The DGFT vide Public Notice No. 47/2024-25 dated February 07, 2025, has issued amendments in conditions of the Standard Input Output Norms (SION) at E-136 for export of Wheat Flour.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 & 2.04 of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments:
For the SION E-136 as amended in Public Notice No. 62/2015-20 dated 23.03.2023, note 3 added by P. No. 25/2023 dated 4th August 2023, is amended as under:
Note 3: Export of ‘Wheat Flour (Atta) with Millets’ is also allowed subject to the conditions that:
- The export item will contain a minimum of 60% Wheat Flour (Atta) & a minimum of 15% Millets in addition to other ingredients (if any).
- Import entitlement of Wheat under the Advance Authorization for such export items, i.e. ‘Wheat Flour Atta with Millets’ will be calculated in proportion to the %age content of Whole Wheat Flour (Atta) in the export item, i.e. for export of every 1 Kg of Whole Wheat Flour (Atta), import of 1.07 kg of Wheat will be allowed.
- Millets & other ingredients being added to the export item will be domestically sourced.
- The export description in the SB will clearly indicate the %age content of Whole Wheat Flour, %age content of Millets and other ingredients being added.
- All other conditions specified earlier in Public Notice No. 38/2015-20 dated 25.11.2022 and Public Notice No. 62/2015-20 dated 23.03.2023 will continue to be in force.
Effect to this Public Notice: Standard Input Output Norm (SION) E-136 is being amended to allow export of Wheat Flour (Atta) with Millets.
The Public Notice can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SION-E-136-English.pdf
