Govt mandates importers to process and sell refined sugar within two months to enhance domestic supply amid rising prices.

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…

India has revised its sugar import rules, granting importers two months from the Bill of Entry date to refine and sell raw sugar, replacing the earlier uniform October 31 deadline.

Indian sugar mills may import only half the allowed raw sugar quota. Falling domestic prices have reduced the profitability of these planned imports. Refineries are expected to…