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DGFT Public Notice No. 32/2026-27 (9 Oct 2026) allocates a 5,841 MT tariff-rate-quota window for sugar exports (HS 1701) from India to the EU for 2026-27. APEDA administers eligibility and recommends the Certificate of Origin issued by the Additional DGFT, Mumbai; exports to the EU under the TRQ remain "Free" subject to conditions.
DGFT Policy Circular No. 02/2026-27 (9 Oct 2026) clarifies that silver under ITC(HS) 71069221 — "Restricted" under Notification 17/2026-27 — may be imported against a valid DGFT Import Authorisation alone. Nominated-Agency, IIBX Qualified-Jeweller or EOU status is not an extra condition unless the authorisation itself says so.
DGFT Notification 42/2026-27 (9 Oct 2026) amends FTP Para 4.49 so eligible foreign entities — diamond miners, sightholders and brokers/auction houses — may import, auction, sell and re-export rough diamonds in Special Notified Zones under customs supervision. Eligibility follows the Income-tax Act, 2025.
CBIC Circular No. 45/2026-Customs (9 Oct 2026) clarifies that stationary, grid-scale and industrial lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems under 8507 60 00 are NOT "power banks" and keep the 10% concessional BCD. Field officers had been denying the rate and charging 20%.
CBIC Notification No. 81/2026-Customs (N.T.), dated 7 Oct 2026, amends the 1994 notified-ports notification to expand customs operations at Dabhol Port, Maharashtra: unloading of LNG and naphtha, power-project machinery (Ratnagiri Gas & Power), and import/export/repair of ships, barges and rigs (Square Port Shipyard).
DGFT has extended the minimum import price (MIP) condition on two pharmaceutical APIs to 30 November 2026 — USD 111/kg on ATS-8 (Notif 39) and ₹1,774/kg on Sulfadiazine (Notif 40), both under ITC(HS) Chapter 29. Imports below the floor stay restricted; AA holders, EOUs and SEZ units are typically exempt.
DPIIT's Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 (S.O. 3417(E), 25 Jun 2026) gives eligible Indian companies a structured route to keep supplying products covered by BIS Quality Control Orders while completing compliance. It is highly relevant now that the household electrical appliances QCO took effect on 1 October 2026 — one of ten QCOs it covers.
DGFT Notification No. 41/2026-27 (30 Sep 2026) continues the RoDTEP scheme to 31 December 2026 with rates unchanged, covering DTA units, Advance Authorisation holders, SEZ units and EOUs. This removes the uncertainty after rates were due to lapse on 30 September. Exporters can keep claiming RoDTEP on October shipping bills.
CBIC Notification No. 80/2026-Customs (N.T.), issued 30 Sep 2026 and effective 1 Oct 2026, revises the fortnightly tariff (benchmark) values used to assess customs duty on palm oils, palmolein, crude soybean oil, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nut. Importers should reprice bills of entry filed from 1 October against the new values, which apply regardless of invoice price.
The Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2026, issued by DPIIT, comes into force on 1 October 2026. It makes BIS certification (ISI mark via CRS/Scheme-I) mandatory for about 90 appliance categories — shavers, vacuum cleaners, blenders, air purifiers, kitchen equipment and more. Importers and foreign manufacturers must hold a valid BIS licence to clear or sell these goods.
The Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 take effect 1 October 2026. The headline change: the period to realise and repatriate export proceeds is shortened to 9 months from shipment (12 months for INR-settled exports). A single consolidated framework replaces the 2015 export rules.
DGFT Trade Notice No. 28/2026-27 (16 Sep 2026) revises the Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) workflow: certificates must now be issued within two days of inspection and uploaded from the inspection location, with a one-time seven-day window from 16 Sep to clear backlog PSICs for inspections done before 25 Aug 2026. Scrap importers and PSIAs are affected.
DGFT Notification No. 38/2026-27 (30 Sep 2026) continues the ₹67,220/MT (CIF) minimum import price on virgin multi-layer paper board under five ITC(HS) Chapter 48 codes, now valid to 31 March 2027. Imports below the floor remain "restricted" and need a licence. Paper importers and packaging buyers are affected.
DGFT Notification No. 36/2026-27 (15 Sep 2026) exempts export consignments with FOB value up to ₹3,00,000 from the Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) requirement, easing compliance for small, postal and courier/e-commerce exporters. Consignments above ₹3 lakh still need a valid RCMC where otherwise applicable.
CBIC Circular No. 42/2026-Customs (24 Sep 2026) makes it mandatory, from 1 November 2026, to declare an additional qualifier on export shipping bills for specified woven and knitted fabrics under HS Chapters 52, 55 and 60 — flagging Flame Retardant (FR001) vs non-FR (FR009) fabric. Textile exporters and CHAs must build it into shipping-bill filing.
CBIC Circular No. 43/2026-Customs (24 Sep 2026) clarifies that where CAROTAR 2020 conflicts with a trade agreement's rules of origin, the agreement prevails. Importers claiming preference need not routinely file Form-I or obtain confidential exporter data; a valid origin declaration suffices for India–UK CETA.
CBIC Circular No. 44/2026-Customs (28 Sep 2026) approves a new Special Notified Zone at the Surat Diamond Bourse, letting foreign mining companies import, view, auction and sell rough diamonds in Surat. It replaces the Ichhapore SNZ; stones arrive by air via Mumbai and unsold lots must re-export within 75 days.
Following a DGTR mid-term review, the Finance Ministry has revised anti-dumping duty on jute yarn/twine, hessian fabric and jute sacking bags from Bangladesh and Nepal via Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD), 24 Sep 2026. Specified producers get a nil rate; others face higher duty for the remaining period of the original measure.
CBIC Circular 42/2026-Customs (24 Sep 2026) makes it mandatory, from 1 Nov 2026, to declare a flame-retardant qualifier (FR001/FR009 under Info Type "CHR") in shipping bills for specified fabrics under Chapters 52, 55 and 60. Textile exporters and CHAs must update filing practice.
RBI's FEMA (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 (Notification FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB) take effect 1 October 2026, consolidating export and import forex rules, replacing the 2015 export regulations and many associated circulars, and unifying goods, services and software exports under a single Export Declaration Form. Exporters and importers should confirm the revised realisation timelines with their banks.