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September 2026
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Foreign TradeRELIEF Component II window for exporters extended to 31 March 2027
31 March 2027ExtendedThe eligibility and validity criteria under Component II of the RELIEF intervention now run up to 31 March 2027, for shipments meant for delivery or transshipment under the intervention.
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Foreign TradeRoSCTL scheme for apparel, garments and made-ups extended for three months, 1 October to 31 December 2026, at existing rates
RoSCTL till 31 December 2026ExtendedThe Ministry of Textiles has extended the RoSCTL Scheme for exports of apparel/garments and made-ups for a further three months, from 1 October to 31 December 2026, at the existing rates and under the prevailing guidelines. The Ministry says the Scheme benefited more than 15,400 exporters during 2025–26, most of them MSMEs.
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Foreign TradeRELIEF Component II timelines extended up to 31 March 2027 for exporters hit by West Asia disruption: DGFT Notification No. 37/2026-27
RELIEF till 31 March 2027ExtendedDGFT has extended the eligibility and validity criteria under Component II of the RELIEF intervention (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) up to 31 March 2027, for shipments meant for delivery or transshipment under the intervention. Component II is about ECGC cover for shipments to the specified regions.
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FEMA & RBIExporters get nine months to bring export proceeds home from 1 October 2026: RBI amends the new FEMA export-import regulations, notified with fifteen, before they take effect
Export proceeds: 9 monthsRule changeRBI has amended regulation 5(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 before they took effect. The period to realise and repatriate export value is nine months instead of fifteen, and twelve months instead of eighteen where the export is invoiced or settled in rupees. The amendment is in force from 1 October 2026.
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CustomsTextile exporters must declare a flame-retardant qualifier in the shipping bill from 1 November 2026
1 November 2026Action neededCircular 42/2026-Customs makes two qualifiers mandatory for listed fabric tariff items of Chapters 52, 55 and 60 — FR001 for flame retardant fabric and FR009 for other fabric — so that FR products can be identified for the PLI Scheme for Textiles.
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CustomsAutomatic goods registration for e-sealed export containers: ICEGATE advisory warns that a wrong container count in the shipping bill breaks the process
Auto GR for e-sealed cargoClarifiedAn ICEGATE advisory dated 21 September 2026 sets out how goods registration happens automatically for factory-stuffed, e-sealed FCL export containers once the last container gates in. It is running at JNCH, Cochin and New Mangalore. Exporters must declare the exact number of containers, package details and marks and numbers in the shipping bill, and the correct destination port code in the e-seal data.
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Foreign TradeExporters can now connect their ERP to DGFT’s Certificate of Origin system
connect their ERPNew facilityAn Open API on the Trade Connect e-Platform lets an exporter’s own software file Certificate of Origin applications and verify issued certificates, for both preferential and non-preferential certificates.
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Foreign TradeCertificate of Origin can now be filed through an Open API from the exporter’s own ERP: DGFT Trade Notice No. 25/2026-27
CoO Open API releasedNew facilityDGFT has released an Open API facility for Certificates of Origin on the Trade Connect e-Platform. Exporters can connect their ERP, accounting or other software to DGFT’s CoO system to submit applications and verify certificates electronically. The trade notice carries a help manual with the technical steps.
August 2026
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Foreign TradeBank Guarantee Repository on DGFT portal gets expiry alerts, status tracking and digitally signed notices: Trade Notice No. 23/2026-27
BG expiry alerts: 60 and 45 daysNew facilityDGFT has deployed new features in the Bank Guarantee Repository Module on its portal. Exporters must now indicate whether a BG is a fresh submission or a replacement, and will get system emails 60 days and 45 days before a BG expires. Regional Authorities can issue digitally signed renewal, encashment and return communications through the portal.
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Foreign TradeDraft SOP for reporting inward remittances routed through NBFC Factors, for eBRC self-certification: DGFT Trade Notice 20/2026-27 invites comments
Comments within 30 daysComments invitedDGFT has circulated a draft Standard Operating Procedure on how Inward Remittance Messages (IRMs) are to be reported when export proceeds come through NBFC Factors. Factors would tag their SWIFT messages so that AD-I banks do not create IRMs for factoring proceeds; exporters would see factor-linked IRMs on the DGFT portal to self-certify eBRCs. Comments are invited within 30 days.
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Foreign TradeDGFT advisory asks exporters, banks and ECGC to exercise heightened vigilance with two Thimphu-based firms: Trade Notice 19/2026-27 under para 8.07(d) of FTP 2023
Advisory: 2 Bhutanese firmsClarifiedDGFT has issued a precautionary advisory under para 8.07(d) of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 against two Bhutanese entities — M/s Legoy Powersports and M/s Druk A-Z Store, both of Thimphu — after a complaint could not be resolved for want of response. EPCs, Regional Authorities, ECGC and AD banks are advised to exercise enhanced caution and due diligence.
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Foreign TradeInventory-based cross-border e-commerce framework made operational; ANF-9A notified for registration of Exporters-on-Record: DGFT Public Notice 25/2026-27
ANF-9A for Exporter-on-RecordNew facilityDGFT has inserted paras 9.03 to 9.07 in Chapter 9 of the Handbook of Procedures to operationalise the Inventory-based Cross-border E-Commerce Facilitation Framework, and notified ANF-9A for registration as Exporter-on-Record. The procedures cover inventory records, seller visibility, returns, a yearly compliance certificate and dispute resolution, with immediate effect.
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