The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on August 24, 2026, issued corrigendum to Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027 regarding Modalities for Application and Distribution of TRQ for Import of 10 Lakh MT of Raw Sugar and one-time conversion from Advance Authorisation (AA) Scheme to Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Scheme.
The following amendments have been stated:
In Paragraph 7(c) of the said Public Notice, for the existing entry, the following shall be substituted, namely:
Existing:
"c. The Raw Sugar imported under the TRQ shall be processed into White/Refined Sugar within a reasonable period after import and, in any event, sufficiently in advance to enable its sale in the domestic market by 31 October 2026."
Substituted by:
"c. The Raw Sugar imported under the TRQ shall be processed into White/Refined Sugar within a reasonable period after import, provided that the importer shall convert the raw sugar into white/refined sugar and sell the same in the domestic market within a period, not exceeding two months, from the date of filing of bill of entry."
[Corrigendum to Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027]
