Amendments in SION in food products by DGFT
The Dollar Business Bureau The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) from time to time issues notifications for fixation or addition of SION for different export products. The DGFT via notification no.,41/2015-2020 dtd 2nd Nov 2016 made the following ammendments in Standard Input Output Norms (SION) in food products. As per the notification the following SION have been deleted from the Handbook of Procedures: E7, E21, E22, E23, E24, E25, E26, E44, E50, E64, E65, E66 and E72. The following SIONs have been suspended from the Handbook of Procedures E45, E80, E94 and E105 while ammendments have been made in SION E1, E5, E17, E69, E79, E104, E106, E108, E119, E120, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132.
4.07 Self Declared Authorisations where SION does not exist
(i) Regional Authority may also issue Advance Authorisation where SION is not fixed, based on self declaration by applicant. Wastage so claimed shall be subject to wastage norms as decided by Norms Committee. The applicant shall submit an undertaking to abide by decision of Norms Committee. The provisions in this regard are given in paragraph 4.03 and 4.11 of FTP. (ii) In case of revision / rejection, applicant shall pay duty and interest as notified by DoR within thirty days from the date of hosting of Norms Committee decision on DGFT website. (iii) No Authorisation under this paragraph will be issued by Regional Authority for items listed in paragraph 4.11of FTP.
