Date: 2025-10-31Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Inputs on Draft Amended Aayat Niryat Forms (ANF) (One Format for all kinds of Applications) for grant of SCOMET Authorisation for Export of SCOMET Items – reg.
**Executive Summary**
Trade Notice No. 17/2025-26, dated 31.10.2025, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, pertains to draft amendments to Aayat Niryat Forms (ANF) for SCOMET authorisation for export items. The notice invites stakeholders to submit their proposals, recommendations, inputs, comments, and feedback on the proposed amendments. Submissions are requested within 30 days of the notice's issuance and may be made via email to scomet-dgft@nic.in.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Subject:** Inputs on Draft Amended Aayat Niryat Forms (ANF) for grant of SCOMET Authorisation for Export of SCOMET Items.
* **Reference:** Outlines the application format for obtaining authorisation for export of SCOMET items from an Indian exporter to an entity abroad, per Para 10.04(a) of Chapter 10 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023.
* **Draft Amendments:** Draft amendments to Para 10.04(a) of the HBP 2023 have been prepared and enclosed as an Annexure to the Trade Notice.
* **Stakeholder Consultation:** In pursuance of Para 1.07A of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the Directorate invites views, suggestions, comments and feedback on the proposed amendments.
* **Submission Deadline:** Stakeholders are requested to submit their proposals/recommendations/inputs within 30 days from the date of issuance of the Trade Notice.
* **Submission Method:** Submissions may be made by email to: scomet-dgft@nic.in
* **Approval:** Trade Notice is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority, in accordance with the provisions of Para 1.07A of FTP 2023.
**Impact Analysis**
**Industry and Relevant Stakeholders**
* **Impact:** Affected by changes to the application format for obtaining authorization for export of SCOMET items and are requested to provide feedback on the draft amendments.
* **Action Required:** Review the draft amendments and submit proposals/recommendations/inputs to the Directorate within 30 days via email.
**Export Promotion Councils**
* **Impact:** Affected by changes to the application format for obtaining authorization for export of SCOMET items and are requested to provide feedback on the draft amendments.
* **Action Required:** Review the draft amendments and submit proposals/recommendations/inputs to the Directorate within 30 days via email.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the trade notice, responsible for foreign trade policy.
Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023: The overarching policy governing India's foreign trade, referenced for stakeholder consultation and relevant provisions.
Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023: A document outlining procedures for obtaining authorisation for export of SCOMET items, specifically Chapter 10, Para 10.04(a).
SCOMET: Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies; this is the type of item for which export authorisation is being discussed.
Aayat Niryat Forms (ANF): A standard format for all kinds of applications related to export, particularly for SCOMET Authorisation.
(Issued from F. No. C011/37/2025-Export Cell (SCOMET)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
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Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 31.10. 2025
Trade Notice No. 17/2025-26
To,
1. Industry and Relevant Stakeholders
2. Export Promotion Councils
Subject: Inputs on Draft Amended Aayat Niryat Forms (ANF) (One Format for all kinds of
Applications) for grant of SCOMET Authorisation for Export of SCOMET Items – reg.
Reference is drawn to Para 10.04(a) of Chapter 10 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023, which
outlines the application format for obtaining authorisation for export of SCOMET items from an Indian
exporter to an entity abroad under the applicable SCOMET Policy provisions.
2. In pursuance of Para 1.07A of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, which mandates stakeholder
consultation in formulation or amendment of the Foreign Trade Policy and its related
procedures, draft amendments to Para 10.04(a) of the HBP 2023 have been prepared and are
enclosed as Annexure to this Trade Notice. This Directorate invites views, suggestions,
comments and feedback on the proposed amendments from all relevant stakeholders,
including exporters, industry associations and subject-matter experts.
3. Stakeholders are requested to submit their proposals / recommendations / inputs to this
Directorate within 30 days from the date of issuance of this Trade Notice. Submissions may be
made by email to: scomet-dgft@nic.in
4. This Trade Notice is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority, in accordance with
the provisions of Para 1.07A of FTP 2023.
