The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued Public Notice No. 05/2026-27 dated 30 April 2026 prescribing modalities for export of 25 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat. Export authorizations must be applied online between 1 May and 10 May 2026 by IEC holders and will remain valid for six months, with possible extensions on a case-by-case basis. Allocations are to be recommended by a Special Exim Facilitation Committee (SEFC) based on eligibility criteria such as export turnover, minimum quantity applied for, and supporting documents. Of the total quota, 18 LMT is reserved for large exporters, 5 LMT for state trading entities and cooperatives, and 2 LMT for MSMEs. Applications not meeting prescribed conditions or submitted outside the portal or timeline will be rejected. Exporters must submit monthly progress reports, failing which action may be taken under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
(Directorate General of Foreign Trade)
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 05/2026-27-DGFT | Dated: 30th April, 2026
Subject: Modalities for export of Wheat — regarding.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby prescribes the following modalities for eligibility, receipt and processing of applications for issuance of authorizations for export of wheat of 25 LMT as notified by the Government of India vide Notification No. 13/2026-27 dated April 27, 2026, as amended from time to time:
1. Submission of Applications
(a) Online Applications: All applicants having active Importer Exporter Code (IEC), seeking export authorization shall apply online by navigating to the DGFT website (https://www.dgft.gov.in)-> Services-> Export Management Systems-> License for Restricted Exports. Applying online through any other link on the DGFT Website shall not be accepted as a valid application.
(b) Time-period for filing online applications: The applications shall be invited during May 01, 2026, to May 10, 2026.
(c) Validity: The Export Authorization issued to the applicant shall be valid for a period of six months from the date of its issuance, with such quantities as are allocated initially or are re-allocated subsequent to review. Any request for extension of the validity period shall be considered by the competent authority on a case-by-case basis.
(d) Non-transferability: The Export Authorizations shall strictly be non- transferable and must be used by the allottee IEC holder only.
2. Allocation mechanism: A Special Exim Facilitation Committee (SEFC), constituted for this purpose by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), shall recommend the allocation against each application to the competent authority.
3. Allocation/Re-allocation of wheat:
3.1. Methodology for allocation: The allocation of 25 LMT shall be done based on the following criteria:
(a) 18 LMT out of 25 LMT shall be allocated to exporters, who have:
(i) Minimum average annual export turnover of Z150 crores in the last three years;
(ii) Applied for not less than 50,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) in terms of this Notice;
(iii) Submitted certificate issued by a Chartered Accountant with valid UDIN in support of point (i) above.
(b) 5 LMT out of 25 LMT shall be considered for the applications submitted by State Trading Enterprises as well as Cooperative Societies, functioning under the aegis of Government of India, handling agricultural commodities;
(c) Balance quantity of 2 LMT out of 25 LMT shall be allocated to existing MSME exporters and have applied for not less than 10,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) in terms of this Notice.
3.2. Allocation Criteria: The SEFC shall, while examining the applications for recommending allocation, take into consideration the previous export history of the applicant and existence of confirmed export orders/contracts available on the date of application, as submitted in terms of Para 4 below.
3.3. Review and Re-allocation: The SEFC shall review the status of exports made by the Export Authorization Holders who have been issued Export Authorization in terms of this Notice, after three months of issuance of such Authorization. Based on such review, the SEFC shall recommend re-allocation of unutilized quantities based on percentage of exports made under such Authorization, especially in cases where the exports have been made which are less than 50 percent of the quantity allocated under such Authorization, as substantiated by the documents reported by the Authorization Holder as indicated in Para 6 below.
4. Required documents: The following documents shall be submitted by the applicant at the time of filing the application, namely: –
(i) Copies of confirmed export orders/contracts available on the date of application;
(ii) Past export performance during the preceding 5 financial years in INR including turnover requirement as indicated in Para 3.1 above; and,
(iii) Certificate issued by a Chartered Accountant, with valid UDIN in support of point (ii) above.
5. Disqualification of Applications: The applications which do not meet the following criteria shall not be considered for any allocation in terms of this notice, namely:-
- Applications seeking export for quantities less than that prescribed under Para 3.1 of this Notice;
- Applications received by post or e-mail and not submitted through the DGFT Portal as specified in Para 1(a) above;
- Applications not submitted during the window period mentioned at Para 1(b) above.
- Applications containing any misdeclaration by the applicant; and,
- Submission of more than one application by an IEC holder.
6. Reporting condition:
- Exporters shall furnish monthly progress reports of exports made under the Authorization at sefc-wheatflour-dgft@gov.in by 5th of every month. Any requirement for additional documents shall be communicated to the exporter by the SEFC, as and when required through the same e-mail id.
- Non-compliance with reporting requirements shall attract action under the provisions of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and Rules made thereunder.
Effect of this Public Notice:
Applications for Authorizations for export of wheat, notified vide Notification No. 13/202627 dated April 27, 2026, as amended from time to time, shall be invited and processed as per the modalities mentioned in this Public Notice.
(Lay Agarwal)
Director General of Foreign Trade
& ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
(F. No. 01/91/180/032/AM22/PCUEC/E-32553)
