Date: 2022-11-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Allocation of quantity 5841 MT (raw/refined) Sugar by EU for
export from India under TRQ for the year 2022-23 &
allocation of quantity 8606 MTRV raw cane sugar by USA for
export from India under TRQ scheme for US fiscal year 2023 -
regarding
**Summary:**
This Public Notice, issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, allocates specific quantities of sugar for export under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) scheme to the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA). For the year 2022-23, 5841 metric tons (MT) of raw/refined sugar are allocated for export to the EU under TRQ. Additionally, 8606 metric tons raw value (MTRV) of raw cane sugar are allocated for export to the USA under the TRQ scheme for the US fiscal year 2023. Export of sugar (HS Code 17010000) to the USA and EU under TRQ is permitted without restriction, subject to conditions outlined in Notification No. 3/2015-20 dated 20.04.2015. Certificates of Origin, if required, will be issued by the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai, based on APEDA's recommendations. The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi, will serve as the implementing agency for the operation of the quota for exports to the EU and USA. Reporting requirements as per Notification No. 3/2015-2020 dated 20.04.2015, read with Notification No. 20 dated 07.09.2015, will be followed. This notice takes effect from October 1, 2022, and remains valid until September 30, 2023. For further information, contact Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade (dgft@nic.in). (F. No. 01/91/180/879/AM08/EC/Vol. VIII/E-20749)
Key Entities Referenced
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015 2020: A trade policy document under which powers are conferred to the Director General of Foreign Trade.
Director General of Foreign Trade: An authority responsible for allocating quantities for export of sugar to EU and USA under TRQ.
European Union: A destination for export of rawrefined Sugar from India under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
United States of America: A destination for export of raw cane sugar from India under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
Tariff Rate Quota: A scheme under which sugar is exported to EU and USA.
Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai, Maharashtra: An authority responsible for issuing Certificate of Origin for preferential export of sugar to USA and EU.
Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, New Delhi, Delhi: The implementing agency for export of TRQ items to EU and USA.
(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Vanijya Bhawan
Public Notice No. 36 /2015-2020
New Delhi, the / November, 2022
Subject: Allocation of quantity 5841 MT (raw/refined) Sugar by EU for export from India under TRQ
for the year 2022-23 & allocation of quantity 8606 MTRV raw cane sugar by USA for export
from India under TRQ scheme for US fiscal year 2023 — regarding.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-
2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allocates quantity of 5841 MT for export of
raw/refined Sugar to EU under TRQ for the year 2022-23 and also allocates quantity of 8606 MTRV
for export of raw cane sugar to USA under TRQ scheme for US fiscal year 2023.
2. As per Notification No, 3/2015-20 dated 20.04.2015, export of sugar (HS Code 17010000) to
USA and EU under TRQ is ‘Free’ subject to the conditions notified in the ‘Nature of Restrictions’ in
the above notification.
3. Certificate of Origin, if required, for preferential export of sugar to USA and EU, shall be
issued by Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai on recommendation of APEDA
regarding entity and quantity for which eligible. Other certification requirement, if any, prescribed
specifically for export of sugar to USA and EU would continue to be followed.
4. The quota will be operated by Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority (APEDA), New Delhi as the implementing agency for export of TRQ items to EU and USA.
3. The reporting requirement as notified vide Notification No. 3/2015-2020 dated 20.04.2015 read
with Notification No. 20 dated 07.09.2015 would be followed.
6. Effect of this Public Notice:
The quantity of 5841 MT (raw/refined) Sugar to be exported to EU and quantity of 8606 MTRV raw
cane sugar to be exported to USA under TRQ scheme from 01.10.2022 to 30.09.2023 has been
notified. Pi—<—t6 2
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/879/AM08/EC/Vol. VIII/E-20749)