{"id":362985,"date":"2026-05-16T16:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=362985"},"modified":"2026-05-16T16:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:24:54","slug":"advance-authorisation-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/advance-authorisation-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance Authorisation Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the government has imposed a limit of 100 kg on gold imports under the Advance Authorisation Scheme.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-black\">About Advance Authorisation Scheme<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dics.co\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1689947839F1UHiroXgAAuf_N.jpg?resize=239%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Advance authorization scheme \" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Advance Authorisation Scheme <\/strong><\/span><b>allows duty-free import of inputs, which are physically incorporated in an export product.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to any inputs, <strong>packaging material, fuel, oil,<\/strong> and <\/span><b>catalyst that are consumed\/utilized in the process of production of export product<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, are also <strong>allowed<\/strong>.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inputs imported are<\/span><b> exempt from duties like <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic Customs Duty, Additional Customs Duty, Education Cess, Anti-dumping duty, Safeguard Duty and Transition Product-Specific Safeguard duty, Integrated tax, and Compensation Cess, wherever applicable, subject to certain conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Implemented by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is implemented by the <strong>Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It covers <strong>manufacturer exporters or merchant exporters tied to supporting manufacturers.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Issued for:<\/strong> It shall be issued for:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Physical export (including export to SEZ)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Intermediate supply<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supply of goods to the categories <\/span><b>specified in the categories of deemed exports.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supply of stores on <\/span><b>board a foreign-going vessel\/aircraft, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subject to the condition that there are specific Standard Input Output Norms in respect of the item supplied.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Validity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is<\/span><b> valid for 12 months from the date of issue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of such Authorisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>About Advance Authorisation Scheme in the jewellery sector:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this sector,<\/span><b> the scheme enables exporters to import gold duty-free for manufacturing export products.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government has<strong> now imposed a limit of 100 kilograms on gold imports under the scheme.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Advance Authorisation for gold imports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be issued only up to a maximum permissible quantity of 100 kilograms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DGFT has also made <\/span><b>physical inspection of manufacturing facilities mandatory for all first-time applicants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to verify their operational status and production capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, any additional <\/span><b>Advance Authorisation for gold imports will be granted only after the exporter fulfils at least 50 per cent of the export obligation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the earlier authorisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DGFT has directed<\/span><b> the concerned regional authorities to submit monthly reports containing details of all Advance Authorisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s issued for gold imports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Earlier<\/strong>, there was <strong>no restriction on the quantity of gold<\/strong> that could be imported under the Advance Authorisation Scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the government has imposed a limit of 100 kg on gold imports under the Advance Authorisation Scheme. 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