(B. Kruti)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
Director General of Foreign TradeAPPLICATION FORM FOR EXPORT OF SCOMET ITEMS LISTED IN APPENDIX 3
TO SCHEDULE 2 OF ITC (HS) CLASSIFICATION OF EXPORT AND IMPORT ITEMS
[Please see guide lines at the end before filling the application]
Common details to be filed for all applications:
1. Applicant Details(Fresh/Repeat/Stock and Sale/GAICT/GAEC/GAED/GAET/GAEIS/Re-export
cases/Site-visit)
i. IEC
ii. Name
Flat/Plot/Block No.
iii. Address
Street/Area/Locality
City
PIN
State Code
Country Code Area Code Tel. No.
iv. Tele No. (1)
(2)
Country Code Area Code Fax No.
v. Fax No.
E-mail(1) E-mail(2)
vi. E-mail address where
authorization to be sent
2. Details of SCOMET items in Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classifications of Export &
Import Items applied for export: (If required, attach extra sheet (A4 size) in the same format)
Sl. SCOMET SCOME Description ITC (HS) Quantity Total FOB Value
T
No. Category of export Code
(will vary Item item/s No.(if In In In US$
based on No/Sub including available relevant Rupees
policy) category technical ) Foreign
specificatio Currency
Specifications of the Drones/UAVs intended to be exported- GAED only
(i) Aerosol dispensing system/mechanism
capacity of the Product (In litres)
(ii) Range of the Product
(iii) Payload capacity of the Product
(iv) Altitude of the Product(v) Endurance of the Product
(vi) Communication System
(vii) Encrypted or Unencrypted, GPRS or
satellite based
(viii) Accuracy
(ix) Type/Use of the Product such as
Surveillance, Reconnaissance drone etc.
(x) Other relevant details/description of the
items that are intended to be exported under
this authorization with relevant technical
details / specifications, such as model, part
number and other parameters etc.
(xi) Probable list of countries where the export
is expected to be done under GAED
In case of Technology and Software (If applicable): GAICT only
i. Name of the manufacturer/Producer/Service Provider
ii. Brand(if applicable)
iii. Name of Model or Name of Software/Technology
iv. Model no./ Part No. (If applicable)
v. Class (If applicable)
vi. Type (If applicable)
vii. Serial No. (If applicable)
viii. Version No. (If applicable)
ix. Encryption algorithm (If applicable)
x. Encryption Functionality (If applicable)
xi. Value of technology
3.Details of exports of SCOMET items in the preceding 3 licensing years .(Details of the export last
made, if no export was made during the preceding licensing year): ( If required, attach extra sheet (A4
size) in the same format)
Sl. No. Export License Details of items exported Quantity Country DGFT’s(HQ’s)
No. Category Description exported To which File Number
& Date and
exported
Issuing Regional
Authority
4. Shipment Details:
i. Port of Loading/Shipment
ii. Port of Discharge
iii. Country to which item to be
iv. Ultimate Destination Country5. Purpose of Export (please tick and give clarification if any):
Trade/Sale
Stock and Sale
Intra Company Transfer
Sample
Display/Exhibition
Testing/Evaluation
Demo
Site Visit/On site assessment of
records
6. Compliance Details(for all type of applications)
1. Is your Company ICP Compliant(pls specify
date from which ICP has been adopted by the
company)
2. Is your Company AEO Certified ? Kindly
provide the type(T1,T2,T3)
3. Have you completed post reporting
requirements for General authorizations/Repair
and return authorizations taken in the past?
Yes or No ? If yes, Provide details
7. Details of Producer / Manufacturer of the item to be exported:
i. Name
Flat/Plot/Block
No.
ii. Address
Street/Area/Locality
City
State PIN Code
8. Purpose of Export
End product for which the item of export will be
used by the end user
Purpose for which the end product will be
utilized
Is end user an entity of Government of
destination country?
