Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Trade Notice No. 01/2026-27
Dated: 20th April 2026
Subject: Inclusion of Chapter 72 tariff lines for Micro and Small Enterprises under Interest Subvention Support – reg.
In reference to the guidelines for Interest Subvention Support for Pre- and Post-Shipment Export Credit under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) issued vide Trade Notice No. 20/2025-26 dated 02.01.2026, Trade Notice No. 22/2025-26 dated 16.01.2026 and Trade Notice No. 33/2025-26 dated 20.03.2026, it is hereby informed that the tariff lines specified at Annexure-IIA, inserted into Annexure-II of Trade Notice No. 20/2025-26, shall be eligible for interest subvention support, only in respect of export credit availed by Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). It is clarified that Medium Enterprises shall not be eligible for interest subvention support in respect of exports covered under Annexure-IIA.
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The eligibility under Annexure-IIA shall be prospective in nature, and interest subvention shall be admissible only for eligible export credit disbursed on or after the date of issuance of this Trade Notice, in line with the principle of non-retrospective applicability.
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All other provisions of Trade Notice No. 20/2025-26 dated January 02, 2026, read with Trade Notice No. 22/2025-26 dated January 16, 2026 and Trade Notice No. 33/2025-26 dated 20.03.2026, shall remain unchanged.
This Trade Notice is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority.
(Signature)
A.G. Subramanian
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
[Issued from File No. 01/02/48/AM-26/EPM]
Annexure-II A
New Annexure-II A to the Trade Notice No. 20/2025-26 dated January 02, 2026
Additional List of Tariff Lines Eligible only for Micro and Small Exporters for Interest Subvention for Pre- and Post-Shipment Export Credit
Additional List of 167 tariff lines at HS Six-digit Level
| Sl No | HS Six-Digit | HS Description |
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| 1 | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms |
| 2 | 720120 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms |
| 3 | 720150 | Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms |
| 4 | 720211 | Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon |
| 5 | 720219 | Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon |
| 6 | 720221 | Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon |
