Sugar Export Shifted to Restricted List from Free List from 1 June

· Sugar Exports to EU and USA under CXL and TRQ Quota Exempted

[DGFT Notification No. 10/2015-20 dated 24 May 2022]

Effect of this Notification: Export of Sugar (Raw, Refined and White sugar) is placed under 'Restricted' category from 1st June, 2022 onwards (except fixed quantity of sugar being exported under CXL and TRQ quota to EU and USA). Export after 01.06.2022 will be allowed on production of specific permission (as per the procedure to be notified separately by DFPD) from Directorate of Sugar, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

Subject: -Amendment in Export Policy of sugar.

S.O. (E) In order to maintain domestic availability and price stability of sugar, Central Government 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, 2015-20, hereby amends export policy of sugar under S.No.93 of Chapter 17 of ITC (HS), Schedule - II as under:

S.No	lTC (HS) Code	Description	Existing Policy	Revised Policy	Policy condition
93	1701 14 90, 1701 99 90	Sugar (Raw Sugar, Refined Sugar and White Sugar)	Free	Restricted	(i) With effect from 1st June, 2022 upto 31st October, 2022 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, export of sugar is allowed only with specific permission from Directorate of Sugar, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
					(ii) Detailed procedure for 1ssue of necessary permissions for export of sugar will be notified separately by Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD).

2. This restriction is not applicable to Sugar being exported to EU and USA under CXL and TRQ quota as per prescribed procedure in the respective Public Notices.

(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/879/AM08/EC/Vol.8/E-20749)