The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has changed the timeline for importers bringing in raw sugar under the government’s 10 lakh tonne tariff-rate quota, giving them up to two months from the date of filing the Bill of Entry to process and sell the sugar in India.Under the earlier rule, raw sugar imported under the quota had to be converted into white or refined sugar and sold in the domestic market by October 31, 2026.The amended rule removes the fixed October 31 deadline. Importers must now convert the raw sugar into white or refined sugar and sell it in the domestic market within a period not exceeding two months from the date of filing the Bill of Entry.The government had allowed imports of 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar under the tariff-rate quota, along with a one-time provision to convert existing authorisations under the Advance Authorisation Scheme to the TRQ scheme.All other terms and conditions of the August 20 public notice remain unchanged.
India revises sugar import rules, gives 2-month window to sell refined sugar
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has altered import rules for raw sugar. Importers now have two months to process and sell imported sugar. This change removes the previous fixed October 31, 2026 deadline. The government had previously allowed ten lakh tonnes of raw sugar imports. All other conditions from the August 20 public notice remain unchanged.
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