The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has issued a Corrigendum to Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027 dated 20 August 2026, concerning the modalities for application and distribution of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for import of 10 Lakh Metric Tonnes (MT) of Raw Sugar, as well as the provision for one-time conversion from the Advance Authorisation (AA) Scheme to the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Scheme.
The corrigendum has been issued in partial modification of Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027 dated 20 August 2026. The amendment has been made by the Director General of Foreign Trade in exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020.
Under the corrigendum, Paragraph 7(c) of the original Public Notice has been substituted. The earlier provision required raw sugar imported under the TRQ to be processed into white/refined sugar within a reasonable period and sufficiently in advance so as to enable its sale in the domestic market by 31 October 2026.
The revised provision now stipulates that raw sugar imported under the TRQ shall be processed into white/refined sugar within a reasonable period after import. Importantly, the importer will be required to convert the imported 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 the Bill of Entry.
The amendment therefore replaces the earlier fixed deadline of 31 October 2026 with an importer-specific timeline linked to the date of filing of the Bill of Entry, providing a maximum period of two months for conversion of raw sugar into white/refined sugar and its sale in the domestic market.
The DGFT has further clarified that all other terms and conditions of Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027 dated 20 August 2026 shall remain unchanged.
The Corrigendum can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Corrigendum.pdf
