(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I)

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Public Notice No. 23/2024-25

New Delhi, Dated: 12th September, 2024

Subject: Further abeyance of Public Notice No. 05/2024 dated 27.05.2024 until 31.10.2024

Whereas Public Notice No. 05/2024 dated 27.05.2024 had been issued to modify the wastage permissible and Standard Input Output Norms with reference to Gold/Platinum/Silver content in export item. However, keeping in view the representation of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Public Notice No. 05/2024 dated 27.05.2024 had been kept in abeyance till 31.07.2024 vide Public Notice No. 06/2024 dated 28.05.2024 and had been kept in abeyance till 31.08.2024 vide Public Notice No. 16/2024-2025 dated 29.07.2024 which had been further kept in abeyance till 15.09.2024 vide Public Notice No. 20/2024-2025 dated 29.08.2024.

2. Accordingly, DGFT in exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 as amended from time to time hereby places the Public Notice No. 05/2024 dated 27.05.2024 in abeyance for a further period up to 31st of October, 2024. For the interim period, wastage norms under Para 4.59 of Handbook of Procedures 2023 and SIONs M1 to M7 as existed prior to issuance of the said Public Notice No. 05/2024 dated 27.05.2024 stand restored.

Effect of the Public Notice: Public Notice No. 05/2024 dated 27.05.2024 is kept in abeyance till 31st of October, 2024.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
e-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/104/AM24/PC-4)