Popcorn Maize Import Allowed as SION Entry E75 Imposes No Variety Restriction

Nanji Nagsi Exports Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) The Bombay High Court partly allowed a writ petition concerning the Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20. The petitioner, a merchant exporter of maize starch powder, challenged the withholding of Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) licences for importing popcorn maize under Standard Input Output Norm (SION) Entry E75, despite having previously received similar authorisations on 17 occasions. The petitioner contended that SION Entry E75 permits import of “maize”...