The government has notified a policy for general authorisation for the export of certain telecom and information security related items under a policy for dual-use products.
In a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced to grant one-time bulk licenses for the items under the special chemicals, organisms, materials, equipment, and technologies (SCOMET) category.
As per the notification, the applicant exporter will have to submit an application for getting a one-time license through the online SCOMET portal and attach the information in the prescribed format.
In addition, DGFT has notified a detailed procedure for these authorisation as per which export of indigenous/imported SCOMET items will be allowed based on a one-time general authorisation (GAET). Furthermore, GAET issued for export or re-export of SCOMET items will be valid for three years.
