**Summary:**
Public Notice No. 95/2025, dated May 6, 2025, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, reinstates and amends Standard Input Output Norms (SION) C888. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 (as amended). The notice specifies the following import allowance against the export of small and large-size circular Stainless Steel washers of different grades: 1.0 Kg of exported item allows for 1.60 Kg of Prime/Secondary Stainless Steel sheets/Sheet cutting/Coils/Strips/Plate of relevant grade and thickness. SION C888, which was previously suspended vide Public Notice No. 56 dated January 14, 2020, is now reinstated with amendments. For further information, contact the Director General of Foreign Trade at dgft@nic.in. The notice is issued from File No. 01/94/180/007/AM26/PC4.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: The prevailing trade policy of India, which provides the framework for exports and imports.
Standard Input Output Norms (SION) C888: A specific standard that defines the permissible quantity of inputs required for manufacturing a particular export product. This public notice reinstates and amends SION C888.
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) office in New Delhi, Delhi.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for developing and promoting foreign trade.
Ajay Bhaddo: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
Public Notice No. 56: Previous Public Notice which suspended SION C888, dated 14.01.2020.
New Delhi, Delhi: Location where the public notice was issued.
(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-I SECTION-T
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 95 /2025
Dated: 6 § May 2025
Subject: Reinstatement and amendment of Standard Input Output Norms (SION C-888).
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 reinstates and amends the
Standard Input Output Norms (SION C-888) as under:
ITEM OF EXPORT QUANTITY | ITEM OF IMPORT QUANTITY TO
BE ALLOWED
Small and — large-size | 1.0 Kg Prime / Secondary Stainless Steel | 1.60 Kg
circular Stainless-Steel sheets / Sheet cutting / Coils / Strips
washers of _ different / Plate of relevant grade and
grades. thickness.
Effect of the Public Notice: TheSION (C-888) which was suspended vide PN No. 56 dated 14.01.2020,
has been reinstated and amended. rh.
—_—
(Ajay Bhaddo)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
e-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/94/180/007/AM26/PC-4)