**Policy Summary**
**Subject:** Amendments to Standard Input Output Norms (SION) E136 for export of Wheat Flour
**Issuing Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, Government of India
**Date of Issuance:** February 7, 2025
**Public Notice Number:** 44/2024-25
**Purpose:** To amend SION E136 to allow the export of Wheat Flour (Atta) with Millets under specific conditions. This modifies previous notifications, specifically Public Notice No. 62/2015-20 dated March 23, 2023, and the addition made by P.No. 25/2023 dated August 4, 2023.
**Key Amendments:**
* **Export of Wheat Flour (Atta) with Millets Allowed:** The policy now permits the export of Wheat Flour (Atta) with Millets, subject to the following stipulations:
* The export item must contain a minimum of 60% Wheat Flour (Atta) and a minimum of 15% Millets.
* Import entitlement of wheat under the Advance Authorization scheme for such exports will be calculated proportionally to the Whole Wheat Flour (Atta) content. For every 1 kg of Whole Wheat Flour (Atta) in the export, 1.07 kg of wheat import will be allowed.
* Millets and any other added ingredients must be sourced domestically.
* Shipping Bills (SB) must clearly indicate the percentage content of Whole Wheat Flour, Millets, and other ingredients.
* **Continued Validity of Prior Conditions:** All other conditions specified in Public Notice No. 38/2015-20 dated November 25, 2022, and Public Notice No. 62/2015-20 dated March 23, 2023, remain in effect.
**Impact:** This amendment facilitates the export of value-added wheat flour products containing millets, potentially boosting agricultural exports.
**Contact Information:**
Santosh Kumar Sarangi
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
**File Number:** 01/85/171/00014/DES.VI
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Department of Commerce, Government of India responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy FTP, 2023: The prevailing Foreign Trade Policy of India, which governs import and export regulations.
Standard Input Output Norms SION E136: A specific standard input-output norm related to the export of Wheat Flour, which is being amended by this notice.
Wheat Flour Atta: A type of wheat flour that is the subject of the export policy amendment.
Millets: Grains that can now be included with Wheat Flour Atta for export, under specific conditions outlined in the notice.
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in New Delhi, Delhi.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
Advance Authorization: A scheme that allows duty-free import of inputs for export production.
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Public Notice No. 44% / 2024-25
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Subject: Amendments in conditions of the Standard Input Output Norms (SION) at E-136 for export
of Wheat Flour - regarding.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 & 2.04 of Foreign Trade Policy
(FTP), 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the
following amendments:
For the SION E-136 as amended in Public Notice No. 62/2015-20 dated 23.03.2023, note 3 added by
P.No 25/2023 dated 4" August 2023, is amended as under:
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 60% 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.
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 to this Public Notice: Standard Input Output Norm (SION) E-136 is being amended to
allow export of Wheat Flour (Atta) with Millets.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to Government of India
Email : dgft@nic.in
Issued from F.No. 01/85/171/00014/ DES. VI