DGFT Clampdown on Wheat Export Quota,
Asks for Utilisation detail with Threat of License Denial, International Price
for HRW Wheat Firm with Fall in US Crop
Ø All
Required Details Must be Submitted by August
31, 2026
DGFT Reviews & Reallocates
Wheat Export Quotas; Exporters Given August 31 Deadline
·
Review of existing wheat export allocations: DGFT has
decided to review the utilisation of wheat export quotas already allocated and
assess the need for any further allocation of unutilised quantities under HS
Codes 10011900 and 10019910.
·
Applicable exporters: All
exporters who received wheat export authorisations under Public Notice No.
49/2025-26 dated February 24, 2026 and Public Notice No. 05/2026-27
dated April 30, 2026 must submit utilisation details.
·
Utilisation certificate required:
Exporters must provide a Chartered Accountant-certified Utilization
Certificate showing the quantity exported against their allocated quota up
to August 26, 2026, along with corresponding Shipping Bill details.
·
Additional quota / surrender:
Exporters must indicate:
o
Requirement for any additional quantity of wheat;
and/or
o
Quantity of allocated wheat quota proposed to be surrendered.
o
Requests must include justification and copies of
valid export contracts/purchase orders, wherever available.
·
Submission deadline: All
required details must be submitted by August 31, 2026 through email to sefc-wheatflour-dgft@gov.in.
·
Online amendment mandatory:
Exporters seeking additional quantity must also file the corresponding amendment
application on the DGFT online portal, enclosing the required supporting
documents.
·
Late/incomplete applications rejected: Requests
for additional quota will be rejected if they are:
o
Not filed on the online portal;
o
Not supported by the prescribed documents; or
o
Filed after August 31, 2026.
·
More than 50% utilisation:
Authorisations where more than 50% of the allocated quantity has been
utilised may be considered for further re-allocation of wheat.
·
Less than 50% utilisation: Where
utilisation is below 50%, the unutilised quantity may be transferred to
a common pool for reallocation, unless and until valid export
contracts/purchase orders are submitted as required under the Notice.
·
Common-pool allocation: DGFT
will make allocations from the common pool based on the documents submitted
by exporters.
·
Non-submission consequences: Failure
to provide the required information within the prescribed period may lead to
appropriate action, including:
o
Reallocation of unutilised quota; and
o
Debarring applicants from future restricted export
authorisations.
·
DGFT discretion: DGFT has reserved the right to decide
or modify the modalities of distribution and allocation based on the
applications received.
Key takeaway:
Exporters holding wheat export quotas should urgently reconcile exports up to August
26, obtain the CA utilisation certificate, and submit any additional-quota
or surrender request with documentary support by August 31, 2026.
[DGFT Trade Notice No.
18/2026-27 dated August 10, 2026]
Subject: Review and
re-allocation of allocated Export Quota of Wheat under HS codes 10011900 and
10019910.
In
continuation of Public Notice No.49/2025-26 dated February 24, 2026 and Public
Notice No. 05/2026-27 dated April 30, 2026 regarding allocation of Wheat, the
Competent Authority has decided to undertake a review of the utilization of the
quantities already allocated and to assess the requirement for further
allocation of the unutilized quota, if any.
2.
Accordingly, all exporters who were issued authorization to export Wheat by
DGFT under the above-mentioned Public Notices are requested to submit the
following details:
(i) Utilization
Certificate issued by a Chartered Accountant indicating the quantity exported
against the allocated authorization till August 26, 2026 along with Shipping
Bill details.
(ii) Requirement
for additional quantity of Wheat (if any) and request for surrender of
allocated quantity, if any, along with:
(a) Justification for the
requirement/surrender; and,
(b) Copies of valid export
contracts/purchase orders, if available.
3.
The above details must be submitted by August 31, 2026 via email to sefc-wheatflour dgft@gov.in. Any license holder requiring
additional quantity must also file corresponding amendment application in the
online portal by enclosing relevant documents as detailed in Para 2 above by
August 31, 2026. Requests for additional quantity that are not filed in portal
or those without documents stated above or those filed beyond August 31, 2026
will be rejected.
4.
It is further informed that:
(a) Authorizations
in cases where more than 50% of the allocated quantity has been utilized may be
considered for further re-allocation of Wheat.
(b) In
cases where utilization is less than 50%, the unutilized quantity may be
transferred to the common pool for reallocation, unless and until copies of
valid export contracts/purchase orders are made available in terms of this
Notice.
(c) Allocation
from the common pool shall be made by DG, DGFT as per documents submitted by
the firms.
5.
Non-submission of the required information within the stipulated time may
result in appropriate action, including reallocation of the unutilized quota
and barring applicants from future restricted export authorizations. The
aforesaid information is required to be e-mailed at sefc
wheatflour-dgft@gov.i n.
6.
DGFT reserves the right to decide or alter the modalities of distribution and
allocation as per applications received.
This
Trade Notice is issued with the approval of the DG, DGFT.
(Issued
from F.No.01/91/180/032/AM22/EC/Part-l/E-45409)