India Probes Diversion of 70-Tonne Sugar Shipment Bound for Maldives

India's Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is investigating the alleged diversion of 70 tonnes of sugar, originally bound for the Maldives, to Sri Lanka. India had allocated an export quota of 64,494.33 tonnes of sugar to the Maldives under a preferential agreement, despite halting sugar exports for the 2023/2024 season due to low production. The investigation has virtually halted exports to the Maldives, and Sri Lankan officials have stopped clearances at Colombo. On April 5, India authorized the export of several essential items, including sugar, to the Maldives under the bilateral agreement.

India's Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is investigating the alleged diversion of 70 tonnes of sugar, originally bound for the Maldives, to Sri Lanka. India had allocated an export quota of 64,494.33 tonnes of sugar to the Maldives under a preferential agreement, despite halting sugar exports for the 2023/2024 season due to low production. The investigation has virtually halted exports to the Maldives, and Sri Lankan officials have stopped clearances at Colombo. On April 5, India authorized the export of several essential items, including sugar, to the Maldives under the bilateral agreement.

India's Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is investigating the alleged diversion of 70 tonnes of sugar, originally bound for the Maldives, to Sri Lanka. India had allocated an export quota of 64,494.33 tonnes of sugar to the Maldives under a preferential agreement, despite halting sugar exports for the 2023/2024 season due to low production. The investigation has virtually halted exports to the Maldives, and Sri Lankan officials have stopped clearances at Colombo. On April 5, India authorized the export of several essential items, including sugar, to the Maldives under the bilateral agreement.

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