**Executive Summary**
Notification No. 62/2025-26, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on February 24, 2026, amends the export policy for wheat under HS codes 10011900 and 10019910. While wheat exports remain generally "Prohibited," the notification introduces a permitted export quota of 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT). Detailed operational modalities for this quota are to be released in a subsequent Public Notice.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Revised Export Provisions**
* **Prohibited Status:** Wheat exports under ITC(HS) codes 10011900 (Durum Wheat) and 10019910 (Wheat) continue to be classified as "Prohibited."
* **Permitted Quota:** Notwithstanding the prohibition, the export of 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of wheat is now permitted.
* **Food Security Exceptions:** Exports to other countries are allowed beyond the 25 LMT limit to meet their food security needs, provided such exports are based on a request from their governments and granted permission by the Government of India.
**Regulatory Framework**
* **Future Modalities:** The specific procedures and modalities for exporting the permitted 25 LMT will be notified separately through a Public Notice issued by the DGFT.
* **Consistency with Existing Rules:** The conditions laid down in DGFT Notification No. 06/2015-2020 dated May 13, 2022, remain in effect and continue to apply to these exports.
**Impact Analysis**
**Wheat Exporters**
**Impact**
Exporters gain a limited opportunity to ship wheat internationally despite the general prohibition, subject to the 25 LMT ceiling.
**Action Required**
Exporters must wait for and comply with the detailed modalities to be published in a forthcoming DGFT Public Notice before proceeding with shipments.
**Foreign Governments**
**Impact**
Governments of other nations can access Indian wheat to address domestic food security concerns, even in excess of the 25 LMT quota.
**Action Required**
Interested foreign governments must submit formal requests to the Government of India to obtain necessary export permissions.
**Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)**
**Impact**
The DGFT is tasked with the administration of the 25 LMT quota and the regulation of additional food security exports.
**Action Required**
The DGFT must draft and issue a separate Public Notice outlining the specific modalities for the permitted 25 LMT export.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992: The primary legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate and amend the export and import policies of India.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: The current national policy framework under which the export regulations for wheat are administered and amended.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): The key regulatory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing export-import policies and issuing specific public notices regarding export modalities.
ITC (HS) Export Policy: The regulatory classification schedule (specifically Schedule 2, Chapter 10) that defines the export status and conditions for commodities such as wheat.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 1701] िई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, अप्रैल 7, 2026/ चत्रै 17, 1948
No. 1701] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026/ CHAITRA 17, 1948
वाजणज्य एव ंउद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय )
अजधसचू िा
िई ददल्ली, 24 फरवरी, 2026
स.ं 62/2025-26
जवषय: गहे ूँकी जियाता िीजत म ेंसिं ोधि के सबं धं म।ें
का.आ. 1769(अ).—जवदेि व्यापार िीजत, 2023, के पैरा 1.02 और पैरा 2.01 के साथ पठित, यथा संिोजधत
जवदेि व्यापार (जवकास एवं जवजियमि) अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 की सं. 22 ) की धारा 5 के साथ पठित धारा 3 द्वारा
प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द्र सरकार एतदद्वारा आइटीसी (एचएस) जियाात िीजत की अिुसूची 2 के अध्याय 10
के तहत गेह ूँकी जियाात िीजत म ेंजिम्नजलजखत संिोधि करती ह:ै
आइटीसी (एचएस) कोड मौिदू ा जियाता मौिदू ा िीजतगत ित ा अजतठरि िीजतगत ित ा
और तदिरुु पी जववरण िीजत
10011900: ड्यूरम गेह:ूँ-- डीिीएफटी की अजधसूचिा डीिीएफटी द्वारा िारी की िािे वाली
अन्द्य सं. 06/2015-2020 ददिांक एक अलग सावािजिक सूचिा के माध्यम
प्रजतबंजधत 13 मई, 2022 म ें यथा से अजधसूजचत तौर-तरीकों के अधीि 25
जिधााठरत लाख मीठरक टि (एलएमटी) गेह ूँ के
10019910:गहे ूँ
जियाात की अिुमजत दी िाएगी।
2494 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. इस अजधसचू िा का प्रभाव:
एचएस कोड 10011900 और 10019910 के तहत गेह ूँकी जियाात िीजत “प्रजतबंजधत” रहगे ी। तथाजप, 25 लाख मीठरक टि
(एलएमटी) गेह ूँके जियाात की अिुमजत ह ैऔर इसके जलए जवस्ट्तृत तौर-तरीके एक अलग सावािजिक सूचिा द्वारा अजधसूजचत
दकए िाएंगे। इसके अजतठरि, डीिीएफटी की अजधसूचिा सं. 06/2015-2020 ददिांक 13 मई, 2022 म ेंउजल्लजखत मौिूदा
िीजतगत ित ा लाग ू रहगे ी, जिसमें भारत सरकार की अिुमजत के आधार पर अन्द्य देिों की सरकारों के अिुरोध पर उिकी
खाद्य सुरक्षा की आवश्यकताओं की पूर्ता हते ु अजतठरि 25 लाख मीठरक टि गेह ूँके जियाात की भी अिुमजत होगी।
[फा.सं. 01/91/180/032/एएम22/पाटा.1/ईसी/ई-32553]
लव अग्रवाल,महाजिदेिक जवदिे व्यापार एवं पदेि अपर सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce )
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th February, 2026
No. 62/2025-26
Subject: Amendment in export policy of Wheat - regarding
S.O. 1769(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign
Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) as amended, read with Para 1.02 and Para
2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to
the Export Policy of Wheat under Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy:
ITC(HS) Codes and Existing Additional Policy Condition
corresponding Export
Existing Policy
description Policy
Condition
10011900: Durum As laid down in DGFT Export of 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of
Wheat: - - Other Notification No. Wheat shall be permitted subject to the
06/2015-2020 dated modalities to be notified vide a separate Public
Prohibited May 13, 2022 Notice to be issued by DGFT.
10019910: Wheat
2. Effect of this Notification:
The export policy of Wheat under the HS Codes 10011900 and 10019910 continues to remain "Prohibited".
However, export of 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of Wheat is permitted and the detailed modalities for this
purpose shall be notified via separate Public Notice. Furthermore, the existing policy condition mentioned in
DGFT Notification No. 06/2015-2020 dated May 13, 2022 continues to apply, wherein export shall also be
allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food
security needs and based on the request of their governments, over and above the said permitted amount of
25 LMT of Wheat.
[F. No. 01/91/180/032/AM22/Pt.1/EC/E-32553]
LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade and ex-officio Addl. Secy.
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