<h1>Standards and suspended input norms for manufacturing plastic fountain pens under Foreign Trade Policy: allowed inputs and wastage limits</h1> Standard input-output norms for manufacturing plastic fountain pens under the Foreign Trade Policy are set out and currently listed as suspended per the referenced public notice. The schedule specifies inputs per 100-piece unit: polypropylene or ABS (net + 2% wastage), plastic extruded/moulded components (net + 2% wastage), ink cartridge (net + 2% wastage), and fountain pen nibs comprised of either iridium-alloy pen points or stainless-steel strips (69.44 gm), with a provision for determining permissible proportions of various inputs for different resultant products. Applicants must ensure imported inputs correspond to those actually used in the exported product.