Advance Authorization Scheme ✅ Launch: 2004 ✅ Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry ✅ Salient Features: • Duty-free import of raw materials for manufacturing export items as per Standard Input-Output Norms (SION). • Beneficiaries: Manufacturers, exporters, and service providers. • Implementing Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). ✅ Type: Central Sector This scheme facilitates businesses in importing raw materials duty-free to manufacture products that are later exported, boosting India’s global trade. #trade #export #manufacturing