The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has notified a partial relaxation in the export policy for organic sugar by permitting its export up to an annual ceiling of 50,000 metric tonnes per financial year. This amendment modifies the earlier restriction imposed under Notification No. 36/2023, under which exports were prohibited until further orders. Exercising powers under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Government has now allowed exports of organic sugar classified under HS Codes 17011490 and 17019990 with immediate effect. The permitted exports will be regulated through procedures prescribed under the FTP, 2023 and detailed modalities to be issued by APEDA. The notification seeks to balance export opportunities for organic sugar producers while retaining quantitative control through a fixed annual cap.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 51/2025-26 – DGFT | Dated: 29 December, 2025
Subject: – Allowing Export of 50,000 MT of Organic Sugar per financial year —regarding.
S.O. 6094(E).- In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Central Government, in partial modification of Notification No. 36/2023 dated 18.10.2023, hereby allows the export of Organic Sugar under HS Codes 17011490 and 17019990 with immediate effect subject to following revised policy condition:
| Tariff item HS Code | Item
description |
Export Policy | Existing Policy condition | Revised Policy condition |
| 1701 14 90, 1701 99 90 | Organic sugar | Restricted | Export of Organic Sugar under HS Codes 17011490 and 17019990 is ‘Restricted’ till further orders, as per Notification No. 36/2023 dated October 18, 2023. |
Export of Organic Sugar under HS Codes 1701 1490 and 1701 99 90 is allowed subject to an export ceiling of 50,000 MT per financial year, as per the procedure prescribed in terms of FTP, 2023 from time to time and as per the modalities prescribed by Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (AP EDA). |
Effect of this Notification:
Export of organic sugar under HS Codes 17011490 and 17019990 is allowed, subject to an overall ceiling of 50,000 MT per financial year as per the procedure prescribed in terms of FTP, 2023 from time to time and as per the modalities prescribed by APEDA separately.
(Ajay Bhadoo)
Additional Secretary, Government of India &
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/879/AM08/ECNo1.8/E-20749)
