Amendment in the Export Policy of Wheat Flour and Related Products
DGFT notification Notification No. 34/2026-27 · 24 Aug 2026
Official title
Amendment in the Export Policy of Wheat Flour and related products - reg.
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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade amends the export policy for Wheat or Meslin Flour, Maida, Samolina, and Wholemeal atta. The government changes the export status for these products from Prohibited to Free. This change applies to items under ITC (HS) Code 1101 0000. The new policy takes effect immediately. Exporters may now export these products without restriction.
Key dates
- Effective from
- 24 Aug 2026
- Effective date of the policy change
- 24 Aug 2026
Who is affected
- Exporters of Wheat or Meslin Flour, Maida, Samolina, and Wholemeal atta.
Document text
To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 34/2026-27
New Delhi, Dated: 24th August, 2026
Subject: Amendment in the Export Policy of Wheat Flour and related products – regarding.
S.O. (E).— In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Export Policy of Wheat Flour and related products under Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy:
| ITC (HS) Codes | Description | Existing policy | Revised Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 0000 | Wheat or Meslin Flour (Atta), Maida, Samolina (Rava / Sirgi), Wholemeal atta and resultant atta | Prohibited | Free |
- The export policy of the above-mentioned products/items shall accordingly be ‘Free’ with immediate effect.
Effect of this Notification: The export policy of Wheat flour and related products falling under the HS Code 11010000 is revised from ‘Prohibited’ to ‘Free’ with immediate effect.
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(Lav Agarwal)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/012/AM23/EC/E-32030)
Source details
- Source
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Type
- notification
- Published by source
- 24 Aug 2026
- Document number
- Notification No. 34/2026-27
- Issuing division
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Effective date
- 24 Aug 2026
- Coverage area
- foreign-trade