NOTIFICATION NO. 23/2015, DT. 07/10/2015
- Document type
- Circular
- Dated
Export Policy of rice
Export Policy of rice
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment, with immediate effect, in Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items relating to export of rice:
2. The existing entries against Sl. No. 55, 56 & 58 of Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import Items are replaced as under:
Chapter 10
Cereals
Note 1 Export of wild variety of wheat and paddy seed is restricted. See chapter 12 for details.
| Sl. No | Tariff Item HS Code | Unit | Item Description | Export Policy | Nature of Restriction |
| 55 | 10062000, 100630, 10063010, 10063090, 10064000 | Kg. | Non Basmati Rice | Free |
1. Export to be made by private parties from privately held stocks. State Trading Enterprises (STEs) including M/s. NCCF & NAFED are also permitted to export privately held stocks of non-Basmati rice. 2. Export shall be through Custom EDI ports. Export is also permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. RAs Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity. |
| 56 | 10061010 | Kg | Rice of seed quality | Restricted |
Export permitted under license subject to following conditions: (i) submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (a) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (b) Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and (ii) Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes. |
| 58 | 10061090 | Kg | Other [rice in husk (paddy or rough) other than seed quality] | Restricted | Export permitted under license. |
3. Effect of this notification:
Export of rice of seed quality has been moved from ‘Free’ to ’Restricted’ category.
(Anup Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/775/AM10/ Export Cell)