India bans export of raw materials
 "India has banned the export of raw, white and refined sugar with immediate effect.")
India has banned sugar exports until September 30, tightening supplies to protect domestic availability, while exempting the US and EU from quota-based shipments.
India has banned the export of sugar with immediate effect till September 30 or until further orders, the government said on Wednesday, tightening restrictions on foreign shipments of sugar while considering domestic supplies.
According to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the ban applies to raw, white and refined sugar and marks a change in the policy from “restricted” to “prohibited”.
The government said the ban would not apply to sugar exports to the European Union and the United States under existing tariff-rate quotas and arrangements.
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first published: 14 May 2026 | 12:29 am First
