DGFT reviews pharma-grade sugar export quota allocation
Pharma-grade sugar exporters must submit quota-use evidence within 10 days
Change
DGFT directed exporters allocated pharma-grade sugar export quota to submit utilisation certificates and additional-allocation requests within 10 days as part of a quota review and reallocation exercise.
Why it matters
The notice turns unused pharma-grade sugar export quota into a time-bound compliance decision for exporters. Exporters that fail to prove utilisation or submit valid contracts and purchase orders risk losing unutilised quota to the common pool for reallocation.
Implications
- — Exporters allocated pharma-grade sugar quota must submit a Chartered Accountant utilisation certificate through the DGFT IT system within 10 days of the notice — failure risks reallocation of unutilised quota.
- — Exporters seeking additional pharma-grade sugar allocation must submit justification and copies of valid export contracts or purchase orders where available — incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
- — Exporters with less than 50% quota utilisation must provide valid export contracts or purchase orders to prevent the unutilised quantity being transferred to the common pool for reallocation.
- — EXIM and documentation teams must file the revalidation application on the allottee's letterhead through the DGFT IT system rather than by email or post.
Who is affected
- — Exporters allocated pharma-grade sugar export quota by DGFT
- — EXIM and documentation teams handling pharma-grade sugar exports
- — Sugar exporters seeking additional allocation from DGFT's balance quota
What to watch
- — Trade Notice date: May 22, 2026
- — Submission deadline: within 10 days from issuance of the Trade Notice
- — Revalidation threshold: authorisations with more than 50% utilisation may be considered for six-month revalidation
- — Reallocation trigger: below-50% utilisation may move unutilised quota to the common pool unless valid export contracts or purchase orders are submitted
- — Application route: DGFT IT system revalidation application on the allottee's letterhead