**Summary:**
This Public Notice No. 53/2024-2025, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on March 2, 2025, announces amendments to ANF4J concerning the issuance of Diamond Imprest Authorisation (DIA) under the Foreign Trade Policy 2023. Specifically, four new declarations (numbers 7 through 10) are added to ANF4J, requiring applicants to declare that they: hold a valid Two Star or higher status; have filed all required Income Tax Returns (ITR) and Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns for the applicable periods; will abide by Pre-Import Condition and Actual User Condition; and that this is their first application submitted for the current financial year. Consequently, the existing declaration number 7 has been renumbered as 11. The effect of this notice is to incorporate these additional declarations into the ANF4J form.
The relevant file number is 01/94/180/152/AM20/PC4. Inquiries can be directed to dgft@nic.in. The notice is issued under the authority of Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended. Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, issued the notice.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: A policy document governing import and export regulations and guidelines.
ANF4J: A declaration form related to the issuance of Diamond Imprest Authorisation (DIA).
Diamond Imprest Authorisation DIA: An authorization related to diamond imports, subject to specific conditions and declarations.
Handbook of Procedures 2023: A document providing detailed procedures related to the Foreign Trade Policy.
Income Tax Returns ITR: A mandatory filing for declaring taxable income.
Goods and Services Tax GST: An indirect tax for domestic consumption
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
(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. 5.3 /2024-2025
New Delhi, Dated: 2 March, 2025
Subject: Amendment in ANF-4J for issuance of Diamond Imprest Authorisation (DIA)
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023,
as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends the declarations of
ANF-4J meant for issuance of Diamond Imprest Authorisation (DIA) under the Handbook of Procedures
2023:
1. Additional declarations are inserted in ANF-4J after declaration number ‘6’:
7. I/We declare that I/we hold a valid Two Star or higher status.
8. I/We declare that I/we have filed all required Income Tax Returns (ITR) and Goods and
Services Tax (GST) returns for the applicable periods.
9. I/We declare that I/we shall abide by Pre-Import Condition and Actual User Condition.
10. I/We declare that this is my/our first application submitted for the current financial year.
2. The existing declaration number ‘7’ has been renumbered as ‘11’.
Effect of the Public Notice: The additional declarations have been added in ANF-4J.
(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. 01/94/180/152/AM20/PC-4)