Summary: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued Public Notice No. 32/2026-2027-DGFT dated 9 October 2026 concerning the allocation of 5,841 metric tonnes (MT) of sugar for export from India to the European Union (EU) under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) arrangement for October 2026 to September 2027.
Issued under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the public notice specifies the quantity available for preferential sugar exports. Although its subject and effect clause refer to the 2026-27 quota year, paragraph 1 refers to 2025-26. This difference appears in the supplied notice and has been preserved without alteration in the original text below.
The notice reiterates that sugar exports under HS Code 17010000 to the EU under TRQ are classified as ‘Free’, subject to the restrictions and conditions prescribed under Notification No. 03/2015-20 dated 20 April 2015.
Where required, the Certificate of Origin for preferential sugar exports will be issued by the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai, based on recommendations from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) regarding the eligible exporter and quantity.
APEDA, New Delhi, will operate the quota as the implementing agency. Existing certification requirements and reporting obligations under Notifications No. 03/2015-2020 and No. 20/2015-2020 will continue to apply.
The public notice formally communicates the 5,841 MT allocation for sugar exports to the EU under the TRQ framework.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 32/2026-2027-DGFT | Dated: 09 October, 2026
Subject: Allocation of quantity 5,841 MT of Sugar by EU for export from India under TRQ for the year 2026-27 (October 2026 to September 2027) -regarding.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allocates quantity of 5,841 MT for export of Sugar to EU from India under TRQ for the year 2025-26 (October 2025 to September 2026).
2. As per Notification No. 03/2015-20 dated April 20, 2015, export of sugar (HS Code 17010000) to EU under TRQ is ‘Free’ subject to the conditions notified in the ‘Nature of Restrictions’ in the above notification.
3. Certificate of Origin, if required, for preferential export of sugar to EU shall be issued by Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai on the recommendation of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) regarding entity and quantity for which eligible. Other certification requirements, if any, prescribed specifically for the export of sugar to EU would continue to be followed.
4. The quota will be operated by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi, as the implementing agency for export of TRQ items to EU.
5. The reporting requirement as notified vide Notification No. 03/2015-2020 dated April 20, 2015 read with Notification No. 20/2015-2020 dated September 07, 2015 would be followed.
Effect of this Public Notice: The quantity of 5,841 MT Sugar to be exported to EU from India under TRQ for the year 2026-27 (October 2026 to September 2027) has been notified.
(Lay Agarwal)
Director General of Foreign Trade
& Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/171/060/AM23/EC/E-33997)
