Export prohibition for beche-de-mer: regulatory amendment bars all exports irrespective of size under trade policy.
The ITC(HS) Schedule 2 entry for beche-de-mer under Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic Invertebrates is amended to classify beche-de-mer as Prohibited for export, not permitted irrespective of size, under the Foreign Trade Policy framework and in the public interest.

Amendment to foreign trade policy revises permitted export quantities of stone aggregate and river sand under FTP authority.
Amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy modifies previously notified export allocations by revising operative quantities for stone aggregate and river sand, effected under powers granted by the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and paragraph 1.3 of the FTP 2004-2009 as a public interest notification amending Notification No.30/(2004-2009).

Import restriction: Tetra-ethyl lead classified as restricted; other items free; tetra-methyl lead import restricted.
Amendment to Schedule I revises import policy entries: Tetra-ethyl lead (Exim code 29310030) is designated Restricted, the residual code for Other (29310090) is Free, and import of tetra methyl lead is expressly restricted, thereby updating classification level policy conditions under the Foreign Trade Policy.

Extension of free export status for Muli bamboo under ITC(HS); amendment to Schedule 2 alters export policy.
Amendment to ITC(HS) Schedule 2 directs that the export-policy entry in Chapter 14 be read as free until the newly specified date and that Note No.2 in Chapter 44 be read to state that Muli Bamboo (Melocanna baccifera) is freely exportable up to that same date, with details referenced to Chapter 14; the change is made under powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions and is issued in the public interest.

Import of second hand capital goods allowed freely; specific items require an import licence under amended policy.
Import of second hand capital goods, including refurbished or re conditioned spares, is permitted freely; however, second hand personal computers and laptops, photocopier machines, air conditioners, and diesel generating sets are allowed only against an import licence.

Export relaxation permits shavings and manufactured articles of shed antlers to be exported under amended foreign trade provisions.
The notification amends a prior DGFT notice to relax the condition in Column 5 against serial numbers 39 and 40 of Chapter 5 to Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) classifications, permitting export of shavings of shed antlers of Chital and Sambhar and manufactured articles of those shavings as a temporary export relaxation.

Duty drawback rate for high speed diesel applies to domestic oil company supplies under specified FTP schemes until further orders.
Director General of Foreign Trade modifies an earlier notification under the Foreign Trade Policy to prescribe a rate of duty drawback for high speed diesel supplied by domestic oil companies, making that drawback rate applicable to supplies under schemes in Chapters 4, 6, 7 and 8 of the Policy; the measure is effective until further orders and issued in public interest.

Duty drawback rate for furnace oil revised for specified FTP schemes, applicable to domestic oil company supplies.
A notification by the Director General of Foreign Trade fixes a Duty Drawback rate for furnace oil supplied by domestic oil companies under schemes in Chapters 4, 6, 7 and 8 of the Foreign Trade Policy, operating in partial modification of an earlier notification and remaining effective until further orders.

Minimum investment threshold for EOUs establishes a plant and machinery floor, with sectoral exemptions and BOA discretion.
Amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy amends sub paragraph 6.6(d) to require a minimum investment in plant and machinery as an eligibility criterion for establishment as Export Oriented Units, while exempting existing units and specified sectors (EHTP/STP/BTP, handicrafts, agriculture, floriculture, aquaculture, animal husbandry, information technology, services, brass hardware and handmade jewellery) and preserving Board of Approval discretion to permit lower investment in appropriate cases.

Import valuation threshold for calcareous stone conditions free entry when cif exceeds specified per cubic metre minimum.
The amendment adds specific EXIM codes for calcareous stone, marble, travertine and allabaster to Schedule I (Imports) and classifies them as Free, subject to the operative valuation condition that import is permitted freely provided cif value is US $ 2700 & above per cubic metre; all other terms of the prior notification remain unchanged.

