The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued Public Notice No. 03/2026-27 dated 10 April 2026, extending the deadline for submission of online applications for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) allocations for FY 2026–27. The extension applies to specified goods under the India–Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) and the India–Nepal Treaty, as listed in Appendix-2A of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023. The revised last date for submission of applications is 25 April 2026. The notified TRQs cover a range of products including agricultural items, marine products, alcoholic beverages, textiles, and industrial goods, with defined quota limits. Imports under these quotas will be subject to procedures outlined in relevant annexures of Appendix-2A. All other terms and conditions of the FTP, 2023 remain unchanged. The notice is issued under powers conferred by paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the FTP, 2023.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 03/2026-27-DGFT | Dated: 10th April, 2026
Subject: Amendment to the Last date for submission of TRQ Application for India-Mauritius CECPA and India Nepal Treaty 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 and in continuation of the Public Notice no. 50/20256 dated 24.02.2026, 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 till 25.04.2026:
a. TRQ under India- Mauritius CECPA
| S.No | ITC(HS) Code | Description | Tariff Rate Quota Quantity |
| 1 | 06031900 | Fresh: — Other | 15 tons |
| 2 | 08043000 | Pineapples | 1000 tons |
| 3 | 08109060 | Lichi | 250 tons |
| 4 | 09051000 | Vanilla: Neither crushed nor ground | 15 tons |
| 5 | 09052000 | Vanilla: Crushed or ground | 1 ton |
| 6 | 16041410 | Tunas | 7000 tons combined for all goods |
| 7 | 16041490 | Other | |
| 8 | 16042000 | Other prepared or preserved fish | |
| 9 | 17011490 | Specialty Sugar | 15000 tons |
| 10 | 22030000 | Beer made from malt. | 2,000,000 litres |
| 11 | 22060000 | Fruit Wine: Other fermented beverages (for 5000 example, cider, perry, mead, sake); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included. | litres |
| 12 | 22084011 | In containers holding 2 I or less: —-Rum | 1.50 million |
| 13 | 22084012 | In containers holding, 2 1 or less: —-Other | litres combined for all goods |
| 14 | 22084091 | Other: —- Rum | |
| 15 | 22084092 | Other: —- other | |
| 16 | 6102; 6103; 6104; 6105; 6106; 6109; 6110; 6111; 6112 and 6203; 6304 | Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories.* | 7.5 million pieces |
**Out of the total quota of 7.5 million pieces, at least 5 million pieces of aggregate of all such items should have been manufactured from yam/fabric sourced from India.
The import procedure for the items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-Ill of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023
b) TRQ under the India-Nepal Treaty
| S.no. | Description | HS No. | TRQ |
| 01 | Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) from Nepal | 1516 20 | 1 Lakh MT |
| 02 | Acrylic Yarn from Nepal | 5509 | 10,000 MT |
| 03 | Copper products from Nepal | Chapter 74 of ITC(HS) and 8544 | 10,000 N/fr |
| 04 | Zinc Oxide from Nepal | 2817 | 2500MT |
The import 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
3. The last date of filing of TRQ applications for the products listed above is 25.04.2026. All other Terms & Conditions notified under Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023, apply.
Effect of the Public Notice: The Last date for submission of online applications for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under the India- Mauritius CECPA and India-Nepal Treaty for FY 2026-27 is extended till 25.04.2026.
(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)
