On 4 August 2010, the Government of India, vide Public Notice No. 88 / 2009-2014, allowed certain petroleum products to benefit from the Advance Authorisation scheme for duty-free import of inputs, provided that the export of the resultant product add 8%. 
 
The Advance Authorisation scheme allows duty-free import of inputs that are to be physically incorporated in an export product and typically imposes a value addition requirement of at least 15%.