Export
Authorization of 5 Lakh MT Wheat Flour (HS Code 1101), Ten Day Window Every
Month for Application, Conditions in Licensing Procedures
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Legal Basis: DGFT issued modalities under Paras 1.03 and 2.04 of FTP 2023 for export
authorization of wheat flour and related products (HS Code 1101), pursuant to
Notification No. 55/2025-26 dated January 16, 2026.
1. Application Process
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Mode: Applications to be filed online only on DGFT portal →
Services → Export Management Systems → License for Restricted
Exports.
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Application Window:
o First round: January 2131, 2026
o Subsequent rounds: Last 10 days of every month until permitted
export quantity is exhausted.
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Validity: Export Authorization valid for 6 months from date of issue;
extensions to be considered by the Special EFC on a case-by-case basis.
2. Eligible Exporters
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Manufacturer exporters
(flour mills/processing units) with valid IEC and FSSAI licence.
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Merchant exporters with
valid IEC, FSSAI licence, and tie-ups/supply agreements with flour
mills.
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EOUs, SEZ units, and
Advance Authorisation (AA) holders seeking
allocation beyond existing imported wheat entitlements.
3. Documentation
Requirements
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Valid IEC and exporter
category details.
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Status Holder/AEO details.
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Installed capacity and
average monthly production (manufacturer/supporting manufacturer).
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FSSAI licence details and
factory address (manufacturer/merchant/supporting manufacturer).
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Past export performance
(including three years prior to prohibition, if available).
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Quantity applied for
(item-wise, country-wise), ports of loading, and shipment schedule.
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Confirmed export
orders/contracts (where available).
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Self-declaration on use of domestic
wheat, non-diversion from PDS/stock-limited channels, and legal compliance.
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Imported wheat details for
EOU/SEZ/AA holders.
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CA certificate certifying
turnover of the preceding five financial years (where applicable).
4. Eligibility Conditions
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Incomplete applications or
applications submitted by email/post will be rejected.
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Mandatory listing on Trade
Connect ePlatform (Source from India) for
eligible applicants.
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Misdeclaration will lead to
disqualification for three years from future allocations.
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Export authorizations are non-transferable
and restricted to the allottee IEC holder.
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Applications for quantities
below 2,500 MT will not be considered.
5. Scope of Applicability
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Applies only to wheat flour
and related products manufactured in India using domestic wheat under
the notified quantitative window.
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Exports by EOUs/SEZs/AA
holders using imported wheat continue to be governed by Notification No.
39/2015-20 (October 14, 2022) and are excluded from the current quota.
6. Allocation Mechanism
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Allocation and
re-allocation to be decided by a Special Exim Facilitation Committee (EFC).
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Special EFC to meet monthly.
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Allocation criteria
include:
o Past export performance
o Processing capacity
o Valid contracts between merchant exporters and supporting manufacturers
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EFC empowered to re-allocate
unused or underutilized quotas based on performance review.
7. Reporting Requirement
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Exporters must submit landing
certificates within 30 days of completion of export to the Special EFC.
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Submissions to be made via
email at sefc-wheatflour-dgft@gov.in.
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Additional documents may be
sought by the Special EFC, if required.
[DGFT Public Notice No. 44
/2025-26 dated 16 January, 2026]
Effect of this Public Notice:
Applications for Authorisations for export of wheat flour and related products
under ITC HS Code 1101, notified vide Notification No. 55 dated January 16,
2026, as amended from time to time, shall be invited and processed as per the
modalities mentioned in this Public Notice.
Subject:
Modalities for export of Wheat Flour and related products under HS Code 1101.
S.O.
(E). In exercise of powers
conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy,2023, the
Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the following modalities
for eligibility, receipt and processing of applications for issuance of
authorizations for export of wheat flour and related products under HS Code
1101 as notified by the Government of India vide Notification No. 55/2025-26
dated January 16 , 2026, as amended from time to time:
1.
Submission of Applications:
(a) Online Applications:All
applicants seeking export authorization may apply online by navigating to the
DGFT website {https ://www.dgft.gov.in)-> Services-> Export Management
Systems-> License for Restricted Exports.
(b) Time-period for filing online applications: The first set of
applications shall be invited during January 21, 2026 to January 31, 2026.
Thereafter, the applications shall be invited during the last ten days of each
month till such time the quantity of export permitted vide the aforesaid notification,
as amended from time to time, are available.
