Modalities for Application and Allocation of Balance Quantity under TRQ Scheme for Import of 10 Lakh MT of Raw Sugar reg

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02092026-275939 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 240] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026/BHADRA 11, 1948 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) PUBLIC NOTICE New Delhi, the 1st September, 2026 No. 28/2026-2027 SUBJECT: MODALITIES FOR APPLICATION AND ALLOCATION OF BALANCE QUANTITY UNDER TRQ SCHEME FOR IMPORT OF 10 LAKH MT OF RAW SUGAR- REG. F. No. 01/89/180/43/AM-26/PC-2(A)/ [E-47338.—In continuation of Public Notice No. 27/2026- 2027 dated 20.08.2026, and the Corrigendum dated 24.08.2026 thereto (hereinafter "the said Public Notice"), issued in exercise of powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, and pursuant to the Minutes of the Meeting dated 28.08.2026 of the Committee constituted for allocation of TRQ Sugar, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the following: 2. STATUS OF UPTAKE: Against the Tariff Rate Quota of 10,00,000 MT of Raw Sugar notified vide Notification No. 31/2026-27 dated 20.08.2026, applications amounting to 7,97,450 MT were received and allocated pursuant to the said Public Notice, as recorded in the Minutes of the Committee dated 28.08.2026. A balance quantity of 2,02,550 MT remains available for allocation under the TRQ Scheme. 3. FRESH APPLICATIONS INVITED: Applications are hereby invited from eligible millers and refiners, in the manner and format prescribed under the said Public Notice, for allocation of the balance quantity of 2,02,550 MT. The application window shall remain open for a period of 7 (seven) days from the date of publication of this Public Notice, during which applications may be submitted online through the DGFT website (https://dgft.gov.in) → Import Management System → Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). 4. ALLOCATION MECHANISM: Unlike the one-time allocation made under the said Public Notice, allocation of the balance quantity shall be made on a daily basis, as under: i All applications received up to5:30 PM on a given day shall be treated as one batch for that day and processed together for allocation on the following working day, subject to scrutiny and eligibility ii. Applications received after 5:30 PM on a given day shall be carried over and clubbed with the batch of the next day. iii. Allocation against each day's batch shall be made strictly in the order of aggregate demand for that day, on a self-declaration basis, subject to availability of balance quota. PRO-RATA ALLOCATION ON EXHAUSTION OF QUOTA: 5. In the event the cumulative quantity applied for during a day, taken together with quantity already allocated till the preceding day, exceeds the available balance quota of 2,02,550 MT, the allocation shall be made on a pro-rata basis among all applicants of that batch, in proportion to the quantity applied for by each such applicant. 6. Applications received on subsequent days, after the date on which the quota stands fully exhausted/allocated in terms of para 4 above, shall not be considered for allocation, and such applicants shall be informed accordingly through the DGFT portal. 7. The date and time stamp of submission, as recorded on the DGFT online portal, shall be the basis for determining the day to which an application belongs; no manual or offline submission shall be considered. 8. OTHER CONDITIONS: All other terms and conditions prescribed under Public Notice No. 27/2026-2027 dated 20.08.2026, as amended by the Corrigendum dated 24.08.2026, shall continue to apply mutatis mutandis to allocations made under this Public Notice. 9. DGFT reserves the right to amend, modify, relax or withdraw any provision of this Public Notice, as may be considered necessary, subject to the Foreign Trade Policy and applicable law. LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.