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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade extends the last date for submission of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) applications for the Financial Year 2026-27 under various Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, issued Public Notice No. 50/2025-26 on February 24, 2026, in New Delhi. This notice, referencing Appendix-2A of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, and exercising powers under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the same policy, extends the deadline for submitting TRQ applications for FY 2026-27 from February 28, 2026, to March 15, 2026. The extension applies to specific products under several Free Trade Agreements. For the India-Sri Lanka FTA, this includes Vanaspati, bakery shortening, and margarine (250,000 MT), Pepper (2500 MT), and Desiccated Coconut (500 MT), with certain ITC (HS) Codes prohibited for import. Under the India-Mercosur Trade Agreement, Crude Soy Oil from Paraguay (30,000 MT) is included. The India-Mauritius CECPA covers various items such as Fresh Other (15 tons), Pineapples (1000 tons), Lichi (250 tons), Vanilla (15 tons and 1 ton), Tunas and other prepared/preserved fish (combined 7000 tons), Specialty Sugar (15000 tons), Beer made from malt (2,000,000 litres), Fruit Wine/Other fermented beverages (5000 litres), Rum and other spirits (combined 1.50 million litres), and Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories (7.5 million pieces, with a condition that at least 5 million pieces use Indian yarn/fabric). The India Nepal Treaty includes Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) from Nepal (1 Lakh MT), Acrylic Yarn from Nepal (10,000 MT), Copper products from Nepal (10,000 MT), and Zinc Oxide from Nepal (2500 MT). Lastly, the India-UAE CEPA covers various polyethylene types (e.g., LLDPE 67,500 MT, Polyethylene with specific gravity 0.94 or more 222,000 MT), polypropylene (100,000 MT), PVC resins (e.g., Emulsion grade PVC resin 60,000 MTs), and copper weld wire (e.g., cross-sectional dimension > 6mm 125,000 MTs). The import procedures for these items are subject to arrangements mentioned in respective Annexures (I, II, III, IV, VI) of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023. All other terms and conditions notified under Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023, remain applicable. The public notice was signed by Lav Agarwal, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-26022026-270498 EXTRAORDINARY PART Iโ€”Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 41] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026/PHALGUNA 6, 1947 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) PUBLIC NOTICE New Delhi, the 24th February, 2026 No. 50/2025-26 Subject: Amendment to the Last date for submission of TRQ Application for various FTA's 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, 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 from 28.02.2026 to 15.03.2026: a) TRQ under India-Sri Lanka FTA +--------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | Sl. No.| ITC (HS) Code | Description of goods | Total aggregate quantity | | | | | that is available for import | +========+=====================+===================================================================+==============================+ | 1. | 1516,1517 or 1518 | Vanaspati, bakery shortening and margarine | 2,50,000 MT | | | (other than 15161000,| | | | | 15171010, 15179030 | | | | | & 15180040 which are| | | | | prohibited for import)| | | +--------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 2. | 0904 | Pepper | 2500MT | +--------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 3. | 08011100 | Desiccated Coconut | 500MT | +--------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ The imports procedure for the items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-I of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023 b) TRQ under India-Mercosur Trade Agreement. +--------+---------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | Sl. No.| ITC (HS) Code | Description of goods | Total aggregate quantity -| +========+=====================+============================+=========================+ | 1. | 1507 10 00 | Crude Soy Oil from Paraguay| 30,000 MT | +--------+---------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ The imports procedure for the above item will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-II of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023 c) 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 | | | | | combined for all goods | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 7. | 16041490 | Other | | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 8. | 16042000 | Other prepared or preserved fish | | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 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 litres | | | | | combined for all goods | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 13. | 22084012 | In containers holding 2 1 or less: ----Other | | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 14. | 22084091 | Other: ---- Rum | | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 15. | 22084092 | Other: ---- other | | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | 16. | 6102; 6103; 6104; | Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories.* | 7.5 million pieces** | | | 6105; 6106; 6109;6110;| | | | | 6111; 6112 and | | | | | 6203; 6304 | | | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ **Out of 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 imports procedure for the items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure- III of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023 d) TRQ under India Nepal Treaty +------------------------------------+------------+----------------+ | Description | HS No. | TRQ | +====================================+============+================+ | Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) from Nepal| 1516 20 | 1 Lakh MT | +------------------------------------+------------+----------------+ | Acrylic Yarn from Nepal | 5509 | 10,000 MT | +------------------------------------+------------+----------------+ | Copper products from Nepal | Chapter 74 | 10,000 MT | | | of ITC(HS) | | | | and 8544 | | +------------------------------------+------------+----------------+ | Zinc Oxide from Nepal | 2817 | 2500MT | +------------------------------------+------------+----------------+ The imports 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 e) TRQ under India-UAE CEPA +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Item Description | ITC(HS) | TRQ | | | Code | Available | +===================================================================+============+============+ | Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), in which | 39011010 | 67,500 | | ethylene Monomer unit contributes 95% or More by weight of the total| | MTs | | polymer content | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Low density polyethylene (LDPE) | 39011020 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 39011090 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 39012000 | 2,22,000 | | | | MTs | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), in which ethylene monomer| 39014010 | 67,500 | | unit contributes less than 95% by weight of the total polymer content| | MTs | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of| 39014090 | | | less than 0.94 | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other polymers of ethylene, in primary sources | 39019000 | 16,000 | | | | MTs | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Polypropylene | 39021000 | 1,00,000 | | | | MTs | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Propylene copolymers | 39023000 | 70,000 | | | | MTs | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 39029000 | 6,000 MTs | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Emulsion grade PVC resin/PVC Pasteresin / PVC dispersion resin | 39041010 | 60,000 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Suspension grade PVC resin | 39041020 | MTs | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other Poly (vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other | 39041090 | | | substances | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Non-plasticised poly (vinyl chloride), mixed with other substances| 39042100 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Poly (vinyl derivatives) | 39043010 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers | 39043090 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Poly (vinyl fluoride), in one of the forms mentioned in Note 6(b) to this| 39046910 | | | Chapter | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Chlorinated poly vinyl chloride (CPVC) resin | 39049010 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Copper weld wire, crosssectional dimension> 6mm | 74081110 | 1,25,000 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other wire of refined copper, which the maximum cross-sectional | 74081190 | | | dimension exceeds 6mm | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Copper weld wire, cross sectional dimension < 6mm | 74081910 | 400 Mts | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Welding wire of copper, cross sectional dimension < 6mm | 74081920 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | Other wire of refined copper, cross sectional dimension <6mm | 74081990 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ The imports procedure for the above items will be permitted subject to the arrangements/ procedure mentioned in Annexure-IV of Appendix 2-A of the FTP, 2023 3. The last date of filing of TRQ applications for the products listed above is 15.03.2026. All other Terms & Conditions notified under Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023 apply. Effect of the Public Notice: Online applications for allocation of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under the above FTA's for FY 2026-27 must be submitted on or before 15.03.2026. LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Addl. Secy.

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