DGFT Article, News Analysis Notification, Circulars, Policy Circulars, Press Release and Instructions issued by Direct General of Foreign Trade on Trade
DGFT : DGFT has automatically extended the Export Obligation period up to 31 August 2026 for eligible EPCG and Advance Authorisation hold...
DGFT : The article argues that DGFT’s annual IEC updation forces exporters to repeatedly submit data already available with government ...
DGFT : A new mandate requires scroll generation within 72 hours for key export schemes. This ensures faster benefit realization and impro...
DGFT : ICEGATE is the official CBIC portal that allows importers and exporters to manage customs processes online. Registration enables b...
DGFT : The sharp reduction in RoDTEP rates under Notification No. 60/2025-26 directly impacts exporter margins and ERP accruals. Finance ...
DGFT : Commerce Ministry reforms DGFT Norms Committees to improve disposal of Advance Authorisation applications and strengthen export fa...
DGFT : The issue addressed was fragmented access to trade information. The initiative introduces a unified platform and mobile app to enh...
DGFT : The government extended the RoSCTL scheme without changes to maintain stability for exporters. The decision ensures continued tax ...
DGFT : The DGFT launched a focused campaign to expedite EODC issuance and clear pending export obligations. The initiative resulted in a ...
DGFT : Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has launched a guidebook mapping 12,167 HSN Codes to 31 ministries, aiming to improve policy,...
DGFT : The Delhi High Court set aside DGFT’s communication placing an importer in the “Denied Entity List” after finding violation ...
DGFT : The Court set aside the DGFT order imposing penalty and customs duty demand for alleged EPCG export obligation default. The matter...
DGFT : The court held that when an importer claims that a licence is not required under a notification, authorities must first consider t...
DGFT : The Supreme Court held that a trade restriction cannot bind importers unless published in the Official Gazette. Website uploads or...
DGFT : The Court upheld exemption from customs duty and AIDC for consignments landing by 30 June 2023 with qualifying Bills of Lading. Re...
DGFT : DGFT has authorized the Porbandar District Chamber of Commerce & Industries to issue Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin. The ...
DGFT : DGFT has included the India-Oman CEPA in Para 2.88(a) of the Handbook of Procedures. The amendment enables exporters to obtain Cer...
DGFT : DGFT has invited comments on proposed amendments to Schedule-II of ITC (HS) 2022 to align export policy provisions with changes in...
DGFT : DGFT has widened QCO/BIS exemptions for SEZ Units and Developers by allowing imports of all permissible goods required for authori...
DGFT : DGFT has amended import conditions for specified silver products by requiring a valid Import Authorisation for eligible imports. T...
In SION No. H-471 of Plastic Product Group (Product Code H) relating to export product “Polyacetal Resin Compound”, the description of Import Item No. 1 ‘Polyacetal Resin (Fluff)’ is amended to read as “Polyacetal Resin (Fluff)/Acetal Resin/Polyacetal Resin/Polyacetal”. There is no change in description of the Export Product and rest of the Import Items. Further, there is no change in quantity allowed for any import item.
Exporters desirous of exporting sugar may continue to obtain Registration Certificates accordingly. The conditions and modalities as mentioned in Policy Circular No. 62(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 14.05.2012 and as modified by Policy Circular No. 63(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 16.05.2012 will continue to apply.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allocates a quantity of 10,000 MTs (Ten thousand metric tonnes) of white Sugar for export of CXL Concessions Sugar to European Union (EU) for the period October, 2012 to September, 2013.
The details of existing PSIA’s at Sl.No.12, 13, 16, 17 and 18 in Appendix-5 of Handbook of Procedures (Vol-I) as notified in Public Notice No.20 dated 1.10.2012 are amended / corrected to read as under.
Accordingly, names of the above agencies are added at Serial No. 5 (Rajasthan) and Serial No. 15 (Tamil Nadu) of Appendix 4C (List of Agencies Authorized to issue Certificate of Origin – Non-Preferential) of Handbook of Procedures Vol.I (Appendices & Aayat Niryat Forms), 2009-2014.
For exports made prior to date of decision/ notification/ public notice of products/ markets, such a declaration will not be required since such exports would have already taken place.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies a new SION bearing number C- 2056 in respect of the export product “Lead Free Powder CuSn8Ni1”. The new entry would be as under.
The existing SION A-1189 is applicable for Sodium Silicate in Liquid form, but does not say so specifically. To make the SIONs more specific, separate norms for liquid and solid forms are notified.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 and Paragraph 1.1 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the following in Handbook of Procedure Vol.II (SION Book).
The Procedure and conditions for export of cotton has been modified. Maximum limit for obtaining RC has been increased to 30,000 bales. Multiple RCs can be applied within this eligibility. RAs Ludhiana, Rajkot and Vishakhapatnam have also been designated for issue of RCs for export of cotton. RC quantities will be in MTs. Other conditions stipulated in Notification No. 17 dated 1st October, 2012 remain.
