Additional 25 Lakh MT of Wheat Export Permitted, but Wheat Export Remains in Prohibited List

1.    Export of wheat under HS Codes 10011900 and 10019910 remains “Prohibited”.

2.    Government permits export of an additional 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of wheat.

3.    Detailed procedures/modalities for this quota will be issued separately via a Public Notice.

4.    Existing condition from DGFT Notification No. 06/2015-2020 (dated 13 May 2022) continues to apply.

5.    Exports are allowed on government-to-government basis to meet food security needs of other countries.

6.    Such G2G exports are based on requests from foreign governments.

7.    These additional exports are over and above the 25 LMT quota.

[DGFT Notification No. 13/2026-27 dated 27 April, 2026]

Effect of this Notification: The export policy of Wheat under the HS Codes 10011900 and 10019910 continues to remain "Prohibited". However, export of additional 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of Wheat is permitted and the detailed modalities for this purpose shall be notified via separate Public Notice. Furthermore, the existing policy condition mentioned in DGFT Notification No. 06/2015-2020 dated May 13, 2022 continues to apply, wherein export shall also be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their governments, over and above the said permitted amount of additional 25 LMT of Wheat.

Subject: Amendment in export policy of Wheat.

S.O. (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 Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Export Policy of Wheat under Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy:

ITC(HS) Codes and corresponding description

Existing Export Policy

Existing Policy Condition

Additional Policy Condition

10011900: Durum Wheat: - - Other

10019910:  Wheat

Prohibited

As laid down in DGFT Notification No. 06/2015-2020 dated May 13, 2022

Export of additional 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of Wheat shall be permitted subject to the modalities to be notified vide a separate Public Notice to be issued by DGFT.

 (Issued from File No. 01/91/180/032/AM22/Pt.l/EC/E- 32553)