The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has issued Public Notice No. 28/2026-2027 dated September 01, 2026, prescribing the modalities for submission of applications and allocation of the balance quantity under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Scheme for import of 10 lakh MT of Raw Sugar. The Public Notice has been issued in continuation of Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027 dated 20 August 2026 and the Corrigendum dated 24 August 2026.
Under Notification No. 31/2026-27 dated 20 August 2026, a Tariff Rate Quota of 10,00,000 MT of Raw Sugar had been notified. Against this quota, applications aggregating to 7,97,450 MT were received and allocated in accordance with the earlier Public Notice and the decision of the Committee constituted for allocation of TRQ Sugar at its meeting held on 28 August 2026. Consequently, a balance quantity of 2,02,550 MT remains available for allocation under the TRQ Scheme.
DGFT has now invited fresh applications from eligible millers and refiners for allocation of the remaining 2,02,550 MT. Applications are required to be submitted in the manner and format prescribed under the earlier Public Notice. The application window will remain open for seven days from the date of publication of Public Notice No. 28/2026-2027. Applications may be filed online through the DGFT portal under Import Management System → Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
For allocation of the balance quantity, DGFT has introduced a daily batch-based allocation mechanism. All applications received up to 5:30 PM on a particular day will be treated as one batch and processed together for allocation on the following working day, subject to scrutiny and fulfilment of eligibility conditions. Applications received after 5:30 PM will be carried forward and included in the batch for the next day.
Allocation against each day’s batch will be made strictly in the order of the aggregate demand for that day, on a self-declaration basis and subject to availability of the balance quota. Where the cumulative quantity applied for during a day, together with the quantity already allocated up to the preceding day, exceeds the remaining quota of 2,02,550 MT, allocation for that day’s batch will be made on a pro-rata basis among all applicants in proportion to the quantity applied for by each applicant.
Once the available quota is fully exhausted or allocated, applications received on subsequent days will not be considered for allocation, and the applicants concerned will be informed through the DGFT portal. The date and time stamp recorded on the DGFT online portal will be treated as the basis for determining the day to which an application belongs. No manual or offline submission will be considered.
All other terms and conditions prescribed under Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027 dated 20 August 2026, as amended by the Corrigendum dated 24 August 2026, will continue to apply mutatis mutandis to allocations made under the latest Public Notice. DGFT has also reserved the right to amend, modify, relax or withdraw any provision of the Public Notice, as considered necessary, subject to the Foreign Trade Policy and applicable law.
The Public Notice can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/01.09.2026-2-1.pdf
