DGFT Committee Minutes

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE MINUTES OF THE EXIM FACILITATION COMMITTEE (EFC) MEETING

Subject: Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) under the India-

Nepal Treaty for the Financial Year 2026-27.

Date of Meeting: 12th May 2026 Time: 05:00 P.M. Venue: Room No. 01, DGFT Headquarters, Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi Chaired by: Shri Lav Agarwal, Director General of Foreign Trade

ATTENDEES Name Designation / Office Shri Rakesh Kumar Additional DGFT, DGFT Headquarters Shri Satya Raja Sekhar G Joint DGFT, DGFT Headquarters Shri Ajay Kumar Singh Under Secretary, FT(SA) Division, DoC Shri Manish Sirohi Foreign Trade Development Officer, DGFT Headquarters

1. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Exim Facilitation Committee (EFC) was convened to deliberate upon and decide the methodology for allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) available under the India-Nepal Treaty for the Financial Year 2026-27, in accordance with Annexure VI of Appendix 2A of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 (FTP 2023) and the relevant Department of Revenue Notifications issued from time to time.

2. TRQ AVAILABILITY AND APPLICATIONS RECEIVED The Committee noted the annual TRQ quantities available across various tariff lines and the demand position as reflected in the applications received. The details are as under:

Description HS No. Annual TRQ Available Total Qty Applied (MTs) No. of Applications Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) from Nepal 1516 20 1 Lakh MT 3,902 4 Acrylic Yarn from Nepal 5509 10,000 MT 0 0 Copper products from Nepal Chapter 74 of ITC(HS) and 8544 10,000 MT 1,260 3 Zinc Oxide from Nepal 2817 2,500 MT 0 0

The Committee noted that for Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) and Copper products, applications were received within the annual TRQ limits. No applications were received for Acrylic Yarn and Zinc Oxide for the said financial year.

3. INELIGIBILITY OF ENTITIES ON THE DENIED ENTITY LIST (DEL) The Committee noted the provisions of Para 2.14(c) of the FTP 2023, which stipulate that entities placed on the Denied Entity List (DEL) shall have all new licences, authorisations, scrips, certificates and instruments blocked from printing, issuance, or renewal. In view of the above, the Committee resolved that no TRQ Authorisation shall be issued to any entity that figures on the Denied Entity List, for the duration of its inclusion therein.

4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The Committee noted that, as per Annexure VI of Appendix 2A, the TRQ will be allowed under the India-Nepal Treaty, subject to the following conditions: a. Imports will be permitted through the Land Customs Stations (LCS) at: Kakarbhitta/Naxalbari, Biratnagar/Jogbani, Birganj/Raxaul, Nepalgunj/Nepalgunj Road and Mahendranagar/Banbasa; b. At the time of clearance of the import consignment, the importer in India must produce a Certificate of Origin issued by the concerned authorities in Nepal.

5. DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ALLOCATION Since the total quantities applied for under the respective tariff lines are lower than the annual TRQ quantities available, the Committee decided that allocations for FY 2026-27 shall be made in accordance with the quantities applied for, in cases where the reference is to the TRQ issued to the Nepalese Exporter by the competent authority in Nepal. Further, it was decided that a Deficiency Letter (DL) should be issued to applicants who have not submitted the reference to the TRQ issued to the Nepalese Exporter by the competent authority in Nepal, requesting submission of the same for further examination of the application.

The detailed Allocation Statement is annexed as Annexure-I.

The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chair. ANNEXURE-I

File Number ITC HS Code Qty Allocated (in MTs) HQRXTRQAPPLY00002617AM26 15162091 2778 HQRXTRQAPPLY00002569AM26 74091100 10 HQRXTRQAPPLY00002022AM26 74091100 65 HQRXTRQAPPLY00002569AM26 74092100 120 HQRXTRQAPPLY00002025AM26 74092100 180 HQRXTRQAPPLY00002022AM26 74092100 850 HQRXTRQAPPLY00002569AM26 74093100 15 HQRXTRQAPPLY00002022AM26 74093100 20