DGFT extends export obligation period under Advance Authorisation for QCO-covered chemical inputs from 6 to 18 months
DGFT Notification No. 28 of 28 August 2025 extended the export obligation period under Advance Authorisation from 6 to 18 months for products under Quality Control Orders of the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.
Summary
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), through Notification No. 28 dated 28 August 2025, extended the export obligation period under Advance Authorisation from 6 months to 18 months for products subject to mandatory Quality Control Orders (QCOs) issued by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals. The Ministry of Textiles said a similar extension already applied to QCOs notified by the Textiles Ministry, and that the measures give relief to exporters of man-made fibre and technical textiles. Around 18% of all Advance Authorisations are issued for the textile sector.
Key facts
- Notification
- DGFT No. 28, dated 28 Aug 2025
- Scheme
- Advance Authorisation (duty-free inputs for exports)
- Change
- Export obligation period 6 → 18 months
- Covers
- Products under QCOs of Dept of Chemicals & Petrochemicals
- Beneficiaries
- MMF and technical textile exporters
- Textile share
- ~18% of all Advance Authorisations
Practice MCQs 1 questions
By DGFT Notification No. 28 of 28 August 2025, the export obligation period under Advance Authorisation for products under QCOs of the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals was extended from 6 months to:
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Correct answer: D — 18 months
The export obligation period was enhanced from 6 months to 18 months, matching the extension already given for Textiles Ministry QCOs.