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India bans sugar exports with immediate effect until September 2026
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
India, on Wednesday, banned sugar exports with immediate effect until September 30, 2026, or until further orders. The Ministry of Commerce & Industry announced the decision through a formal notification that shifts the export status for various sugar categories from the "restricted" list to
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"Advancing a roadmap to add 62 vessels in FY 2026-27, backed by Rs 51,383
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chaired by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, the meeting n the Strait of Hormuz situation brought together senior officials from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), oil PSUs, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, the Directorate Genera
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Piyush Goyal chairs meet with export bodies post India-NZ FTA, pushes for
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal chaired a meeting with Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) and industry associations at Bharat Mandapam to deliberate on strengthening India's export ecosystem following the India-New Zealand FTA signing, according to the ministry.
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Govt strengthens DGFT Norms Committees to speed up export authorisations,
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has introduced a set of reforms to improve the functioning of Norms Committees under the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), aimed at faster disposal of Advance Authorisation applications and easing process for exporters.
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Targeted, time-limited scheme to stabilise India's export flows: Directora
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Centre today announced the Resilience & Logistic Intervention for Export promotion (RELIEF) scheme to support Indian exporters impacted by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. "The Export Promotion Mission has introduced a targeted, time-limited scheme to stabilise India's export flows thr
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Govt extends export obligation period for select schemes till Aug 31
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has announced a facilitation measure for exporters by extending the Export Obligation (EO) period for certain export promotion schemes, the release said.
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India: Commerce ministry convenes stakeholder consultation to ensure trade
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the meeting was chaired by Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Suchindra Misra and Lav Agarwal, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
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Patel Retail Limited Receives Export Authorization for Wheat Flour and Rel
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 27: Patel Retail Limited (BSE: 544487 | NSE: PATELRMART), one of India's leading integrated retail and food processing companies and a prominent exporter of agricultural and food products, is pleased to announce that it has received export authorization
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Directorate General of Foreign Trade issues details of interest subvention
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The scheme is jointly implemented by DGFT and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and applies to both pre-shipment and post-shipment export credit in rupees. The interest subvention is benchmarked against repo rates of India and comparable economies.
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DGFT's strategic policy overhaul and digital integration reshape India's t
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has concluded 2025 with a series of strategic policy updates and digital reforms aimed at strengthening India's trade facilitation ecosystem. According to a DGFT press release, the year was marked by the institutionalization of formal consul
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India plans exporter performance index, rules out export subsidies: DGFT
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India is working on creating an index to evaluate exporters performance based on their Importer Exporter Codes (IECs), tracking performance over a five-year period, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Ajay Bhadoo said on Wednesday, as the government sharpens its focus on data-driven exp
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'Operation Fire Trail': DRI seizes firecrackers worth Rs 4.82 cr at Nhava
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The import of firecrackers is 'Restricted' under the ITC (HS) Classification of the Foreign Trade Policy and requires valid licences from both the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) under the Explosives Rules, 2008.
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