[To be published in Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (ii)]

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department Of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Notification No. 32/2025-26
Dated:24th September, 2025

Subject: Export Policy of Second Generation (2G) Ethanol - regarding.

S.O (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends Notification No. 62/2015-20 dated March 22, 2023 inserting additional Policy condition under Schedule-II (Export Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022, under ITC(HS) Code 22072000, as under with immediate effect:

ITC(HS) Code & Description

Export Policy

Additional Export Policy Condition

22072000 - Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength

Restricted

Export of Second Generation (2G) Ethanol -- i.e. Ethanol produced through cellulosic material such as bagasse, wood waste, other renewable resources, industrial wastage, lignocellulosic feedstocks (e.g. agricultural and forestry residues such as rice and wheat straw, corn and stover, bagasse, woody biomass), non-food crops (e.g. grasses, algae) and residue streams, and having low CO2 emissions or high GHG reduction, and which do not compete with food crops for land use and meets IS 15464 specifications (as amended from time to time) -- is permitted for fuel and non-fuel purposes, subject to a valid Export Authorisation and feedstock certification from the relevant competent authority.

Effect of This Notification: Additional policy condition for export of Second Generation (2G) Ethanol is hereby notified with immediate effect.

(Ajay Bhadoo)
Director General of Foreign Trade
and Additional Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/21/AM18/ECNo1-11/E-File/E-1 8994)

 

Refer:- Trade Notice 12/2025-26 dt. 24.09.2025