The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on February 13, 2026, notified regarding the willingness for export of additional 5 LMT Sugar during Sugar Season 2025-26.
The Government has allowed export of an additional 5 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of sugar for the 2025–26 sugar season, subject to specific conditions for willing sugar mills.
Key conditions:
• Mills must submit export willingness within 15 days (by 28 Feb 2026 via the notified email).
• Export quota will be allocated pro-rata and must be exported by 30 June 2026.
• Mills exporting at least 70% of their quota by 30 June 2026 can export the remaining quantity by 30 September 2026.
• If a mill fails to export 70% by 30 June, the unused quota lapses and may be reallocated.
• No swapping of quotas between mills is allowed.
• Penalty: Any shortfall below 70% will be deducted from the mill’s future export quota.
• Deadline extensions will be granted only in force majeure situations.
In short: the government expanded sugar export limits but tied them to strict performance timelines and penalties to ensure timely exports.
[File No. 1 (4)/2025-SP]
