<h1>Export authorization suspended for sterilised and non-sterilised surgical sutures; comply with Foreign Trade Policy input-output and packing norms</h1> Standard input-output norms under the Foreign Trade Policy apply to sterilised and non-sterilised surgical sutures packed in USP cut sizes with or without needles; the schedule lists permitted inputs and packing materials including non-sterile suture thread (rolls/pre-cut), atraumatic needles, sterilisation paper for outer pouches, white board sheets and laminated aluminium foil, with quantities/packing as per packing policy and net+1% tolerances. The item's export authorization is suspended per the referenced public notice. Applicants must ensure imported inputs correspond to those actually required and used in the manufacture of the exported sutures.