Government Extends Minimum Export Price for Natural Honey Exports under FTP 2023:

Government Extends Minimum Export Price for Natural Honey Exports under FTP 2023 The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) has recently issued a notification (No. 09/2026-27) on April 10, 2026, regarding the extension of the validity of the Minimum Export Price on the export of Natural Honey.

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The Central government extends the validity of the current MEP of Natural Honey, using its power given by Section 3 and Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, along with Paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. The government made the following condition:

Tariff item HS Code	Item description	Export Policy	Existing Policy condition	Revised Policy condition
4090000	Natural Honey	Free	Subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US Dollar 1400 FOB per Metric Ton, till 31st March 2026.	Subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US Dollar 1400 FOB per Metric Ton, till 31st December 2026.

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Note: The validity of the existing Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US dollars 1400 FOB per Metric Ton on the export of Natural Honey is extended till December 31, 2026.