India restricts wood briquette exports and requires licences
Wood-briquette exporters now need DGFT licences before shipping
Change
India imposed immediate export restrictions on wood briquettes, moving them to 'restricted' status under a Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) licence requirement that mandates government permission for shipments.
Why it matters
Export consignments cannot be dispatched without a restricted export authorisation, creating an extra mandatory clearance step for exporters. Any delay or refusal of the licence will block shipments and may disrupt contracted delivery schedules.
Implications
- — Exporters of wood briquettes — must obtain a restricted export authorisation from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) immediately before any shipment — shipments without the authorisation will be stopped at export clearance.
- — Customs brokers and freight forwarders handling timber and biomass cargoes — must include the DGFT restricted-export licence in export documentation immediately — consignments will not clear customs and carriers may refuse to load without the licence.
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