No concession or commitment on import of Ethanol for fuel - 6th August 2026 - Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Gazette Notification PDF
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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued a formal statement clarifying that India has made no concessions or commitments regarding the import of ethanol for fuel blending from the United States. The Ministry categorized recent media reports claiming that India intends to import large quantities of U.S. ethanol as "baseless and factually incorrect."
Key Policy Clarifications:
- Domestic Sourcing Mandate: Under the current Ethanol Blended with Petrol Programme framework, all ethanol used for fuel blending is sourced entirely from domestic producers. There is currently no import of ethanol from the U.S. for this purpose.
- Trade Discussions: No commitments or concessions relating to fuel ethanol imports were made during India-U.S. trade discussions. The Ministry stated that suggestions of a policy change to permit large-scale U.S. imports are misleading.
- Regulatory Governance: India’s fuel blending programme and ethanol procurement continue to be governed exclusively by domestic policy requirements.
Reference Data and Metrics:
- Date/Time of Release: 06 AUG 2026, 6:20 PM
- Issuing Authority: PIB Delhi, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Release ID: 2295653
- Visitor Counter: 1337
- Attributed Officials: Abhishek Dayal / Ishita Biswas
- Available Languages: The release is available in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Ethanol Blended with Petrol Programme: The domestic policy framework under which ethanol for fuel blending is sourced entirely from Indian producers.
United States: The country from which India has clarified it is not importing ethanol for fuel blending and has made no trade concessions.
India-U.S. Trade discussions: Bilateral trade talks where no commitments were made to permit large-scale imports of fuel ethanol into India.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry: The primary government ministry clarifying that India's fuel blending and procurement continue to be governed by domestic requirements.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
No concession or commitment on import of
Ethanol for fuel blending from the United States
प्रव तथ: 06 AUG 2026 6:20PM by PIB Delhi
Recent claims in the media suggesting that India is importing and intends to import large quantities of
ethanol from the United States (U.S.) for fuel blending are baseless and factually incorrect. As per the
domestic policy framework, ethanol used for fuel blending under the Ethanol Blended with Petrol
Programme is sourced entirely from domestic producers. There is no import of ethanol for fuel blending
from the U.S.
Further, no concessions or commitments relating to the import of ethanol for fuel blending from the U.S.
have been made in the India-U.S. Trade discussions. Accordingly, any suggestion of a policy change to
permit large-scale imports of fuel ethanol from the U.S. is misleading. India’s fuel blending programme and
ethanol procurement continues to be governed solely by India’s domestic policy requirements.
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Abhishek Dayal/ Ishita Biswas
(रलीज़ आईडी: 2295653) आगंतुक पटल : 1337
इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Marathi , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Telugu , Malayalam