Only 15 Days: India–Oman Duty-Free Import Quota List (HS Codes + Full Data)
📌 Source: DGFT Public Notice No. 24/2026-27 | Date: 3 August 2026
If you import marble, plastics, PVC or aluminium — this 15-day window can directly cut your costs. Most people won’t even notice it.
If yes, there's a window open right now — and it closes fast. DGFT has invited applications for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) allocation under the India-Oman CEPA for FY 2026-27. The application window is 4 August to 19 August 2026 — just 15 days.
Miss it, and you wait for the next cycle. TRQ allocations aren't rolling — they're windows, and this one closes in two weeks.
📌 Why this matters
- 🌴 Date importers: 2,000 MT of fresh and other dates available under quota.
- 🪨 Marble & stone traders: Blocks, slabs, and monumental stone — some of the largest quota volumes on this list.
- 🧪 Plastics & polymer importers: LLDPE, LDPE, polypropylene, PVC, PET flakes — this is the bulk of the list by product count.
- ⚙️ Aluminium importers: Ingots and wire, over 30,000 MT combined.
The full quota list
| Product | HS Code | Quota (FY 2026-27) |
|---|---|---|
| Dates, Fresh & Other | 8041010 / 8041090 | 2,000 MT |
| Marble & travertine blocks (Engineer certificate ready) | 25151210 | 1,00,000 MT |
| Marble & travertine slabs (Signed supplier agreement) | 25151220 | 15,00,000 Sq. Mtr |
| Ethylene Glycol | 29053100 | 1,50,000 MT |
| Linear Alkylbenzenes | 38170011 | 1,049 MT |
| LLDPE, LDPE & other polyethylene (multiple grades) | 39011010–39019000 | 75,000 MT |
| Polypropylene & copolymers | 39021000–39029000 | 10,700 MT |
| ABS Copolymers | 39033000 | 1.054 MT |
| Suspension Grade PVC Resin | 39041020 | 166.666 MT |
| PVC — Other | 39041090 | 355.937 MT |
| PET Flakes (all grades).(MoEFCC clearance) | 39076110–39076930 | 2,000 MT |
| Marble blocks/tiles & monumental stone | 68022110–68022190 | 15,00,000 Sq. Mtr |
| Aluminium ingots (unalloyed & alloyed) | 76011010 / 76012010 | 30,434.909 MT + 81.296 MT |
| Aluminium wire (>7mm) | 76051100 | 199.1 MT |
This 15-day window decides whether you import at lower cost — or pay full duty for the rest of the year
What you need before you apply
Importing marble blocks? You need a valid Chartered Engineer Certificate confirming your installed processing capacity, machinery, and production data for the last three financial years (FY 2023-24 to 2025-26). No CE Certificate, no allocation.
Importing marble slabs? You need a valid pre-purchase agreement with your supplier in Oman — signed and ready, not "in discussion."
Importing PET Flakes? You need an NOC from MoEF&CC as per their 2022 order. This one trips people up because it's an environment ministry clearance, not a trade one — start this early since it's not instant.
Why these specific products, and what the volumes actually mean
This list tells you something important — India is still heavily dependent on Oman for key industrial raw materials.Polymers and petrochemicals dominate by volume because Oman's economy runs on downstream oil and gas processing, and India's plastics and packaging industry needs exactly that feedstock.
Example — LLDPE/LDPE (75,000 MT quota): This single category is roughly triple the volume of the entire aluminium quota combined. If you're a packaging film manufacturer or a plastics converter, this is the biggest slice on the list — worth checking early if your annual import volume fits inside this quota before it's allocated to competitors.
Example — Marble (1,00,000 MT blocks + 15,00,000 Sq. Mtr slabs, twice): Marble appears under two separate HS chapters (25 and 68) with matching quota sizes — meaning stone importers effectively get two entry points for the same product category depending on processing stage. Worth checking which HS code your specific product falls under, since the documentation requirements differ (CE Certificate for blocks, pre-purchase agreement for slabs).
Example — Aluminium ingots (30,434.909 MT): This oddly specific number (not a round figure like other quotas) suggests it's calculated off actual trade volumes from a prior period, not a policy target. If your import volumes are growing, this is worth flagging to DGFT — quotas based on historical trade can lag behind current demand.
The trade context behind this window
India-Oman CEPA has been live just over a year (since 1 June 2026), and it's already one of India's fastest-growing FTA relationships. Oman-bound exports grew from US$402.7 million in May 2026 to US$622.8 million in June 2026 — a 54.7% jump in a single month, and 189.6% higher than June 2025. The agreement grants duty-free access to 99.38% of India's exports by value.
That momentum runs both ways. This TRQ notice is the import side of the same relationship — Oman supplying India with the raw materials (polymers, marble, aluminium) that often go straight into products India then re-exports elsewhere. A polymer importer using this quota isn't just saving on duty; they may be feeding into export-oriented packaging or manufacturing that benefits from India's other FTAs downstream.
The bigger picture, in one line
This isn't a new trade concession — it's the yearly operational mechanics of the India-Oman CEPA, and if you're importing any of these 30 product lines from Oman, this two-week window is the difference between paying preferential duty or not for the entire financial year.
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Disclaimer: Sourced from DGFT Public Notice No. 24/2026-27 dated 3 August 2026, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. Refer to Annexure-VIII of Appendix 2A of FTP 2023 and Public Notice No. 20/2026-27 for full application procedure. This post is for informational purposes only.