The Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued Notification No. 10/2026-27 dated 13 April 2026 amending the import policy for Glufosinate and its salts under Chapter 38 of ITC (HS) 2022. The revised policy retains the “Free” import status but introduces a condition restricting imports where the combined CIF value and applicable anti-dumping duty per kilogram is below INR 1,154. This condition applies across multiple ITC(HS) codes and is subject to existing policy conditions, including compliance with certification requirements under the Insecticides Act, 1968. The restriction will remain in force for six months from the date of notification. The amendment standardizes the valuation threshold across categories and replaces earlier differentiated conditions. The effect is that imports priced below the specified threshold will now fall under the “Restricted” category, thereby requiring compliance with additional regulatory controls.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
Notification No. 10/2026-27 – DGFT | Dated: 13th April, 2026
Subject: Amendment in Import Policy of Glufosinate and its salts covered under Chapter 38 of Schedule —I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 – reg
S.O. 1910(E).: In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby revises the Import Policy and Import Policy Condition of the following ITC(HS) Codes covered under Chapter 38 of ITC (HS) 2022 , Schedule—I (Import Policy), up to six months from the date of publication of this notification, as under:
| ITC(HS) Code | Item Description | Existing Import Policy | Revised II port Policy | Existing Policy condition |
Revised Policy condition |
| 38089193 | Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane | Free | Free | Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter | a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and) Import of` Glufosinate and its salts’ shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and antidumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
| 38089199 | Other | Free | Free | Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter | a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and) Import of Glufosinate and its salts’ shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and antidumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
| 38089361 | Goods specified in Supplementary Note 7 and 8 to this Chapter |
Free | F. e | a) The import of the pesticides will be subject to a Certificate of Registration issued by Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and also non prohibition for import under Insecticides Act, 1968. Import of Gulfosinate and its salts’ (Purity – Minimum 95% w/w) is “Restricted: of CIF Value below Rs. 1289/- per Kg. c) However, import of ‘Glufosinate and its salts’ is “Free” for CIF value of Rs. 1289/- or above per Kg. d) The aid Policy condition shall be reviewed after a period of one year w.e.f the date of publication of Notification No. 54/2024 |
a) The import of the pesticides will be subject to a Certificate of Registration issued by the Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and also non-prohibition for import under the Insecticides Act, 1968; andb) Import of ‘ Glufosinate and its salts’ shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti-dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
| 38089391 | Other: —- Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromic | Free | Free | Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter | a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and) Import of` Glufosinate and its salts’ shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and antidumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
| 38089399 | Other | Free | Free | Subject to Policy condition no.7 of this Chapter | a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and c) Import of’ Glufosinate and its salts’ shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and antidumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
| 38089912 | — Goods specified in Supplementary Note 15 and 16 to this Chapter: —- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 16 to this Chapter | Free | Free | Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter salts’ shall be | a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and d) Import of’ Glufosinate and its Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and antidumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
| 38089991 | — Other: —- Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane | Free | Free | Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter b) Import of | a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and `Glufosinate and its salts’ shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and antidumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
| 38089999 | Other | Free | Free | Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter | a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and b) Import of `Glufosinate and its salts’ shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and antidumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg. |
Effect of the Notification: The import of Glufosinate and its salts falling under HS Codes 38089193, 38089199, 38089361, 38089391, 38089399, 38089912, 38089991 and 38089999 of Chapter 38 of Schedule I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022, shall be Restricted where the combined amount of the CIF value and applicable anti-dumping duty, calculated on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154; such restriction shall be operative for a period of six months from the date of publication of this notification.
This is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry
(Lay Agarwal)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-Officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/16/AM-23/PC-2[A]/e-38206)
