DGFT Amends TRQ Procedure for Gold Import under India-UAE CEPA

DGFT Amends TRQ Procedure for Gold Import under India-UAE CEPA

Public Notice No. 31/2025-26 Dated. 29^th October, 2025

Subject: Amendments to the Procedure for Allocation of TRQ for Gold under the India­UAE CEPA — regarding.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 read with 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, and in revision of Public Notice no. 12/2023 dated 28.04.2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends the Annexure-IV of Appendix-2A laying down the procedure for import of items under tariff head 7108 of TRQ under India - UAE CEPA (CEPA), as under:

2. Condition (d) under Annexure-IV of Appendix-2A shall be amended as under:

3. Further, the allocations of TRQ for Gold under CEPA will be undertaken based on the competitive bidding/tender process.
4. Eligible Applicants for TRQ under India-UAE CEPA for the tariff head 7108 for FY 2025-26, as per Annexure-IV of Appendix — 2A, read along with this Public Notice, may file their applications online, during the permissible period, through the DGFT website (https://dgft.gov.in) --> Import Management System --Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
5. Further, the time period permissible for submission of TRQ applications and the modalities for participation in the Competitive online bidding/tender process will be notified through a Trade Notice every year.

Effect of this Public Notice:

Condition (d) under Annexure-IV of Appendix 2A has been amended to include the requirement of BIS Hallmarking registration and GST registration for the import of gold under HS Code 7108 within the TRQ framework of the India—UAE CEPA. Furthermore, to ensure greater transparency and effective management of TRQ allocations, the allocation of TRQ for gold under the India—UAE CEPA shall be undertaken through a competitive online bidding/tender process.