The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under Public Notice No. 50/2025-26 dated 24 February 2026, has extended the last date for submission of online Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) applications for FY 2026-27 from 28.02.2026 to 15.03.2026 for specified products under various FTAs and trade agreements notified in Appendix-2A of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. The extension covers TRQs under the India-Sri Lanka FTA (vanaspati, pepper, desiccated coconut), India-Mercosur Trade Agreement (crude soy oil from Paraguay), India-Mauritius CECPA (agricultural produce, fish products, sugar, beverages, apparel), India-Nepal Treaty (vanaspati, acrylic yarn, copper products, zinc oxide), and India-UAE CEPA (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC resins, copper wires and related products). Import procedures will continue to be governed by the respective annexures under Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged, and eligible applicants must submit TRQ applications online by 15.03.2026.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 50/2025-26-DGFT | Dated: 24th February, 2026
Subject: Amendment to the Last date for submission of TRQ Application for various FTA’s notified under Appendix-2Aof the FTP, 2023 for FY-2026-27 -reg.
F. No. 01/89/180/95/AM-25/PC-2(A)/E-45286. Reference is drawn to Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023, wherein all the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) / Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) are notified.
2. In reference to the above, in exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby extends the last date for submission of TRQ applications for the FY 2026-27 under the following products under the respective FTAs from 28.02.2026 to 15.03.2026:
a) TRQ under India-Sri Lanka FTA
| SI. No. | ITC (HS) Code | Description of goods | Total aggregate quantity that is available for import |
| 1. | 1516.1517 or 1518 (other than 15161000, 15171010, 15179030 & 15180040 \\ hich are prohibited for import) | Vanaspati, bakery shortening and margarine | 2,50.000 MT |
| 2. | 0904 | Pepper | 2500MT |
| 3. | 08011100 | Desiccated Coconut | 500MT |
The imports procedure for the items ‘N ill be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-1 of Appendix 2-A of the FTP. 2023
b) TRQ under India-Mercosur Trade Agreement.
| Si. No. | ITC (HS) Code | Description of goods | Total aggregate quantity – |
| I. | 1507 10 00 | Crude Soy Oil from Paraguay | 30,000 MT |
The imports procedure for the above item will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-11 of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023
c) TRQ under India- Mauritius CECPA
| S. No ITC(HS) Code | Description | Tariff Rate Quota Quantity |
| 06031900 | Fresh : — Other | 15 tons |
| 08043000 | Pineapples | 1000 tons |
| 08109060 | Lichi | 250 tons |
| 09051000 | Vanilla : Neither crushed nor around | 15 toils |
| 09052000 | Vanilla : Crushed or ground | 1 ton |
| 16041410 | Tunas | 7000 tons
all goods |
| 16041490 | combined for Other | |
| 16042000 | Other prepared or preserved fish | |
| 17011490 | Specialty Sugar | 15000 tons |
| 22030000 | Beer made from malt. | 2.000,000 litres |
| 22060000 | Fruit Wine: Other fermented beverages (for5000 example, cider, perry, mead, sake); mixtures 01 fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included. | litres |
| 22084011 | In containers holding 2 I or less: —-Rum | 1.50 million
litres combined for all goods |
| 22084012 | In containers holding 21 or less: —-Other | |
| 22084091 | Other: —- Rum | |
| 22084092 | Other: —- other | |
| 6102; 6103; 6104;
6105; 6106; 6109;6110; 6111; 6112 and 6203; 6304 |
Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories.*
. |
7..5 million
piece””’ |
**Out of total quota of 7.5 million pieces, at least 5 million pieces of aggregate of all such items should have been manufactur.ed from yam/fabric sourced from India.
The imports procedure for the items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-III of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023
d) TRQ under India Nepal Treaty
| Description | HS No. | TRQ |
| Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) from Nepal | 1516 20 | 1 l_a1:11 MT |
| Acrylic Yarn from Nepal | 5509 | 10,000 MT |
| Copper products from Nepal | Chapter 74 of ITC(HS) and 8544 | 10.000 MT |
| Zinc Oxide from Nepal | 2817 | 2500MT |
The imports procedure for the above items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-VI of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023
e) TRQ under India-UAE CEPA
| Item Description
TRQ |
ITC(HS) Code |
Available |
| Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), in which ethylene Monomer unit contributes 95% or39011010 More by weight of the total polymer content | 67.500 MTs |
|
| Low density polyethylene (LDPE) | 39011020 | |
| Other Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 3,011090 | |
| Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.9439012000 or more | 2,22,000 MTs |
|
| Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), in which ethylene monomer unit contributes less than 95 % by weight of the total polymer content | 39014010 | 67,500 MTs |
| Other Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 39014090 | |
| Other polymers of ethylene. in primary sources | 39019000 | 16.000 MTs |
| Polypropylene | 39021000 | 1,00,000 MTs |
| Propylene copolymers | 39023000 | 70,000 MTs |
| Other polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 39029000 | 6,000 MTs |
| Emulsion grade PVC resin/PVC Pasteresin / PVC dispersion39041010 resin | 60,000 MTs |
|
| Suspension grade PVC resin | 39041020 | |
| Other Poly (vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances | 39041090 | |
| Non-plasticised poly (vinyl chloride), mixed with other39042100 substances | ||
| Poly (vinyl derivatives) | 39043010 | |
| Other Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers | 39043090 | |
| Poly (vinyl fluoride), in one of the forms mentioned in Note39046910 6(b) to this Chapter | ||
| Chlorinated poly vinyl chloride (CPVC) resin | 39049010 | |
| Copper weld wire, crosssectional dimension> 6mm | 74081110 | 1,25,000 |
| Other wire of refined copper, which the maximum cross-74081190 sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | ||
| Copper weld wire, cross sectional dimension < 6mm | 74081910 | 400 Mts |
| Welding wire of copper, cross sectional dimension < 6mm | 74081920 | |
| Other wire of refined copper, cross sectional dimension <6mm | 74081990 |
The imports procedure for the above items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-1V of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023
3. The last date of filing of TRQ applications for the products listed above is 15.03.2026.
All other Terms & Conditions notified under Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023 apply.
Effect of the Public Notice: Online applications for allocation of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under the above FTA’s for FY 2026-27 must be submitted on or before 15.03.2026.
(Lay Agarwal)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to Govt. of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/95/AM-25/PC-2(A)/E-45286)
