Trade Update 28

A. Amendments in Para 4.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy Handbook of Procedure 2015-2020 on monitoring of export obligation.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade vide Public Notice No. 26/2015-20 dated October 16, 2020 has made amendments to Para 4.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy Handbook of Procedure 2015-2020 on monitoring of export obligation. A new Para 4.44(g) has been inserted to allow extension in the date of submission of documents for EO fulfilment up to 31st December 2020. This is for all the advancement authorization, wherever the export obligation period is expiring/has expired between 1st February and 31st October 2020.

Public Notice is available at:
https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/f93a6b06-1026-460a-ae25-39f94a1cb225/pn%2026%20dated%2016%2010%202020%20English.pdf

B. Deletion of Standard Input-Output Norms (SION) No. A-468 of Chemical & Allied Product Group
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade vide Public Notice No. 28/2015-20 dated October 29, 2020 has deleted the SION A-468. The Standard Input Output Norms (SION) for the export product – 4,4 Diamino Diphenyl Amine -2- Sulphonic Acid were published in Hand Book of Procedures Vol. II at two places, that is, at A-465 and A-468. The norms at SION A-465 are more precise, hence, the norms at SION A-468 is deleted with immediate effect. on monitoring of export obligation.

Public Notice is available at:
https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/96e21142-6502-4c79-94e8-24df27f36a61/PN%2028%20dt.%2029.10.2020%20-%20English%20(2).pdf