On September 3, 2024, the Government of India, through the Ministry of Commerce & Industry’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), issued Public Notice No. 22/2024-2025-DGFT. This notice allocates 8606 Metric Tonnes Raw Value (MTRV) of raw cane sugar for export to the USA under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) scheme for the US fiscal year 2025. According to Notification No. 3/2015-20, sugar exports to the USA are “Free” but must meet specific conditions. The Additional Director General of Foreign Trade in Mumbai will issue Certificates of Origin, as necessary, based on recommendations from the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). APEDA will oversee the quota’s implementation, and existing reporting requirements under prior notifications will continue. This allocation allows for the export of raw cane sugar from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Vanijya Bhawan
Public Notice No. 22/2024-2025-DGFT | Dated: 03 September 2024
Subject: Allocation of 8606 Metric Tonnes Raw Value (MTRV) of raw cane sugar to USA under TRQ scheme for US fiscal year 2025-regarding.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allocates quantity of 8606 MTRV for export of raw cane sugar to USA under TRQ scheme for US fiscal year 2025.
2. As per Notification No. 3/2015-20 dated 20.04.2015, export of sugar (11S Code 17010000) to USA and F,U 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 USA shall be issued by Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai on the recommendation of Agriculture 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 USA would continue to be followed.
4. The quota will be operated by Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi as the implementing agency for export of TRQ items to USA.
5. The reporting requirement as notified vide Notification No. 3/2015-2020 dated 20.04.2015 read with Notification No. 20 dated 07.09.2015 would be followed.
Effect of this Public Notice: The quantity of 8606 Metric Tonnes Raw Value (MTRV) of raw cane sugar to be exported to USA under TRQ scheme from 01.10.2024 to 30.09.2025 has been notified.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
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)
