Govt Extends Deadline for Raw Sugar Customs Duty Exemption upto December 31:

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Government of India, has notified an extension of the raw sugar customs duty exemption deadline from October 31, 2026, to December 31, 2026, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 907(E), dated October 22, 2026.

The Central Government has taken this action in exercise of its powers granted under subsection (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), by amending the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 30/2026-Customs, issued on August 21, 2026. The notification has been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 755(E), dated August 21, 2026.

In the aforementioned notification, in paragraph 2, in place of the figures and words “31st day of October, 2026", the figures and words "31st day of December, 2026" have been replaced.

Vide the existing Notification No. 30/2026-Customs, the government had granted customs duty exemption on 10 lakh metric tonnes of raw sugar falling under tariff heading 1701 when imported under the prescribed Tariff Rate Quota framework, subject to certain conditions.

Refer to the official notification for complete information.