ITC(HS) code 0703(1), allocates that quantity among specified State Trading Enterprises and agencies, and permits those entities to export directly or via Registered Exporters under previously prescribed terms except for a revised shipment deadline. It extends the shipment period for any unutilised balance from an earlier release and adds a State Trading Enterprise to the authorised exporters for Bangalore Rose Onion, subject to existing export conditions and timelines under the Foreign Trade Policy.

Import conditions for motor cars: right hand steering requirement and diplomatic exemptions with resale and re export limits.
Imports under a prior public notice remain outside the notification's conditions but must have right hand steering and controls where applicable; vehicles imported by duty exempt foreign diplomats and privileged persons are exempt from those conditions but cannot be sold domestically except to another diplomat or privileged person and are required to be re exported.

Export shipment extension: permitted shipment deadline for onion exports extended for the remaining allocated quantity under FTP.
The Government has further extended the permitted shipment deadline for the unutilized balance of onions from the 50,000 metric tonne allocation released earlier, continuing an earlier extension announced in July; the amendment modifies the operative shipment timeline set by prior notifications and applies solely to the remaining quantity from that allocation under the Export and Import Policy framework.

Extension of shipment period for onion exports permits additional time to ship previously allocated quantities.
The Central Government, under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and Export and Import Policy, has extended the shipment deadline for the unutilized balance of onions from the allocation of 50,000 metric tonnes released earlier, permitting shipment of that balance up to 30th September, 2001.

Export Controls: rupee debt mechanism revised permitting cotton linters with NOC while peacock tail feathers remain prohibited.
Deletes the entry permitting Tea exports to Russia under the Rupee Debt Repayment mechanism; creates a new entry allowing export of Cotton Linters as "Free" subject to obtaining a No Objection Certificate from the Member (Ammunitions & Explosives), Ordnance Factory Board; and corrects the entry to state that Peacock Tail Feathers, including handicrafts and articles made thereof, are prohibited from export.

Free importability for perfumery and pharmaceutical plant materials allowed for actual users, subject to plant quarantine certification.
Amendment to licensing note 2 in Chapter 12 permits free importability of plants and plant parts used primarily in perfumery, pharmacy or for insecticidal/fungicidal purposes by Actual Users without import licence, subject to a plant protection quarantine certificate, while expressly prohibiting import of opium, cannabis and coca and excluding specified items (poppy flowers and unripe heads, psyllium husk and seed, poppy husk, mint leaves of all species, jojoba seed) from free importability.

Registration exemption for foreign manufacturers applies to imports of gifts for registered charitable, religious or educational institutions when customs duty exempted.
Paragraph 6 of Chapter 1A (conditions regarding registration of foreign manufacturer/exporter with BIS) shall not apply to imports of gifts where the recipient is a charitable, religious or educational institution registered under society or trust law or approved by Central or State Government, and the gift has been exempted from payment of customs duty by the Ministry of Finance.

Exemption from BIS registration permits import of valves for CNG kits where Chief Controller of Explosives approval is obtained.
Import of valves and valve fittings for exclusive use in cylinders of automobile CNG kits are exempt from the paragraph 6 BIS registration requirement of the cited notification, provided that such imports have been approved by the Chief Controller of Explosives, Nagpur; without that approval the registration condition remains applicable.