Minimum investment requirement for EOU eligibility tightened; exemptions specified and BOA retains discretion to relax criteria.
Amendment to the Foreign Trade Policy establishes a minimum investment requirement in plant and machinery as a condition for consideration as Export Oriented Units, while excluding existing units in EHTP/STP/BTP and specified sectors (handicrafts, agriculture, floriculture, aquaculture, animal husbandry, information technology, services, brass hardware, handmade jewellery) from that requirement. The Board of Approval may permit EOUs with a lower investment criterion in suitable cases.

DTA sale at concessional duty: specified items excluded and EOUs may sell in DTA only with positive NFE.
Amendment specifies items excluded from DTA sale at concessional duty, adding marble and retaining motor cars, tea (except instant tea), pepper and pepper products as ineligible; units performing certain processing activities are barred from receiving concessional DTA sales. EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP units may sell finished products in the DTA against payment of full duties and on intimation to the Development Commissioner if they have achieved positive NFE, but this permission excludes Pepper & Pepper products and Marble freely importable under the Policy.

Import policy amendment: marble and related stone imports now subject to licensing or a cif value threshold for free import.
Amendment designates specified Exim codes for crude/roughly trimmed stone, blocks and slabs as Restricted, making import subject to an Import Licensing Note No. (2) to be inserted in Chapter 25 linked to an existing policy circular; other Exim codes for tiles, marble blocks, monumental blocks, travertine, alabaster and calcareous stone are declared Free provided imports meet a specified cif value threshold per cubic metre.

Retrospective Amendment: Para 3 of the rice bran notification now applies retroactively under the foreign trade framework.
Para 3 of Notification No.9 (RE 2005)/2004 2009 relating to De oiled Rice Bran is amended to have retrospective effect from 01.09.2004 pursuant to powers under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009; the amendment is recorded as issued in the public interest.

Amendment to ITC(HS) classifications corrects wording to 'live pig and pig meat products' in the import condition.
Amendment to ITC(HS) classifications corrects a typographical error in Condition No.16 of Chapter IA by revising Sl. No.(vi) to read "live pig and pig meat products" instead of the previously recorded erroneous phrase; the change is an administrative textual correction issued in the public interest under the statutory powers and the Foreign Trade Policy framework.

Duty drawback rate announced for high speed diesel supplies to export-oriented units, effective until further orders.
Announcement establishes a Duty Drawback Rate of Rs. 1025 per metric tonne for High Speed Diesel supplied by domestic oil companies to Export Oriented Units and Special Economic Zone units under the export incentive schemes in Chapters 6-8 of the Foreign Trade Policy, effective until further orders and issued under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09.

Import prohibition on avian and related animal products from outbreak countries enforced until further orders to protect animal health.
Amendment to Condition 16 of Chapter I A prohibits import of specified livestock, poultry and avian-origin products from countries reporting Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, listing blanket bans on certain birds, unprocessed avian meat and bird semen, and additional prohibitions including live poultry, hatching eggs, egg products, feathers, pig meat products, pathological and biological materials from birds, and animal origin products for feed, agricultural or industrial use; the prohibition remains in force until further orders.

Export policy amendment removes shell or nut charcoal from export classification, narrowing the Schedule 2 wood charcoal entry.
The amendment deletes the words "(including Shell or Nut Charcoal)" from the Schedule 2 Export Policy entry for H.S. Code 44020010 (Sl. No. 145) under the Heading "Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal," thereby narrowing the export classification for that H.S. code.

Effective date of FTP notifications: earlier FTP notifications take effect from 1 October 2005 under statutory authority.
The Central Government, exercising statutory power under the Foreign Trade Act and the Foreign Trade Policy framework, partially modifies earlier FTP notifications and declares that Notification No.12/(2004-2009) and Notification No.24/(2004-2009) shall come into effect on 1 October 2005, recording that the action is taken in the public interest and citing the departmental file reference.

Import policy amendment allows free import of specified seed categories subject to licensing conditions under Foreign Trade Policy framework.
Amendment reclassifies items 12099190 (Other) and 12099910 (Fruit seeds for planting or sowing) to Free import subject to conditions at Licensing Note (4), effected by Notification No. 16/2005 under the Foreign Trade Policy and the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, updating the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items 2004-09.