**Summary:**
This Public Notice, No. G/2025-26, dated June 7, 2025, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, establishes one new Standard Input Output Norms (SION), specifically SION A3686, under the Chemical and Allied Product group (Product Code SA). This notification, issued in exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 (as amended), introduces a new SION for the export product Sodium Citrate. The SION specifies that for the export of 1 kg of Sodium Citrate, 0.740 kg of Citric Acid Monohydrate is allowed as an import item. The Director General of Foreign Trade, acting as Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, issued this notice. Inquiries can be directed to dgft@nic.in, referencing File No. 01/82/20007/AM26/DES-I.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
New Delhi: The location where the Public Notice was issued. Capital of India.
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: The governing policy document for India's foreign trade, which provides a framework for promoting exports and regulating imports.
Director General of Foreign Trade: The individual holding the position of Director General of Foreign Trade, responsible for decisions related to foreign trade.
SION A3686: A specific Standard Input Output Norms (SION) with the identifier A3686.
Chemical and Allied Product: A product group to which the SION A3686 belongs.
Sodium Citrate: The export product for which the SION is being notified.
(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. G /2025-26
New Delhi, Dated /7‘June, 2025
Subject: Fixation of one new Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) at SION A-3686
under ‘Chemical and Allied Product’ (Product Code SA’).
In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy-
2023 as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the
new SION with Serial Number A-3686. This new entry shall be as under:
“Export Product | Qty. “SLNo.| _ImportItems | Qty. allowed.
Sodium Citrate | _1kg. | 1 | Citric Acid Monohydrate | _0.740 kg. _
Effect of the Public Notice: SION for export product “Sodium Citrate” under Chemical &
Allied Product Group is being notified.
es
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
e-mail: dgft@nic.in
(issued from File No. 01/82/0007/AM-26/DES-I1)