The government has prohibited the export of sugar, including raw sugar, white sugar, and refined sugar, with immediate effect till September 2026 or until further orders. According to a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the export policy from ‘Restricted’ to ‘Prohibited’.
This prohibition shall not apply to sugar being exported to the EU and USA under CXL and TRQ quota, the Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS), and Government-to-Government shipments to meet food security needs of other countries. Consignments already in the physical export pipeline are also exempted.
