Export Other from India
Export policy, GST, RoDTEP and Duty Drawback for ITC-HS 17019990, taken from the notifications that set them. Unit of quantity: ---.
Can you export it?
1. Export of Sugar (Raw Sugar, White Sugar, Refined Sugar and Organic Sugar) is Restricted till further orders subject to the following conditions:- (i) export of sugar is allowed only with specific permission from Directorate of Sugar, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (ii) Detailed procedure for issue of necessary permissions for export of sugar will be notified separately by Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) 2. However, Export of Sugar to EU under CXL Quota is free subject to the following condition: - The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by Additional DGFT, Mumbai. The exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz. quantity, value, destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc.) to the Additional DGFT, Mumbai as well as to APEDA, New Delhi. This will be subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. 3. However, Export of Sugar to USA under TRQ subject to following condition: - The quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi as per the modalities and operational guidelines to be notified by APEDA. The exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports(viz. quantity, value, destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc.) to the APEDA, New Delhi. The Certificate of Origin, if required, shall be issued by Additional DGFT, Mumbai. This will be subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. 4. However, Export of Sugar to UK under TRQ subject to following condition: - The quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi as the implementing agency for export of TRQ items to UK
What India ships
India exported $1.53 bn under ITC-HS 17019990 in FY 2025-26. That is down 5.4% on the previous year. National total across every state; it does not say which countries bought it.
What India pays back
GST—GST 5% (Schedule I, HSN 1701)
RoDTEP—RoDTEP notified rate 0.5% of FOB. DGFT has limited benefits under Appendix 4R and 4RE to 50% of the notified rates and value caps. Rates below are the NOTIFIED rates. This limitation has been extended once already. Confirm whether it is still in force before quoting an effective rate.
Duty drawback—Duty Drawback 0.15% of FOB for HS heading 1701. Notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) dated 20.10.2023, in force from 30.10.2023.
Where this code sits
- 17Chapter
- Sugars and sugar confectionery
- 1701Heading
- Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form
- 170199Subheading
- Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
- 17019990Tariff line
- Other
The first six digits are the same in every country you ship to. The last two are India's alone.
What your buyer pays
Import duty, VAT and trade-agreement eligibility depend on where you ship. Run this line against 80 markets — or price a single one — in the toolkit.
Other lines under HS 170199
Export values from Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) Portal, DGCIS — Department of Commerce, Government of India, USD million. Tariff line and export policy from DGFT ITC(HS) 2022. GST from Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate). RoDTEP from DGFT Appendix 4R. Duty Drawback from CBIC 77/2023-Cus (N.T.). Bundled and updated periodically, never fetched live — rates change by notification, so confirm before you ship or file. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.