The Advance Authorisation scheme opens zero-duty sourcing of manufacturing inputs, fuel and catalysts physically built into — or consumed by — export production. Where inputs form 60–70% of cost, as in process industries, it is the biggest available margin lever under the Foreign Trade Policy.
SION: the norms that fix your quantity
Standard Input-Output Norms dictate the input quantity each unit of export product may consume duty-free. Licence quantity follows these norms strictly — over-declaration invites recovery while under-declaration leaves money unclaimed. We align your bill of materials with the precise norm in force before filing.
When no SION exists
Novel products, alloys and formulations frequently lack any published norm. The adhoc route builds one using test data, consumption trials and specialist justification. Handled well, an adhoc norm turns into a durable entitlement; handled poorly, it turns into a three-year correspondence file. Our practice has secured norms across food processing, textiles, chemicals and engineering.
Endorsements across ports
Licences often cover several import and export ports. Port-transfer endorsements, AROs and invalidation letters keep multi-location supply chains flowing without routing imports via one gateway. Every movement gets recorded against the licence in real time.
Redemption discipline
Closure calls for shipment-wise proof: imports tied to consumption, consumption tied to exports, wastage inside norms. Exporters maintaining this register along the way redeem within weeks; those rebuilding it later redeem within years — if ever. Our desk keeps it for you from day one.