New Delhi: Government issued a directive, specifying the allocation of sugar exports to the European Union (EU) under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) scheme for the season 2023-24.
According to Notification, in exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allocates quantity of 5841 MT for export of Sugar to EU from India under TRQ for the year 2023-24 (October 2023 to September 2024).
Certificate of Origin, if required, for preferential export of sugar to 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 EU would continue to be followed.
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.