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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade extends the last date for submission of online applications for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under the India-Mauritius CECPA and India-Nepal Treaty for FY 2026-27 until April 25, 2026.

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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, issued Public Notice No. 03/2026-27 on April 10, 2026, referencing F. No. 01/89/180/95/AM-25/PC-2(A)/E-45286. In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, and in continuation of Public Notice no. 50/2025-26 dated February 24, 2026, this notification extends the deadline for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) applications for the Financial Year 2026-27 to April 25, 2026. This extension applies to specific products under the India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) and the India-Nepal Treaty, as notified under Appendix-2A of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. For the India-Mauritius CECPA, quotas include 15 tons for Fresh: -- Other (06031900), 1000 tons for Pineapples (08043000), 250 tons for Lichi (08109060), 15 tons for Vanilla: Neither crushed nor ground (09051000), 1 ton for Vanilla: Crushed or ground (09052000), 7000 tons for Tunas (16041410), combined quotas for Other (16041490) and Other prepared or preserved fish (16042000), 15000 tons for Specialty Sugar (17011490), 2,000,000 litres for Beer made from malt (22030000), 5000 litres for Fruit Wine and other fermented beverages (22060000), combined 1.50 million litres for various Rum categories (22084011, 22084012, 22084091, 22084092), and 7.5 million pieces for Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories (6102-6112, 6203, 6304), with at least 5 million pieces manufactured from India-sourced yarn/fabric. For the India-Nepal Treaty, quotas include 1 Lakh MT for Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) (1516 20), 10,000 MT for Acrylic Yarn (5509), 10,000 MT for Copper products (Chapter 74 of ITC(HS) and 8544), and 2500 MT for Zinc Oxide (2817). Import procedures for these items are subject to arrangements mentioned in Annexure-III (India-Mauritius CECPA) and Annexure-VI (India-Nepal Treaty) of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023. All other terms and conditions of Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023, remain applicable. The public notice was signed by LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secy.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16042026-271850 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 110] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026/CHAITRA 25, 1948 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) PUBLIC NOTICE New Delhi, the 10th April 2026 No. 03/2026-27 Subject: Amendment to the Last date for submission of TRQ Application for India- Mauritius CECPA and India Nepal Treaty notified under Appendix-2Aof the FTP, 2023 for FY-2026-27 -reg. F. No. 01/89/180/95/AM-25/PC-2(A)/E-45286.— Reference is drawn to Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023, wherein all the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) / Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) are notified. 2. In reference to the above, in exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 and in continuation of the Public Notice no. 50/2025-26 dated 24.02.2026, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby extends the last date for submission of TRQ applications for the FY 2026–27 under the following products under the respective FTAs till 25.04.2026: a. TRQ under India- Mauritius CECPA +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ |S.No.| ITC(HS) Code | Description | Tariff Rate Quota Quantity| +=====+================+=============================================================+========================+ | 1 | 06031900 | Fresh: -- Other | 15 tons | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 2 | 08043000 | Pineapples | 1000 tons | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 3 | 08109060 | Lichi | 250 tons | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 4 | 09051000 | Vanilla: Neither crushed nor ground | 15 tons | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 5 | 09052000 | Vanilla: Crushed or ground | 1 ton | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 6 | 16041410 | Tunas | 7000 tons | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 7 | 16041490 | Other | combined for | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 8 | 16042000 | Other prepared or preserved fish | all goods | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 9 | 17011490 | Specialty Sugar | 15000 tons | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 10 | 22030000 | Beer made from malt. | 2,000,000 litres | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 11 | 22060000 | Fruit Wine: Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, | 5000 litres | | | | perry, mead, sake); mixtures of fermented beverages and | | | | | mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic | | | | | beverages, not elsewhere specified or included. | | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 12 | 22084011 | In containers holding 2 1 or less: ----Rum | 1.50 million | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 13 | 22084012 | In containers holding 2 1 or less: ----Other | litres combined | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 14 | 22084091 | Other: -----Rum | for all goods | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 15 | 22084092 | Other: --- other | | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 16 | 6102; 6103; 6104;| Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories.* | 7.5 million | | | 6105; 6106; | | pieces** | | | 6109;6110; 6111; 6112| | | | | and 6203; 6304 | | | +-----+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ **Out of the total quota of 7.5 million pieces, at least 5 million pieces of aggregate of all such items should have been manufactured from yarn/fabric sourced from India. The import procedure for the items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-III of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023 b) TRQ under the India-Nepal Treaty +------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+ | S.no.| Description | HS No. | TRQ | +======+===================================+===================================+============+ | 01 | Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) from Nepal| 1516 20 | 1 Lakh MT | +------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+ | 02 | Acrylic Yarn from Nepal | 5509 | 10,000 MT | +------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+ | 03 | Copper products from Nepal | Chapter 74 of ITC(HS) and 8544 | 10,000 MT | +------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+ | 04 | Zinc Oxide from Nepal | 2817 | 2500MT | +------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+ The import procedure for the above items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-VI of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023 3. The last date of filing of TRQ applications for the products listed above is 25.04.2026. All other Terms & Conditions notified under Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023, apply. Effect of the Public Notice: The Last date for submission of online applications for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under the India- Mauritius CECPA and India-Nepal Treaty for FY 2026-27 is extended till 25.04.2026. LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secy.

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