Published on : 06 Nov 2025, 9:06 am

There is good news for Red Sanders ( Pterocarpus santalinus ) farmers in India. On November 5, 2025, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification to increase the export quota for this high value wood.

The export quota is valid from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027. Under it, Andhra Pradesh can export 280 MT (Metric Tonnes), Tamil Nadu can export 900 MT, Karnataka can export 10 MT and Gujarat can export 100 MT. With this, India will now allow a total export of 1,290 MT of cultivated Red Sanders. Before this, DGFT had set the quota only for two states - 900 MT for Tamil Nadu and 280 MT for Andhra Pradesh - making a total of 1,180MT.

On November 4, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) under the Union Ministry of Enviro

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