India DGFT Trade Controls Brief

Headline

India's DGFT extends Minimum Import Price on Glufosinate and its salts through April 2027

Executive Summary

India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued Notification No. 43/2026-27 on October 12, 2026, extending the Minimum Import Price (MIP) condition on imports of Glufosinate and its salts through April 12, 2027. The extension carries forward all terms of the original April 2026 notification without modification. No substantive policy change accompanies this action.

Bottom Line

DGFT's Notification No. 43/2026-27 extends the existing Minimum Import Price condition on Glufosinate and its salts through April 12, 2027, with no change to the terms set in April 2026. Importers of the eight covered HS codes under Chapter 38 of ITC (HS) 2022 remain subject to the same price floor. Cresthaven reading: trading desks and procurement functions sourcing Glufosinate or its salts into India face a continued price-floor constraint until April 12, 2027.

Key Regulatory Signals

• Extension of Price Floor on Glufosinate Imports: The MIP condition first imposed on April 13, 2026 is extended through April 12, 2027. Importers of Glufosinate and its salts under the eight covered HS codes remain subject to the same price floor terms established in the original notification.
• Eight HS Codes Remain in Scope: The extension covers HS codes 38089193, 38089199, 38089361, 38089391, 38089399, 38089912, 38089991, and 38089999 under Chapter 38 of the ITC (HS) 2022 Schedule I import policy. No additional codes are added or removed.
• No Change to Underlying Conditions: DGFT states that all other terms and conditions of the original April 2026 notification remain the same. The extension is administrative in character; no new substantive obligations are introduced by this notification.
• Domestic Agrochemical Sector Context: Cresthaven reading: the extension signals continued DGFT intent to protect domestic Glufosinate producers from below-floor import pricing, a posture that has now been maintained without interruption since April 2026.

Regulatory Delta

• The original MIP on Glufosinate and its salts was imposed via Notification No. 10/2026-27 dated April 13, 2026. The current notification continues that position directly; it does not alter the underlying structure. - The extension continues MIP coverage until April 12, 2027, with all other terms and conditions of the original notification remaining the same. - No coordination with other agencies or adjacent legislative development is identified in the source. The action is taken under Sections 3 and 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023.

Materiality Classification

MEDIUM — The extension imposes a continued price-floor obligation on all importers of Glufosinate and its salts under the eight covered HS codes, affecting any firm sourcing these agrochemical inputs into India.

Time Horizon

sunset — 2027-04-12

Intelligence Outlook

Monitor DGFT for any further amendment or revision to this MIP condition ahead of the April 12, 2027 expiry, and for any parallel action on related agrochemical HS codes under Chapter 38.