**Summary:**
Public Notice No. 6/2025-26, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, dated 7th May 2025, announces amendments to Standard Input Output Norms (SION) A1294. Specifically, the description of the import item at S. No. 2 in SION A1294 is amended to: "Ethanol Denatured Ethyl Alcohol 0.435 kg." This amendment is made in exercise of powers conferred under paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 (as amended). The amendment is effective immediately. For further information, contact Ajay Bhadoo, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India, via email at dgft@nic.in, referencing File No. 01/82/200/05/AM26/DES-II.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: A policy document outlining the guidelines and objectives for India's foreign trade.
Standard Input Output Norms: Norms specifying the amount of input required for a unit of output in export products.
SION A1294: A specific Standard Input Output Norms entry being amended in the public notice.
Ethanol Denatured Ethyl Alcohol: Import item whose description is being amended at SI.No. 2 under Standard Input Output Norms SION A1294.
Ajay Bhadoo: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for international trade and industry.
New Delhi: The location of publication, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
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(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY (PART-I (SECTION-1)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. 6 /2025-26
New Delhi, Dated 7 ia:, 2025
Subject: Amendments in Standard Input Output Norms (SION) A-1294.
In exercise of the 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 makes the
following amendments in the description of import item at S]. No. 2 in Standard Input Output
Norms (SION) A-1294:-
| (DEP) 2 | Ethanol Denatured Ethyl 0.435 kg. |
| | Alcohol | |
Effect of the Public Notice: The description of import item at SI.No. 2 under Standard Input
Output Norms (SION) A-1294 is being amended with immediate effect.
(Ajay Bhadoo)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
e-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/82/0005/AM-26/DES-II])