India allows 25 lakh tonnes additional wheat exports, total reaches 50 lakh tonnesIndia has made a strategic move by approving the export of an additional 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, marking a total of 50 lakh tonnes now per...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Govt strengthens DGFT Norms Committees to speed up export authorisations, cut delaysNew reforms aim to speed up approvals for exporters. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has enhanced Norms Committees operations. Thi...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Govt extends minimum import price on natural honey till December 31In a recent development, India's government has announced an extension of the minimum import price for natural honey, now effective until D...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Silver imports restricted till March 2026The government has imposed import restrictions on certain silver jewellery until March 31, 2026, to curb imports from Thailand under the gu...
25 Sep, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Sugar export quota of 5,841 tonne for EUIndia has officially announced sugar exports of 5,841 tonnes to the European Union under the tariff-rate quota scheme for the year 2025-26....
02 Aug, 2025, 12.40 AM IST
Key export scheme norms simplified for ease of businessAs per a public notice issued by the Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT), exporters will now get additional time to submit installa...
30 Jul, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
India allows additional 10,000 tonne of onion exports to UAEIndia has authorized an extra 10,000 tonnes of onion exports to the UAE through the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL), as stated in a...
03 Apr, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
DGFT to soon notify norms for export sops on rupee receiptsIn July, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had asked banks to put in place additional arrangements for export and import transactions in Indi...
03 Nov, 2022, 11.54 PM IST
India allows additional 2,051 MT raw sugar exports to US under tariff-rate quotaTRQ is a quota for a volume of exports that enter the US at relatively low tariffs. After the quota is reached, a higher tariff applies to ...
09 May, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Govt allows certain gold imports through India International Bullion Exchange IFSC“In addition to nominated agencies notified by RBI (in case of banks) and nominated agencies notified by DGFT, qualified jewellers as notif...
05 Jan, 2022, 03.30 PM IST
India allows additional 3,675 tonnes of sugar export to UK under concessional duty quota"The additional quantity of 3,675.13 tonne of raw/refined sugar to be exported to UK under TRQ up to September 30 this year is notified," D...
14 Apr, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
Government lifts export ban on non-woven fabric used for making masks and coverallsLast month, India allowed the export of personal protective equipment(PPE) medical coveralls with a monthly quota of 50 lakh. It also permi...
13 Jul, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
Bureaucratic rejig: 21 Joint Secretaries appointed in different government departmentsSandeep Sarkar, a 1995-batch officer of Indian Defence Accounts Service, has been appointed to the post for five years, an order issued by ...
15 Jun, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
DGFT, GSTN sign pact for sharing forex, trade related dataThe sharing of data pertains to Bank Realisation Certificate (BRC) which is issued by banks based on realisation of payment against export ...
28 Oct, 2016, 05.11 PM IST
Government permits export of 723 tonne of more sugar to US under TRQThe government today permitted export of additional 723 tonne of raw cane sugar to the US under the tariff rate quota, which entitles shipm...
21 Mar, 2016, 10.17 PM IST
Directorate General of Foreign Trade weighs 'systemic interaction' with Customs departmentThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), an arm of the Union Commerce Ministry, is considering regular 'systemic interaction' with ...
04 May, 2015, 06.18 PM IST
Government relaxes norms for export of imported goodsThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade will notify the names of those countries as to which exports under the new dispensation could be m...
07 Jun, 2013, 03.16 PM IST