The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on January 31, 2023, issued an amendment in conditions of the Standard Input Output Norms (SION) at E-136 for the export of wheat flour (Atta) and an amendment in para 4.05 (iii) under Handbook of Procedures 2015-20.
The following amendment has been stated:
• The condition (i) of SION E-136 as mentioned in Public Notice no. 38/2015-20 dated November 25, 2022 is to be read as under:
The Advance Authorization(AA) shall be issued to flour millers and exporters having tie up with flour millers as supporting manufacturers.
• The para 4.05 (iii) is to be read as under:
"Wheat Flour (Atta)" is permitted to be exported under the Advance Authorization Scheme, subject to the pre-import condition of wheat under the notified SION only. No domestic/ indigenous sourcing of wheat is permitted and the invalidation letter/ARO facility is not available. Third-party exports are also not allowed in this case. Import and Export would be permitted only through EDI enabled ports. The Export Obligation period (EOP) of Advance Authorization for wheat shall be 180 days from the date of clearance of each import consignment and no extension in EOP shall be allowed. Such import shall be subject to actual user conditions and no transfer of imported wheat shall be permitted. In case of non-fulfilment of EO/ non-achievement of stipulated value addition, a penalty equal to five times the CIF value of the imported material, corresponding to the shortfall in EO, shall be imposed in addition to the payment of applicable duty and interest. Provisions of Paragraph 4.49 of the Handbook of Procedures shall not be applicable in this case.
[Public Notice No. 54/2015-2020]
