DGFT allocates raw cane sugar export quota to USA under TRQ scheme
Raw cane sugar exporters must route USA TRQ exports through APEDA-backed quota allocation
Change
DGFT allocated 8,606 MTRV of raw cane sugar for export to the USA under the TRQ scheme for US fiscal year 2026.
Why it matters
The notice creates the operative quota boundary for Indian raw cane sugar exports to the USA under the TRQ scheme. Exporters must align shipment eligibility, Certificate of Origin requests, APEDA recommendation, and reporting requirements with the notified 8,606 MTRV allocation for the October 2025 to September 2026 quota year.
Implications
- — Raw cane sugar exporters shipping to the USA under TRQ must confirm eligibility and quantity allocation through APEDA before treating exports as covered by the 8,606 MTRV quota.
- — Export documentation teams must obtain Certificate of Origin from the Additional DGFT, Mumbai where required, based on APEDA recommendation for eligible entity and quantity.
- — Exporters must continue to follow the reporting requirements under Notification No. 3/2015-2020 dated April 20, 2015 read with Notification No. 20 dated September 7, 2015.
- — Sugar exporters must ensure shipments under HS Code 17010000 comply with the notified Nature of Restrictions conditions before using the USA TRQ route.
Who is affected
- — Indian raw cane sugar exporters to the USA
- — Export documentation teams handling USA TRQ sugar shipments
- — APEDA-registered sugar exporters seeking TRQ allocation
- — Trade compliance teams handling HS Code 17010000 exports
What to watch
- — Public Notice date: May 22, 2026
- — TRQ quantity: 8,606 MTRV of raw cane sugar
- — Quota period: October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026
- — Implementing agency: APEDA, New Delhi
- — Certificate of Origin route: Additional DGFT, Mumbai on APEDA recommendation
- — Reporting requirements under Notification No. 3/2015-2020 and Notification No. 20