50,000 Tons Organic Sugar Export Approved

30-Dec-2025 06:02 PM

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), a body under the Union Ministry of Commerce, has issued a notification setting a fixed export quota for organic sugar for each financial year.

According to the notification, India has now approved the export of up to 50,000 tons of organic sugar per financial year. This decision was made by partially amending the notification issued on October 18, 2023.

As per the revised policy, the export of organic sugar falling under HS Codes 1701 1490 and 1701 9990 has been permitted with immediate effect, whereas previously it was on the restricted list.

However, the maximum quantity for shipment will remain fixed at 50,000 tons per financial year.

The export of organic sugar will be in accordance with the procedure laid down under the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. 

Furthermore, the modalities for the export shipment of this sugar will be determined by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). This new decision will provide relief to organic sugar producers.

It is noteworthy that the Government of India has already permitted the export of 15 lakh tons of regular sugar for the current marketing season (October 2025 to September 2026).

This will help improve the financial condition of the industry. While the export of organic sugar was previously on the restricted list, it has now been permitted with quantitative controls.