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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-03112025-267340
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 319]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2025/ KARTIKA 8, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 29th October, 2025
No. 31/2025-26
Subject: Amendments to the Procedure for Allocation of TRQ for Gold under the India–UAE CEРА
- regarding.
F.No. 01/89/180/01/AM-22/PC-2[B]/Part-I /E-35248.—In exercise of powers conferred under
paragraph 1.03 read with 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, and in
revision of Public Notice no. 12/2023 dated 28.04.2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
amends the Annexure-IV of Appendix-2A laying down the procedure for import of items under tariff head
7108 of TRQ under India - UAE CEPA (CEPA), as under:
2. Condition (g) under Annexure-IV of Appendix-2A shall be amended as under:
| S.no. | Earlier Provision | Revised Provision |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| g | Import of Gold Dore under TRQ shall not be considered. | 1. The eligible applicant must be registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for hallmarking. |
| | | 2. The eligible applicant must be registered with GST. |
| | | 3. Import of Gold Dore under TRQ shall not be considered. |
3. Further, the allocations of TRQ for Gold under CEPA will be undertaken based on the competitive
bidding/tender process.
4. Eligible Applicants for TRQ under India-UAE CEPA for the tariff head 7108 for FY 2025-26, as per
Annexure-IV of Appendix – 2A, read along with this Public Notice, may file their applications online, during
the permissible period, through the DGFT website (https://dgft.gov.in) --> Import Management System
>Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
5. Further, the time period permissible for submission of TRQ applications and the modalities for
participation in the Competitive online bidding/tender process will be notified through a Trade Notice every
year.
Effect of this Public Notice:
Condition (g) under Annexure-IV of Appendix 2A has been amended to include the requirement of BIS
Hallmarking registration and GST registration for the import of gold under HS Code 7108 within the TRQ
framework of the India–UAE CEPA. Furthermore, to ensure greater transparency and effective management
of TRQ allocations, the allocation of TRQ for gold under the India-UAE CEPA shall be undertaken through
a competitive online bidding/tender process.
AJAY BHADOO,Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-officio and Addl. Secy.
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AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL
Date: 2025.11.03 15:10:42+05'30'