New Delhi: The commerce ministry has issued registration certificates for export of about 3,30,000 tonne of sugar since early last month when government decided to free sugar shipments, according to industry body ISMA.

On May 2, the government decided to allow unrestricted sugar exports by bringing it under the open general licence.

However, exporters were allowed to ship only after taking registration certificate (export permits) from the DGFT under the commerce ministry. “Till June 3, the DGFT has issued registration certificate for 3.32 lakh tonne of sugar. Of which, 1,77,000 tonnes has already been exported," a senior official of the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said.

He also said mills have also shipped the entire 20 lakh tonnes of sugar that were allowed before May.