In a move that may benefit India's food processing industry, India has mandated 20 percent local ingredient addition for the re-export of atta made from imported wheat.

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Amending its November 2022 order which allowed conditional re-export of atta made from imported wheat, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has mandated that the ingredients (like soya flour, oatmeal, fenugreek powder and vitamins) being added to exported atta should be domestically sourced.

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The exported items should contain at least 80 percent of whole wheat flour (atta), and the import entitlement under Advance Authorisation will be calculated in proportion to the percentage of atta.

For every 1 kg of whole wheat flour (atta), an import of 1.07 kg of wheat will be allowed and the export description in the shipping bill will have to clearly indicate the percentage content of whole wheat flour and other added ingredients.