Amendment in conditions of the Standard Input Output Norms (SION) at E-136 for export of wheat flour - DGFT - 62/2015-2020

Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan Public Notice No. 62 /2015-2020 New Delhi, dated the 23 March, 2023 Subject:- Amendment in conditions of the Standard Input Output Norms (SION) at E-136 for export of wheat flour- reg. In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020 , as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments: 1. For the SION E-136 as mentioned in Public Notice no. 38 dated 25.11.2022 , note 2 is added as under: SION Export Item Quantity Import Item Quantity E-136 Wheat Flour (Atta) 1.00 Kg Wheat 1.07 Kg Note 2 : In the SION E-136 , items, i.e, Multi Grain Atta or Fortified Whole Wheat Atta are also allowed to be exported subject to the below mentioned conditions: a. Exported item shall contain at least 80% or more of Whole Wheat Flour (Atta) and other ingredients being added like soya flour, oatmeal, fenugreek powder, vitamins, etc. will be domestically sourced. b. Import entitlement of Wheat under the Advance Authorisation for such export items, i.e. Multi Grain Atta or Fortified Whole Wheat Atta will be calculated in proportion to the percentage of Whole Wheat Flour (Atta) in the export item, i.e. for every 1 Kg of Whole Wheat Flour (Atta), import of 1.07 Kg of Wheat will be allowed. c. The export description in the shipping bill will clearly indicate the percentage content of Whole Wheat Flour and other ingredients being added. 1 [ Note 3: Export of 'Wheat Flour (Atta) with Millets' is also allowed subject to the conditions that : a. The export item will contain a minimum of 65% Wheat Flour (Atta) a minimum of 15% Millets in addition to other ingredients (if any). b. 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. c. Millets other ingredients being added to the export item will be domestically sourced. d. 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. e. 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 of this Public Notice: Note 2 is added in the SION E-136 to allow export of Multi Grain Atta or Fortified Whole Wheat Atta. All other conditions for SION E-136 as mentioned in Public Notice no. 38/2015-20 dated 25.11.2022 will continue to be in force. (Santosh Kumar Sarangi) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-officio Additional Secretary to Government of India E-mail: [email protected] (Issued from File No. 01/94/180/157/AM22/PC-4) ************* NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Public Notice No. 25 /2023 dated 04-08-2023