Manufacturing / Business /other activity of the
end user9. Details of Banks through which financial transactions relating to this export will be executed:
a. In Destination Country
i. Name of the Bank
ii. Address of the Flat/Plot/Block No.
Bank
Street/Area/Localit
y
City
Postal
Country Code
iii. SWIFT Code:
iv. IBANK
B. In India
i. Name of the Bank
Flat/Plot/Block No.
Street/Area/Locality
ii. Address
of
the Bank City
PIN
State Cod
e
ii. IFSC Code
8. If applied for export on repeat basis for Fresh Exports/ Stock and Sale in the same licensing year for
same product , same end use and to the same end user, please furnish:
i. Reference Number and date vide
which earlier permission was
granted
ii. Export License number and date
iii. Quantity allowed for exportiv. Quantity exported on the date of
this application
Supply Chain Details:
Foreign Buyer Details For Fresh, Repeat Orders, GAEC, GAED, GAEIS, GAET:
i. Name
ii. Address Flat/Plot/Block No.
Street/Area/Locality
City
Country Postal Code:
iii. Mobile a. xxxxxxxxx Area Code: Telephone no:
number b. xxxxxxxxx
iv. Fax No.
v. E-mail
vi. Export Order No. and date
Consignee Details: For Fresh, Repeat Orders, GAEC, GAED, GAEIS, GAET
i. Name
ii. Address Flat/Plot/Block No.
Street/Area/Locality
City
Country Postal Code:
iii. Mobile a. xxxxxxxxx Area Code: Telephone no:
number b. xxxxxxxxx
iv. Fax No.
v. E-mail
vi. Export Order No. and date
End user Details/ :For Fresh, Repeat Orders, GAEC, GAED, GAEIS, GAET
Detail of sites and activities which will be covered by the arrangement/ understanding : Site Visit
Details of Stockist- Stock and Sale
Details of foreign repair entity (For repair/return cases)
Details of entity to which goods are to be re-exported after repair(For GAER)
i. Name
ii. Address Flat/Plot/Block No.
Street/Area/Locality
City
Country Postal Code:
iii. Mobile a. xxxxxxxxx Area Code: Telephone no:
number b. xxxxxxxxx
iv. Fax No.
v. E-mail
vi. Export Order No. and date
vii. Nature of Unit: CorporateOffice/Registered Office/Branch
Office/Manufacturing
unit/Laboratory(site visit)
viii. Activity(site visit)
ix. Is the Stockiest an affiliate of Indian
Exporter, Indian or Foreign OEM
?(Stock and sale)
x. Is the stockiest entity an Electronic
Equipment Manufacturer/ Contract
Manufacturer ? (Stock and sale)
xi. Relationship of the foreign entity
with the Indian Exporter(in Detail)
Whether it’s a related entity(Direct
subsidiary/foreign parent) or
Authorized vendor or OEM
For GAER
Applicant Details(Indian exporter): GLOBAL AUTHORISATION FOR INTRA COMPANY
TRANSFER (GAICT)
i. Principal Business
Activities of
the applicant firm:
ii. Is this applicant a parent Yes No
company?
iii. If applicant is a Name Address Country of Export (tick the
appropriate)
subsidiary, then provide
following details:
a. Parent Company
b. Other Subsidiaries (to
which exports to be
made)
iv. License exception given
by (if applicable)
1. From Foreign
parent/subsidiary
2. Name of the country
v. Export license of
foreign country (if
applicable)
1. Type of Export license
of
foreign country(for e.g.
bulk /general/temporary
2. Country of granting
such
license
CRYPTOGRAPHY NOTE (leave, if not applicable)- GAICTi. Is the item available and sold from stock at ‘retail selling points’ without restrictions’, to the general
public’
through any of the following means?
a) Over-the-counter transactions
(b) Mail order transactions
(c) Electronic transactions
(d) Telephone call transactions
If yes, then provide details
ii. Can the user easily change the cryptographic functionality of the item what is
specified in the manufacture’s specification?
Yes No
iii. Is the item designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the
supplier?
