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September 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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