(c) Validity: The Export Authorization shall be valid for a period of
six months from the date of its issuance. Any request for extension of the
validity period shall be considered by the special EFC, as constituted in terms
of Para 2 of this Public Notice, on a case-by-case basis.
(d) Eligible exporters: The
following categories of entites shall be eligible to
apply:
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Flour
mills/processing units having valid IEC and FSSAI licence
for manufacture of wheat flour and related products falling under HS Code 1101,
functioning as manufacturer exporters;
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Merchant
exporters having valid IEC and FSSAI license as well as valid tie ups I supply
agreements with flour mills functioning as supporting manufacturer(s) ;
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EOUs
I SEZ units I Advanced Authorisation (AA) holders seeking allocation over and
above their existing imported wheat entitlements.
(e) Required documents: The following documents shall inter alia be
submitted by the applicant at the time of filing the application, namely:-
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Valid
IEC.
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Category
of exporter (manufacturer exporter I merchant exporter I EOU I SEZ
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I
AA holder).
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Details
of the Status Holder Certificate/AEO.
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Installed
capacity and average monthly production of wheat flour/related products in the
case of manufacturer exporter or the supporting manufacturer (s), as the case
may be.
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Details
of the FSSAI license and the factory address of the manufacturer, exporter or
the supporting manufacturer (s),as the case may be.
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Details
of the FSSAI license of the merchant exporter, wherever applicable.
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Past
export performance (including in the three years prior to the Financial Year in
which the item was prohibited), wherever available;
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Details
of quantity applied for (item-wise and country-wise), port(s) of loading, and
proposed shipment schedule;
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Copies
of confirmed export orders/contracts , wherever
available,
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Self-declaration
regarding availability of wheat (domestic) , no
diversion from PDS/stock-limited channels, and compliance with all applicable
laws.
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Details
of imported wheat availability in case of EOU/SEZ/AA Holder, as well as details
of Advance Authorisation in case of AA Holder.
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A
valid CA certificate certifying the overall turnover of the preceding five
financial years of the applicant, wherever applicable.
(f) Eligibility Criteria of Applications: The applicant shall be
required to meet the following eligibility criteria while submitting the
applications, namely:
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Deficient
applications or applications received through e-mail or by post will not be
considered.
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All
applicants eligible for listing on the 'Source from India' facility on the
Trade Connect ePlatform (www.trade
.gov.in) shall ensure that they are listed on the
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platform,
failing which their application shall not be considered for any allocation.
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In
case of any misdeclaration, the applicant shall not be considered for any
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allocation
for the next three years.
(g) Non-transferability : Authorizations shall
strictly be non-transferable and must be used by the allottee IEC holder only.
1.1. Applications seeking exports for quantities less than 2,500 MT
shall not be considered for allocation.
1.2 These modalities shall apply to exports of wheat flour and
related products falling under HS Code 1101, which have been manufactured in
India using "domestic wheat" under the quantitative window created
vide the aforesaid Notification.
1.3 Exports of wheat flour under Advance Authorisation or by EOUs
or SEZ units using only imported wheat in terms of Notification No. 39/2015-20
dated October 14, 2022, are governed by that Notification and shall not be
counted against the export allowed vide Notification No. 55 dated January 16,
2026.
2. Allocation mechanism and criteria of
allocation/re-allocation The quantity of exports
permitted against each application shall be decided by a Special Exim
Facilitation Committee (EFC) constituted for this purpose.
2.1 The
Special EFC shall ordinarily meet once every month in this regard.
2.2 The
Special EFC shall, while examining the applications,inter
alia, take into consideration the following criteria, namely:-
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Previous
export history of the applicant ;
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Processing
capacity of the manufacturer exporter or the supporting manufacturer(s), as the
case may be;
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Existence
of valid contracts between the merchant exporter and the supporting
manufacturer(s).
2.3. The
Special EFC shall also have the authority to re-allocate the quantity allocated
to an IEC holder to another applicant, based on periodic review of the
performance of such IEC holder.
3 . Reporting condition: The exporters who have been allocated the quota
of wheat flour and related products under HS Code 1101 shall submit the landing
certificate within 30 days of completion of export of the consignment within
the allocated quota for the consideration of the Special EFC at the e-mail id sefc wheatflour-dgft@gov.in. Any requirement for
additional documents may be communicated to the exporter by the Special EFC.
(F. No. :01/91/ 180/032/AM22/Pt.l/EC/E-32553)