TECHNICAL QUESTION (leave, if not applicable)-GAICT
Does the item contain the following cryptographic functions?
1. A “symmetric algorithm” employing a key length in excess of 56 bits, not including parity bits?
Yes No
If ‘Yes’ please state the following
a) Full name:
b) Key Length / bits:
c) Is it used for any of the following?
i. Authentication
ii. Digital Signature
iii. Data integrity
iv. Non-repudiation
v. Digital rights management, including the execution of copy protected
software
vi. Encryption or decryption support of entertainment, mass commercial broadcasts
or medical records management
vii. Key management in support of any of the cryptographic functions in above 1.
(i) to (vi)
d) Encryption algorithm
e) Encryption Functionality
For Use in DGFT office only (To be filled by the applicant).
Application Submission Details(if submitted electronically):
i. ECOM Reference Numberii. Date of Submission on Server
iii. Submitted to which Regional Authority
iv. File Number & Date of Issue
v. Application Fee submission details viz. Amount in
Rupees, Demand Draft No./Electronic Fund Transfer
No. and Date and the name & branch of the bank on
which drawn
vi. Jurisdictional Regional Authority:
Undertaking and Declarations
1. I/We hereby certify that:
(i) I/We hereby declare that the particulars and the statements made in this application are true and
correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed or held there from.
(ii) I/We fully understand that any information furnished in the application if found incorrect or false
will render me / us liable for any penal action or other consequences as may be prescribed in law or
otherwise warranted.
(iii) I/We undertake to abide by the provisions of the FT (D & R) Act, 1992, as amended, the
Rules and Orders framed there under, FTP, HBP, Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms and
ITC (HS).
(iv) I/ We hereby certify that:
A. The entity for whom the application has been made have not been penalized under any of the
following Acts (as a mended from time to time):
(i) The Customs Act,1962,
(ii) The Central ExciseAct, 1944
(iii) Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, as amended, and
(iv) The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999;
(v) The Conservation of Foreign Exchange, Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act,
1974
(vi) Weapons of Mass Destruction& their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful
Activities) Act, 2005
B. None of the Directors/Partners/Proprietor/Karta/Trusteesofthecompany/firm/HUF/Trust, (as the
case may be), is/areaDirector(s)/Partner(s)/Proprietor/Karta/TrusteeinanyotherCompany/firm/entity
which is on the Denied Entity List (DEL) of DGFT or is in the caution list of RBI;
C. Neither the Registered Office of the company / Head Office of the firm / nor any of its Branch
Office(s)/Unit(s)/ Division(s) has been declared a defaulter and has otherwise been made
ineligible for undertaking import/export under any of the provisions of the Policy;
D. We have neither obtained nor applied for issuance of an Importer Exporter Code Number in
the name of our Registered/Head Office to any other Licensing Authority.(v) I/We hereby declare that I/We have neither obtained nor applied for such benefits (including
issuance of an Importer Exporter Code Number) in the name of our Registered / Head Office or any of
our Branch(s)/Unit(s)/Division(s) to any other Regional Authority.
(vi) We have complied with the conditions of all previous licences/authorisations issued to us for
export of SCOMET items and wherever required have duly intimated the o/o DGFT, New Delhi
along with documentary evidence regarding receipt of the items of export by the end-user within the
stipulated time.
(vii) I / We undertake to abide by the provisions of the FT (D & R) Act, 1992, as amended, the Rules
and Orders framed there under, FTP, HBP and ITC (HS)and submit all requisite documents to the o/o
DGFT (SCOMET Section), failing which I/We shall be liable to action under FT (D & R) Act, 1992 as
amended or rules and orders made there under, and the CustomsAct,1962.
(viii) I hereby certify that I am authorized to verify and sign this declaration as per Paragraph 9.6 of the
Policy.
Signature of the Applicant
Name
Designation
Flat/Plot/Block No.
Official Street/Area/Localit
Address
City
State PIN Code
Country Area Code Tel.No.
Code
Telephone
Place:
Date:
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