{"id":21479,"date":"2026-05-14T11:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21479"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:54:26","slug":"dgft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dgft\/","title":{"rendered":"Directorate General of Foreign Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Directorate General of Foreign Trade Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) prohibited export of raw, white and refined sugar with immediate effect till September 30 amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Directorate General of Foreign Trade<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is an <\/span><b>attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is responsible for the <\/span><b>formulation and implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>India\u2019s Foreign Trade Policy (FTP).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Background<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before 1991, DGFT was known as the <\/span><b>Chief Controller of Imports &amp; Exports (CCI&amp;E).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post-liberalisation, it was restructured as DGFT to act as a trade facilitator.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>located in New Delhi,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it operates through a network of 24 regional offices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Functions of DGFT<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It implements <\/span><b>India\u2019s Foreign Trade Policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Exim Policy) by issuing various schemes, licenses, and notifications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It issues the <\/span><b>Importer Exporter Code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IEC)\u2014a 10-digit unique code mandatory for all Indian importers and exporters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It regulates transit of goods across Indian borders as per bilateral treaties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It grants permissions for free export items listed in Schedule 2 of the export policy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sets standard input-output norms to define the quantity of inputs allowed for the export of a specified quantity of output.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitates regional trade promotion, especially with neighbouring countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/commodities\/amid-west-asia-crisis-government-bans-sugar-exports-until-september-30-10688255\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directorate General of Foreign Trade is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 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