# Export curbs: 'Merchanting' may aid traders - Times of India

> India's Foreign Trade Policy now provides rules for merchanting, which allows goods under export prohibition, such as wheat, to be traded between third countries without entering India. The government expects large traders to use the facility to keep trade links active despite export curbs.

- Date: 2023-04-08 · published 2023-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36373-export-curbs-merchanting-may-aid-traders-times-of-india
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Merchanting lets traders move banned Indian-origin goods through third countries, which could modestly increase global wheat trade flexibility, though Indian-origin supply remains restricted.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-13 | [Farm exports: Cabinet Secretary-led panel may review curbs - DST - Daily Shipping Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58555-farm-exports-cabinet-secretary-led-panel-may-review-curbs-dst-daily-shipping.md) | -5.8% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-16 | [India's farm trade measures to placate farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28270-india-s-farm-trade-measures-to-placate-farmers.md) | -2.2% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-03 | [India says no plans for now to curb food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40901-india-says-no-plans-for-now-to-curb-food-exports.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-19 | [Preventive trade policies restrict export of key agri commodities: stu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69947-preventive-trade-policies-restrict-export-of-key-agri-commodities-stu.md) | -2.9% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-22 | [India’s Curb on Futures Trade Threatens Food Supply Chain - The Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43556-india-s-curb-on-futures-trade-threatens-food-supply-chain-the-wire.md) | -0.2% | +8.0% |

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/export-curbs-merchanting-may-aid-traders/articleshow/99330439.cms

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