DGFT public notice Public Notice No. 03/2026-27 · 10 Apr 2026
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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.
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Check the official recordThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade has extended the deadline for submitting Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) applications for the financial year 2026-27. This extension applies to specific products imported 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. Applicants are now required to submit their applications by 25 April 2026. All other terms and conditions previously notified under Appendix-2A of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, remain applicable. Import procedures for these items must continue to adhere to the arrangements specified in Annexure-III and Annexure-VI of Appendix 2-A of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.
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To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section -1 Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 03/2026-27 New Delhi, Dated: 10th April, 2026
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.
Reference is drawn to Appendix-2A of the FTP, 2023, wherein all the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) / Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) are notified.
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 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, perry, mead, sake); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included. | 5000 litres combined for all goods |
| 12 | 22084011 | In containers holding 2 l or less: ----Rum | 1.50 million litres combined for all goods |
| 13 | 22084012 | In containers holding 2 l or less: ----Other | |
| 14 | 22084091 | Other: ---- Rum | |
| 15 | 22084092 | Other: ---- other | |
| 16 | 6102; 6103; 6104; 6105; 6106; 6109;6110; 6111; 6112 and 6203; 6304 | Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories.* | 7.5 million pieces** |
**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
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. Secretary to Govt. of India Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/95/AM-25/PC-2(A)/E-45286)
