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India — Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Tracked across 14 events · 196 articles · First seen Jan 02, 2026 · Last active Aug 24, 2026

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Regulatory
The India — Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed the requirement for exporters to submit physical duty payment challans when applying for Export Obligation Discharge Certificates (EODC) under the Advance Authorisation and Export…
Impact: The DGFT is the primary actor, implementing the removal of physical challan requirement and integrating digital systems to streamline EODC processing, enhancing its role in trade facilitation.
Aug 10, 2026 · 6 articles
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Regulatory
On August 20, 2026, the India — Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) amended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 to allow exporters to denominate export contracts and invoices in India — Indian rupees or…
Impact: The DGFT issued the notification amending the FTP, directly implementing the policy change. Its action is central to the event.
Aug 20, 2026 · 13 articles
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Regulatory
Impact: The India — Directorate General of Foreign Trade, under India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued the official notification for the sugar export ban.
May 12, 2026 · 46 articles
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Regulatory
Impact: The India — Directorate General of Foreign Trade will work with the State Bank of India to release guidelines and has specified the products covered by the support measures.
Jan 02, 2026 · 6 articles
4 0
Regulatory
Impact: DGFT issued the notification and will conduct inquiries to enforce the ban.
Jul 14, 2026 · 21 articles
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Regulatory
Impact: The DGFT issued the notification amending the Foreign Trade Policy to ban imports from Pakistan.
Aug 05, 2026 · 6 articles
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Regulatory
On July 23, 2026, the Indian government, through the India — Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), amended the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy to permit FDI in the inventory-based model of…
Impact: DGFT initially mooted the proposal, contributing to the policy change aimed at boosting exports via e-commerce.
Jul 23, 2026 · 42 articles
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Domestic
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises organized a national seminar at the IIT Madras on August 18, 2026, titled 'From Local to Global: Enabling Export-Ready MSMEs through Digital Commerce'. The event, held by…
Impact: Provided expertise on export procedures and compliance, supporting MSMEs' export readiness.
Aug 20, 2026 · 6 articles
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Regulatory
Impact: The India — Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is responsible for issuing licenses for firecracker imports, and its regulations were circumvented by the smuggling operations.
Jun 27, 2026 · 6 articles
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Regulatory
On August 20, 2026, the India — India allowed duty-free import of up to 1 million tonnes of raw sugar to curb domestic price rises, which had surged 24% to Rs 56-60 per kg in…
Impact: DGFT handles approvals for sugar imports, playing a procedural role.
Aug 23, 2026 · 6 articles
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Business
Impact: The India — Directorate General of Foreign Trade collaborated with Walmart on regional Growth Summit events, supporting outreach to MSME clusters.
May 07, 2026 · 17 articles
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Regulatory
Mar 21, 2026 · 8 articles
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Regulatory
Apr 17, 2026 · 7 articles
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Regulatory
Apr 17, 2026 · 6 articles
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