Newsinc24 Team 
India has prohibited the export of sugar with immediate effect until September 30, 2026, or until further orders, in a move aimed at ensuring adequate domestic availability and safeguarding food security.According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the export policy for various categories of sugar has been amended from “Restricted” to “Prohibited”.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said the revised policy applies to raw sugar, white sugar and refined sugar classified under specific ITC (HS) codes.“The export policy of Sugar (Raw Sugar, White Sugar and Refined Sugar) under ITC (HS) Codes 1701 14 90 and 1701 99 90 is amended from ‘Restricted’ to ‘Prohibited’ with immediate effect till September 30, 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” the notification stated.
The Central Government bans the export of sugar with immediate effect till September 30, 2026, or until further orders. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issues a notification amending the export policy from 'Restricted' to 'Prohibited'.
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According to information,the government, however, has allowed certain exemptions under international trade commitments and existing export schemes.Exports to the European Union and the United States under CXL and Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) arrangements will continue as per existing procedures outlined in relevant public notices.Shipments under the Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS) will also continue to be governed by the provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023.The notification further clarified that consignments already in the export pipeline would not be affected by the immediate ban.
Sugar exports will be permitted where loading had commenced before the issuance of the notification. Exports will also be allowed in cases where shipping bills had already been filed and vessels had berthed or anchored at Indian ports with allocated rotation numbers before the notification came into effect.“The approval for loading in such vessels shall be issued only after confirmation by the concerned Port Authority regarding berthing/anchoring prior to this Notification,” the Ministry said.
Consignments already handed over to Customs authorities or custodians and registered in electronic systems with verifiable evidence have also been exempted.The government added that sugar exports may still be permitted to specific countries facing food security concerns if formal requests are received from their respective governments.The notification further stated that if the prohibition is not extended beyond September 30, 2026, the export policy for these sugar categories will automatically revert to the “Restricted” category.
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