The CBIC vide Instruction No. 15/2025-Customs dated June 12, 2025, removing port restrictions and testing requirements for export of finished, wet blue, El tanned, and crust leather. A consolidated repository of DGFT’s SCOMET-related clarifications is now available on the CBIC website and will be updated regularly. These clarifications are for reference only; each item must be individually assessed. Officers must be informed for strict compliance, and any issues should be reported to the Board.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, vide various Office Memoranda issued time to time, clarifies the applicability of SCOMET on various items.
Based on the recent clarifications issued by the DGFT, a consolidated repository of such SCOMET clarifications has been prepared and is available on the CBIC website at the following link: https://www.cbic.gov.in/entities/cbic-content-mst/MTcxMTI3. The said repository will be updated periodically upon receipt of further clarifications from DGFT.
It is to be noted that the above-referred clarifications are only for ease of reference. Each item, based upon its specifications, end use etc., is required to be examined individually for coverage under SCOMET. Therefore, these clarifications may be construed accordingly.
In view of the above, it is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction for strict compliance of the aforesaid export policy conditions.
The Instructions along with the Repository can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CBIC-Customs-_-IN.pdf
