COMMODITY
India prohibits export of sugar with immediate effect till September 30
May-14-2026

With an aim to ensure sufficient domestic availability and curb food inflation, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the export policy for sugar. As per the amendment, export of sugar (Raw Sugar, White Sugar and Refined Sugar) is prohibited with immediate effect till September 30,2026, or till further orders, whichever is earlier.

This prohibition shall not apply to Sugar being exported to the European Union (EU) and United States (US) under CXL and tariff-rate quota (TRQ) quota. Export of Sugar under the Advance Authorization Scheme (AAS) shall continue to be governed as per existing provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 and the Handbook of Procedures, 2023.

The DGFT said government-to-government exports to meet food security needs of other countries will be allowed based on requests from their governments. It said sugar exports would still be allowed for consignments already in the export pipeline. This includes cargoes that had begun loading before the notification was published, shipments where a shipping bill had been filed and the vessel had already berthed or anchored at an Indian port, and consignments handed over to customs or custodians and recorded in their electronic systems before the ban took effect. If the export curbs are not extended beyond September 30, 2026, the export policy will revert to ‘restricted’.

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