Directorate General of Foreign Trade vide notification dated 17th July 2023 has provided that norms ratified by any Norms Committee (NC) on or after 01.04.2023 in respect of any Advance Authorization shall be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of ratification. However, the Norms ratified by any Norms Committee (NC) on or after 01.04.2015 in respect of any Advance Authorization shall also be valid further up to 31.03.2026.
To facilitate the above, DGFT has implemented a user-friendly and searchable database of Ad-hoc Norms. The database is hosted on the DGFT Website (https://dgft.gov.in) and allows for searches based on the following criteria: –
i. Export Item Description/Technical Characteristics
ii. ITC(HS) code of the Export Item(s)
iii. Import Item Description/Technical Characteristics
iv. ITC(HS) code of the Import Item(s)
To access the database, applicant may visit the DGFT Website and navigate to Services -> Advance Authorisation/DFIA -> Ad-hoc norms.
