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October 2026
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LicencesSugar stock limits: dealers capped at 1,000 quintals and 15 days from 15 October to 30 November 2026; bulk consumers may hold 30 days’ stock using imported sugar
Sugar dealers: 1,000 qtl, 15 daysRule changeThe Government has fixed the sugar dealers’ stock limit at 1,000 quintals and the holding period at 15 days from 15 October to 30 November 2026, with 2,000 quintals for Kolkata and its extended metropolitan areas and Assam. Separately, bulk consumers may hold 30 days’ stock instead of 15, but the extra quantity must come only from sugar imported under Advance Authorisation or TRQ.
September 2026
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Foreign TradeRaw-sugar TRQ holders get till 15 October to surrender unused quantity
15 OctExtendedHolders of the tariff rate quota for raw sugar may surrender any unused quantity up to 15 October 2026, on paying 0.5% of the CIF value of what they surrender.
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Foreign TradeRaw sugar: 10 lakh MT duty-free TRQ up to 31 October 2026; surrender of unutilised quota now allowed till 15 October 2026 — DGFT Notification No. 31/2026-27 and Public Notices
Surrender TRQ by 15 Oct 2026ExtendedDGFT allowed import of 10 lakh MT of raw sugar duty-free under a Tariff Rate Quota up to 31 October 2026, with a one-time option to convert Advance Authorisations under SION E-52 to the TRQ. A series of public notices set the modalities; the latest, of 30 September 2026, lets TRQ holders surrender unutilised quantity up to 15 October 2026 on payment of 0.5% of CIF value.
August 2026
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CustomsRaw sugar imported under Advance Authorisation and moved to TRQ: IGST to be paid on a reassessed Bill of Entry, interest waived
Interest waivedClarifiedCircular 37/2026-Customs lays down how an Advance Authorisation holder pays the earlier-exempted IGST at the port of import after the one-time conversion to the Tariff Rate Quota scheme, so that input tax credit can flow to GSTN.
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Foreign TradeTRQ applications: India–UK CETA last date extended to 9 August 2026 (Public Notice 26/2026-27); India–Oman CEPA window for FY 2026-27 was 4–19 August (Public Notice 24/2026-27)
TRQ: UK CETA, Oman CEPAExtendedTwo DGFT public notices on Tariff Rate Quota. Public Notice 26/2026-27 extended the last date for online TRQ applications under the India–UK CETA for CY 2026 up to 9 August 2026. Public Notice 24/2026-27 invited TRQ applications under the India–Oman CEPA for FY 2026-27 from 4 to 19 August 2026 on 30 tariff lines, with product-specific documents for marble and PET flakes.
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