The Directorate General of Foreign Trade vide notification dated 11th March, 2024 has issued enabling provisions for import of inputs that are subjected to mandatory Quality Control Orders (QCOs) by Advance Authorization holders, EOU and SEZ.
The mandatory QCOs issued by following ministries are exempted by the DGFT for goods to be utilised/consumed in manufacture of export products.
- Ministry of Steel
- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
- Ministry of Textiles