Trade Notice No.: 10/2026-27 dated July 1, 2026
Applicable Act/Rule: Foreign Trade Policy 2023
Effective Date: July 10, 2026
In continuation of Public Notice No. 44/2025-26 dated January 16, 2026 and Public Notice No. 48/2025-26 dated February 24, 2026 regarding allocation of Wheat Flour and related products, the Competent Authority has decided to undertake a review of the utilization of quantities already allocated and to assess the requirement for further allocation of unutilized quota, if any.
Exporters issued authorisation to export Wheat flour and related items by DGFT under the above-mentioned Public Notices are required to submit: a Utilization Certificate issued by a Chartered Accountant indicating the quantity exported against the allocated authorization till June 30, 2026, along with Shipping Bill details; and, if applicable, the requirement for additional quantity along with justification, or a request for surrender of allocated quantity along with justification, and copies of valid export contracts/purchase orders, if available.
These details must be submitted by July 10, 2026 via email to sefc-wheatflour-dgft@gov.in. License holders requiring additional quantity must also file a corresponding amendment application in the online portal, enclosing the relevant documents, by July 10, 2026. Requests for additional quantity not filed in the portal, or filed without the stated documents, or filed beyond July 10, 2026, will be rejected.
The Trade Notice states that authorizations where more than 50% of the allocated quantity has been utilized may be considered for further re-allocation of Wheat and Wheat Flour and related products. Where utilization is less than 50%, the unutilized quantity may be transferred to the common pool for reallocation, unless copies of valid export contracts/purchase orders are made available in terms of the Notice. Allocation from the common pool shall be made by the DG, DGFT as per documents submitted by the firms.
Non-submission of the required information within the stipulated time may result in appropriate action, including reallocation of the unutilized quota and barring applicants from future restricted export authorizations. DGFT reserves the right to decide or alter the modalities of distribution and allocation as per applications received. This Trade Notice applies to all exporters issued authorisation to export Wheat flour and related products under Public Notice No. 44/2025-26 and Public Notice No. 48/2025-26, and is issued with the approval of the DG, DGFT.
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